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Math Wheels for Note-taking?

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

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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

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:

Fun Middle School Fraction Activity: Fraction Krypto

Have you played the math game, Krypto? This fraction activity is fantastic for problem solving, reasoning, and practicing fraction operations skills. I think your students

Finding the Least Common Denominator with the Ladder Method

Finding the Least Common Denominator with the Ladder Method I recently asked this question on Instagram: “What’s the most challenging math topic to teach/most difficult

How to Teach Fraction Division….Another Way

Teaching Fraction Division in Middle School Have you ever spent time teaching fraction division to your 5th or 6th grade math students (or even

Teaching Multiplication of Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Three Tips for Teaching Multiplication of Fractions How much do your 6th grade math students love multiplying mixed numbers?? If they’re like mine, they might

Fraction War: A Fraction Card Game Your Students Will Love

Easy-prep Fraction Card Game to Practice Comparing Fractions Some students finally got to play ‘Fraction War’ today! This is an easy-prep, easy-to-play fraction

Using Collaboration to Improve Math Problem Solving

This is a revised post about middle school math problem solving on my old blog, so the observation I refer to was quite a while

Teaching Fraction, Decimal, Percent Conversions Math Wheel

What approach do you use for teaching fraction, decimal, percent conversions? I’ve found that one of the best ways to teach these concepts is to

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Converting Fractions to Decimals Activity ~ Playing "Decimal Dice"

Challenging and Engaging Activity to Practice Fraction to Decimal Conversions Could your math students use a little extra practice with converting fractions to decimals? Do

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Why Not to Use the Butterfly Method With Fractions

The “butterfly method” for comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions – WHY are teachers teaching this? Although it seems like a fun, easy way to add

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 4^th and 5^th 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!