Ideas + Resources + More for the 5th - 8th Grade Math Classroom
Last year my husband (who is a software developer) and I created the interactive game Noggle that has been a big hit with teachers using it in their classroom! My students absolutely love the game and from what I have heard from other teachers, their students do, too. The problem with our original Noggle game, though,Read more about Interactive Noggle Game: Play a Round for Free and Chance to Win Full Game![…]
Multiplying and dividing integers are, in my opinion, the hardest operations to teach to students and it took me a few years before I found a good way to have these operations make sense to students. After I am confident that my students are comfortable adding and subtracting integers, I move on to the finalRead more about Hands-On Integer Operations (Part 3: Multiplication & Division)[…]
After I spend 2-3 days teaching integer addition (click here to read my post on adding integers) and am confident my students are comfortable with it, I move onto subtraction. I start by giving students two color counters again and put an easy question on the board for them to solve independently: -5 – (-2)Read more about Hands-On Integer Operations (Part 2: Subtracting Integers)[…]
Integer operations are truly a make or break middle school math concept. Students who “get” integers will be much better off than students who don’t, in terms of their future math success. That’s why I really take my time when teaching integers each year. I’m breaking up my blog post on teaching integer operations intoRead more about Hands-On Integer Operations (Part 1: Adding Integers)[…]
