6th Grade Math STAAR Review Question Bank This 6th grade math STAAR question bank was created for Texas math teachers to provide ready-to-go practice materials in order to review Readiness Standards and practice new question formats in the STAAR Exam. The following files are included: 1. Question Bank: This file contains a link to access the questions through Google Slides. ...
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5 Tips for a Successful STAAR Review
Every year at this time, the pressure of the the spring, the lack of breaks, and then the lingering of the standardized test starts to set in. Here in Texas, students take the STAAR test in March, April, and May. Today, I wanted to share 6 STAAR review ideas to help get you geared up and to help prepare your students.This is the last of three posts about test prep, so be sure ...
Mean, Median, and Mode: Teaching Measures of Center
Mean, median, and mode - my favorite measures of center! Let’s discuss this 6th and 7th grade skill as well as tips for teaching and real-life applications.Vertical Alignment6th Grade Standards - Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape. 6.SP.2Summarize numerical data with ...
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 StandardsLet's take a look at what the standards actually say regarding transformations:Released STAAR Question from 2019Backwards planning (looking at how a question has ...
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 StandardsThe standards are pretty clear. Note: In ...
Teaching Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Are your students struggling with adding and subtracting decimals? It can seem so straightforward to us teachers, but it is a skill that has many misconceptions to combat. Let’s discuss common misconceptions and tips for teaching decimal addition and subtraction.CCSS and TEKS Let’s check out what the standards say about decimal addition and subtraction:The Common Core State ...
Tips for Transitioning to a 4 Day School Week
Since 4-day school weeks have been implemented all over the country, affected teachers have inquired how to use MTM’s All Access with fewer school days than what is typical.While I didn’t teach a 4-day week (I would have loved it!), I did teach a block schedule where I needed to fit 5 days of lessons into 4 days of school, so I do have some thoughts on how to go about teaching math using ...
No Time Wasted: Instructional Class Time
Whether your instructional class time is 45 minutes, 60 minutes, or 100 minutes, you will benefit from these tips on not wasting a minute of instructional class time. If you frequently find yourself running out of time or feeling frazzled during class, then let’s chat!Make sure to come back this summer as we waste no time during:Prepare EverythingIf you fail to plan, you plan to fail. ...
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Thank you for contacting us! One of our team members will follow up with you within 1-2 business days. We look forward to working with you! WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MANEUVERING THE MIDDLE! 1. RESULTS "Every student but 1 passed the STAAR test this year and this is coming from the same group of students who came to me with less than half ...
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 ...