ALL ACCESS BULLETIN February 2026 UPDATES AND REVISIONS (WE CHECKED OUR WORK) JANUARY 2026 REVISIONS 6th TEKS Advanced Ratios and Rates Unit - Measurement Conversions Independent Practice6th TEKS Equations and Inequalities Unit - One-Step Equations Independent Practice7th TEKS Volume Unit - Unit Review Sharpen your ...
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4 Division Strategies for 5th Grade
I will never forget my first day learning long division in third grade – the multiple steps, the division, followed by multiplication…then subtraction?? What? Fortunately, while that is the only way I ever learned division, there are now numerous other options for division, so students can feel successful. And though I believe the standard division algorithm is a necessity for math, ...
Step-by-Step Vertical Alignment
Vertical alignment - let's discuss how to vertically align curriculum in a professional learning community. VERTICAL ALIGNMENT FIRSTHAND It was the beginning of my second year of teaching and my first year in sixth grade. I clearly remember thinking, “I should do a warm up to practice division so I can see where they are at.” Well, what I thought would be a quick warm ...
How to Create a Unit Plan
Creating any part of a curriculum from scratch is a challenge! Unit plans are no different. Changing standards, multiple preps, and a too-short planning period are not a recipe for success. However, creating a unit plan will save you time in the long run. Let’s create a unit plan that helps students learn the course material while also saving your sanity. What exactly is a unit ...
Ideas for Teaching Transformations
Transformations is a big meaty unit in 8th grade math that students will revisit in Algebra 1 with quadratic functions. Let’s talk about all the ways you can help your students succeed with transformations! CCSS and TEKS Standards Let's take a look at what the standards actually say regarding transformations: Released STAAR Question from 2019 Backwards planning (looking ...
Properties of Exponents
There is a great paradox in teaching math: the more simple a topic, the more likely it will cause complete confusion in your classroom. Cue - properties of exponents. If you have experienced students mixing up all the laws of exponents or if you are about to teach them for the first time, then you are in the right place. Laws of Exponents Standards The standards are pretty ...
10+ Decimal Activities and Lessons
Decimal activities are crucial to the practice necessary to master decimal operations. There are so many real-world applications. Today I am listing all of the decimal lessons and activities I found after scouring the internet, and of course, Maneuvering the Middle! Adding and Subtracting Decimals Teaching Adding and Subtracting Decimals blog post - Before you start teaching ...
5th Grade Freebie Thank You
Hooray! CHECK YOUR EMAIL TO DOWNLOAD YOUR RESOURCES! Be on the lookout for more math goodness from Maneuvering the Middle! LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL ACCESS HERE SEE WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MANEUVERING THE MIDDLE! 1. RESULTS "Every student but 1 passed the STAAR test this year and this is coming ...
Ideas for Multiplication Fact Fluency
Multiplication facts are pivotal to middle school math! I saw firsthand how my students' lack of fluency slowed them down in regards to simplifying fractions, proportional relationships, and solving equations. If that sounds like your classroom, we have compiled teacher-generated practices to help your middle school students catch up and internalize their multiplication ...
Teaching Probability in 7th Grade
Probability is a great way to end the school year! There are ample opportunities for hands-on practice, experiments, and the computation is fairly simple. Let’s talk about tips for making the most out of this 7th grade skill. Note: I found so many great probability activities as I was researching that I am going to put together another blog post dedicated to just that, so be sure to ...