Professional Development for Middle School Math Teachers
Seven Free Sessions of Professional Development for Middle School Math Teachers Are you looking for some free professional development for middle school math teachers? Or
Math Wheels for Note-taking?
Engaging Fraction Games and Activities Your Students Will Love
Ready for some engaging fraction games and activities to help upper elementary and middle school math students master those fraction concepts? In my last fraction post,
Fractions and Fraction Operations in Middle School Math
Are you teaching fraction operations in middle school (or reteaching fraction concepts when they pop up in middle school?) Are you always looking for fraction
Quick and Easy Card Game for Adding Fractions
Students often need extra practice with adding fractions, especially when they aren’t technically learning about it anymore. Those fractions pop up in so many situations! A
Reviewing Fractions in Middle School Throughout the School Year
A Quick Way to Practice Fraction Concepts Any Time of Year I have a quick way for you for reviewing fractions and related concepts in
How to Find GCF and Spending Time in Middle School Math
GCF (greatest common factor) and spending ‘too much time’ on math topics. These are the middle school math ideas I’m thinking about today. There were
4 Easy Methods to Teach Finding Equivalent Fractions in the Middle School Math Classroom
Teaching Fractions Series, Week 4: Finding Equivalent Fractions We talked a little bit about equivalent fractions in the Week 2 modeling post, with the idea of
Teaching Fractions Using Fraction Benchmarks and Estimation
Teaching Fractions, Week 3: Fraction Benchmarks and Estimation In the fraction standards review section of last week’s fraction post, I briefly summarized the fraction skills
Using Fraction Models to Help Students Understand Fractions
Welcome to Week 2 of the teaching fractions series. Last week, we talked about basic meanings, and a little bit about fraction models. I suggested a
End of the School Year Activities
End of Year Activities for Upper Elementary and Middle School Are you approaching the end of the school year? Does it feel like the
Teaching Fractions in Middle School: Reviewing the Basics
Welcome to this blog series about teaching fractions in middle school! For the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at various aspects of teaching fractions:
Using Mini Whiteboards in the Classroom
A few ways to use mini whiteboards and a great way to clean them!! Do you use mini whiteboards in your middle school classrooms? I
Welcome to Cognitive Cardio Math! I’m Ellie, a wife, mom, grandma, and dog ‘mom,’ and I’ve spent just about my whole life in school! With nearly 30 years in education, I’ve taught:
- All subject areas in 4th and 5th grades
- Math, ELA, and science in 6th grade (middle school)
I’ve been creating resources for teachers since 2012 and have worked in the elearning industry for about five years as well!
If you’re looking for ideas and resources to help you teach math (and a little ELA), I can help you out!
