Ideas + Resources + More for the 5th - 8th Grade Math Classroom
With summer here, it is a good time to reflect over the last school year – what went well, what didn’t, what I want to keep, what I want to change, etc… so for my next few posts I will be sharing some of those reflections. I’m starting today with reflecting on something new IRead more about Saving Time at the Copy Machine: My New Test Format & a Free Template[…]
Wow – this year has been crazy! I have been incredibly busy both in school and out, which is why I haven’t written in sooo long, but since my blog posts about the “Attack” review game I play with my classes continue to be some of my most viewed posts, I thought I’d write a quickRead more about FREE Interactive Review Game for any Grade or Subject[…]
After I shared a bunch of classroom décor ideas in this post, I ended up making another decoration for my classroom: a banner of the standards of mathematical practice. It’s a simple black & white design that I printed on colored paper to make it pop and match the other bright colors in my room. Read more about Free Banner of the Standards of Mathematical Practice[…]
Today I’m sharing my newest step towards improved organization in the classroom: notebook divider tabs. (I got the idea from a blog post by Sarah Carter and knew that I wanted to modify them to work for me in the upcoming year). I decided that this year I am going to make notes worth 2Read more about Organizing Student Notebooks with Dividers[…]
I decided to make divisibility my first lesson of the year for 7th grade next year for a couple of different reasons: it is a skill used in many different concepts throughout the year and it really helps promote overall number sense in students. The divisibility rules (hopefully) help students be less dependent on theirRead more about Improving Number Sense with the Divisibility Rules[…]
I’m trying something new this year…I’m planning ahead! 🙂 I typically don’t even start thinking about the next school year until August (school starts for me in September), but my goal this year is to have my year pretty much figured out BEFORE August so that I can relax and enjoy my last month of Summer.Read more about Planning Ahead for Next Year (and a Free Poster!)[…]
With my school going from pre-k – 8th grade, I have always felt kind of bad for the “big kids” on Valentine’s Day because it is business for them as usual while the lower grades are having parties. That’s why I always try to do something a little different than a normal math class, butRead more about Fun (Free) Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Middle School Math Classroom[…]
Just a quick post today (to make up for my last 3 being sooo long)! Does anyone else have students who can’t seem to draw a decent coordinate plane on a piece of graph paper? I never would have thought that tracing a horizontal and vertical line on a piece of graph paper would beRead more about Coordinate Planes Freebie[…]
“What’s my average?” I can’t even tell you how many times I get asked that question by my students. In one sense, it’s great that the students care about their grades. On the other hand, this question drives me crazy…and it’s my own fault. My first 2 years teaching, I had each of my studentsRead more about Understanding Grades[…]
Next week is Catholic Schools Week. I love Catholic Schools Week and all the fun and events that go along with it! What I don’t love, though, is putting together bulletin boards to display student work for our Open House on Sunday. I know many teachers really get into decorating their classrooms and putting upRead more about Personal Percent Problems[…]
