Make Factoring Expressions Stick for Your Students
If factoring expressions ever felt like one of those math skills your students just donāt get right away, youāre not alone. With the right approach,
Math Wheels for Note-taking?
3 Ways to Find Greatest Common Factor and Finding GCF Word Problem
When you’re teaching the greatest common factor to 6th graders, it helps to have a clear structure and multiple methods at your fingertips. Whether you’re
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
Three Ways to Use Prime Factorization in Middle School Math
Is it weird that I love using prime factorization?? Every year of teaching math, I have come to appreciate it more and more! Maybe itās
Using the Ladder Method in Middle School Math, for GCF, LCM, Factoring
Do you use the ladder method in middle school or elementary math, to find GCF, LCM, or for any other math concepts? If you haven’t
Welcome to Cognitive Cardio Math! Iām Ellie, a wife, mom, grandma, and dog āmom,ā and Iāve spent just about my whole life in school! With nearly 30 years in education, I’ve taught:
- All subject areas in 4thĀ and 5thĀ 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!
