
Five Strategies for Test Prep in Middle School Math
What’s your favorite time of the school year? I’m guessing that it probably isn’t testing time, nor the test prep weeks leading up to it!
What’s your favorite time of the school year? I’m guessing that it probably isn’t testing time, nor the test prep weeks leading up to it!
Finding the Lowest Common Denominator with the Ladder Method What’s the most challenging math topic to teach/most difficult for your students to โget’?ย โ This was
Ways to Improve Problem Solving Skills and Math Communication Do Your Students Struggle with Word Problems? Do your middle school math students struggle with problem
5 Tips to Help Middle School Math Students The math homework dilemma โ to give or not to give (IF you have the option in
Using Your Time Effectively and Efficiently Having the perfectly-run math class….that’s been my goal, year after year. Somehow, in middle school, it has consistently tried
This is a post I wrote back in 2013 (now revised), on my other blog, so the observation I refer to was quite a while
Four Ways That Self-Correcting Math Work โCan Benefit Students I have been teaching for more than 20 years. If you have been teaching for a
Click the button at the bottom of the post to download from TPT I’m really liking the math wheel idea, so I created a new
Challenging and Engaging Activity to Practice Fraction to Decimal Conversions โCould your math students use a little extra practice with converting fractions to decimals? Do
Have you used the array game with your math students? I was reading the bookย Mathematical Mindsetsย by Jo Boaler (so much fantastic research and so many
Teaching Decimal Operations There are rules for adding and subtracting decimals. There are rules for multiplying and dividing decimals.ย How often have you found that your
Equivalent Expressions Practice As I was thinking about school today, I was thinking about one of our next topics: equivalent expressions, covered by the Common
Welcome to Cognitive Cardio Math! Iโm Ellie, a wife, mom, grandma, and dog โmom,โ and Iโve spent just about my whole life in school! With nearly 30 years in education, I’ve taught:
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!