Math

Customary units of measurement are tough to teach. But have no fear! With a little scaffolding, your students will master them in no time. First, let kids explore with actual…

Five Fun Classroom Games [Intermediate Grades]

June 2, 2018

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Five fun classroom games motivate kids to learn! Your third, fourth, or fifth grade students will love them. Fortunately, it takes only a few minutes to convert your review sheets…

How to Make Back-to-School Math Fun

July 16, 2017

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Make back-to-school math fun! On the first day, engage students with a graphing icebreaker. First, challenge them to make a human graph – without talking. Then create a collaborative pictograph. Finally,…

Teaching Factors – Arrays, Prime, Composite, Square

September 25, 2016

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Teaching factors is so underrated! When kids understand relationships between factors and multiples, patterns of mathematics unfold before their eyes. Let’s talk about how to tackle Common Core State Standard 4.OA.B.4: Find all…

Fall Foliage Interdisciplinary Teaching Ideas

September 11, 2016

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Engage, English Language Arts, Math, Science

Fall foliage sets the stage for some great interdisciplinary teaching. Plan a full day or sprinkle activities through the season. Grab your students’ attention with a colorful leaf chromatography experiment. Continue with…

Have Some Fun with Baseline Assessment

August 14, 2016

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Learn, Math

Have some fun with beginning-of-year baseline assessment! (1) Choose a lively format. (2) Keep it active. (3) Get kids involved. (4) Use to inform instruction. Your teaching will improve. And…

Teaching Multiplication Facts with Math Facts Baseball

August 7, 2016

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Teaching multiplication facts is easier than you think! By third or fourth grade, kids are ready to focus on learning their times tables. Start the year with Math Facts Baseball!…

Teaching Multi-Digit Whole Numbers

July 30, 2016

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Yes, you can enjoy teaching multi-digit whole numbers! By fourth grade, kids need to fully conceptualize place value. Are you ready to have some fun with this? (more…)

Teaching Measurement with Hands-on Activities for Kids

May 14, 2016

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Let’s look at some ideas to actually help you enjoy teaching measurement. First, make measurement tools accessible to kids 24/7. Use tables to ease them into conversions. And don’t forget…

3 Fun and Instructive Activities for Pi Day

March 5, 2016

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