Ideas + Resources + More for the 5th - 8th Grade Math Classroom
Yikes! I’ve been back in school for 3 weeks now and this is the first time I am blogging! I am going to do my best to be better about it going forward…but no promises 🙂 I have already completed my first units in all of my classes and am now working on my secondRead more about Math Races – turning boring practice problems into fun activities[…]
How do you take a topic that isn’t overly exciting and get the kids to have fun with it? I have found that getting students out of their seats and working with friends usually does the trick! 🙂 If you follow my blog you know that I have been sharing activity ideas (and free downloads)Read more about Having Fun with Distance and Midpoint[…]
I am a HUGE fan of group work! I love having students work together in my math classes for practice work, problem solving, review games, etc. Occasionally I allow my students to pick their own groups, but more often than not I assign them because: No students are ever left out or the last oneRead more about A Creative Approach to Grouping in the Middle School Math Classroom[…]
After one week in school (well, actually 4 days), I thought I’d share how my school year is going so far. The first day of school was spent mainly with my homeroom. I did the “who am I” getting to know you activity with the class that I described in this blog post. The kidsRead more about First Week Reflections[…]
