Cheat sheets are here! It is never too early to start preparing for the testing season. Early May will be here before you know it! We thought it might be helpful to provide you with a free resource -- Math End-of-the-Year Review cheat sheets for 6th, 7th, and 8th -- and now for Algebra! Basically, we put the most important content for each grade level on one page. We hope it can be ...
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Classroom Ideas from an Experienced Teacher
Can it already be time for another middle school classroom tour? Welcome to Ms. Henry's 5th grade math classroom! She has basically been my other half when it comes to math talk at school, and I am so glad that we are featuring her room today. Many of her classroom ideas are not only brilliant but also practical! A few things to note: Ms. Henry has been teaching math for 15 ...
Google Forms in the Classroom
We have all taken those surveys after a professional development workshop asking us to provide feedback. Most likely, you completed that survey in Google Forms™. Google Forms™ does not just have to be surveys. Google Forms™ exists for any form of data collection, which makes it a perfect tool for teachers! Many features allow you to use it for your math classroom. Maneuvering the ...
4 Ways to Use Nearpod in the Classroom
As teachers, we want to meet all of our students’ needs. But in a classroom of 30 or more students, it can feel overwhelming. EdTech tools like Nearpod make meeting your students’ needs a little bit easier. Not only is the website easy to use, but creating lessons is simple, and there are many built-in tools available within Nearpod to use to differentiate instruction in your classroom. ...
Developing a Number Sense Routine
When we surveyed math intervention teachers about the struggles that students have, there were several themes that we heard, and “a lack of number sense” sums up the most prominent one. From my personal experience, I can attest that number sense does come easier for some students than others. It might be why adults say things like, “I am not a math person.” Is it possible that we are ...
Number Operations
Operating with integers, fractions, and decimals PRE-ASSESSMENTS The pre-assessments below include differentiated questions for each skill in the Number Operations cluster. Utilize the pre-assessments to determine the specific skill level that each student is working on. Please note that because this cluster was so large the pre-assessments have been broken into three topics: ...
Numerical Representations
Building the foundation of the number system and how numbers are represented in various ways PRE-ASSESSMENT The pre-assessment below includes differentiated questions for each skill in the Numerical Representations cluster. Utilize the pre-assessments to determine the specific skill level that each student is working on. Google Forms Pre-Assessment: Numerical ...
Tips for Managing Small Group Instruction
One of the biggest hindrances to pulling students into small groups is the big question of, “What are the other kids doing while I am working with my small group?” About half of the questions I get about small group instruction revolve around the idea of how to keep students who are not at the small group table engaged and working. Here are a few tips on managing small group ...
Geometry
Standards Included: 6.G.1, 6.G.2 AND 6.G.4 This geometry unit will help students master the skills of modeling and solving for the area of rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and triangles. Students will be able to use nets to determine surface area and find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths. Unit Overview Outlines the big ideas ...
Why Intervention Should be Skill Based
Over the past several months, I have been sharing quite a bit about best practices that surround the concept of math intervention. We have discussed strategies for improving number sense, getting started, and what to do when your students are all on different pages. Today, I want to discuss why I believe that a skill-based math intervention approach is the best one to ...