Fraction Series, Week 3: Benchmarks and Estimation In the fraction standards review part of last week’s fraction post, I briefly summarized the fraction skills addressed

End of Year Activities for Upper Elementary and Middle School Are you approaching the end of the school year?   Does it feel like the

Beginning of Class Routines What do the beginning of class routines look like in your middle school classes? Do your students enter the classroom and

​What Makes Math Fun? “Math is boring.” “I wish math were more fun.” Do you ever hear comments like this from students? Did you feel

Are you one of the lucky ones? You know, the ones who get to teach math AND language arts…or math AND language arts AND science?

Encourage Math Discussion With ThisExponent Practice   Playing Exponent ‘War’ Card Game Looking for an exponent activity for your 6th grade or middle school math class?

Last summer, I made this coordinate plane bulletin board for my 6th grade math classroom, with great intentions for its use….but…I didn’t use it as

Fold it Ups “Book” for 6th Grade Math I love using interactive notebooks in my 6th grade math class, and I feel so excited when

    ​I’ve got a metric conversions matching activity for you to use with your upper elementary or middle school math students!   After measuring