Ideas + Resources + More for the 5th - 8th Grade Math Classroom
Today I’m writing about a simple idea that makes 2-step equations easy for kids – a box “trick”. Students obviously have already learned how to solve one-step equations before being introduced to two-step equations, so I introduce 2-step equations by giving students a simple one-step equation. The only difference is that I use an indexRead more about Breaking Down 2 Step Equations[…]
Happy Labor Day! Tomorrow is my first day back at school so I figured I would write one more summer blog post about how I am getting organized for this school year. Today’s post is about one of those simple organizational ideas that I probably should have come up with 5 or 6 years agoRead more about Assignment Checklists[…]
One of the comments I hear year after year from students and their parents alike is “you can’t study for math – you either know it or you don’t”. After hearing that comment over and over again I decided a couple of years ago to address that misconception at the very beginning of the yearRead more about Studying for Math Tests[…]
I was at a meeting today where we were discussing some of the challenges that we face as math educators and things that we can do to help boost student achievement. One of the things that was brought up at the meeting was parental involvement in children’s learning of math. Many of our students’ parentsRead more about How Parents Can Help their Middle School Children Succeed in Math[…]
