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The Evolution of the Area Model: Elementary through Algebra
When children are beginning to learn how to multiply numbers, one of the first things they learn is to make a pattern with objects in an array. They count the manipulatives and notice that there is a length and a width. That they can also count all of manipulatives...
Math Problem Solving Strategies to Steal from the Language Arts Classroom
There is a common saying among teachers, that you must learn how to “beg, borrow, and steal” to be able to find the best resources and practices for your classroom. Today I am going to tell you to steal…some strategies from the reading and language arts teacher down...
Differentiating True and False Questioning for the Math Classroom
True and false questioning is probably not what pops into your head when you think about a differentiated and rigorous math activity. The most plain of all question types really can become a thought provoking and multi-level activity that you can use with almost any...
My Number One Classroom Management Tip for Back to School
I am not someone who would claim to be a classroom management expert. Student discipline is actually one of my least favorite aspects of teaching, so having simple things that I could do to improve my students' behavior is important to me. After ten years of...
Pi Day in the Upper Elementary Math Classroom
Pi Day is coming soon! Did I make a delicious typo? No we're not talking about pie--we're talking about pi--the irrational number the represents the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th each year because the...
Tips to LOVE Teaching, Even During Test Prep Season
When state testing is around the corner, two things seem to happen: stress levels rise, but student and teacher happiness falls. Some of this is inevitable. High stakes testing is by definition stressful because it is a quantitative measure of things that are near...
