Before our daughter was born, I watched a ton of TV. It was always on in the background. In fact, my husband and daughter are on a little father daughter outing right now so I popped on HGTV while writing this post. Old habits die hard!
Free posters for the book A Remainder of One
Before our daughter was born, I watched a ton of TV. It was always on in the background. In fact, my husband and daughter are on a little father daughter outing right now so I popped on HGTV while writing this post. Old habits die hard!
Finding GCF and LCM with the Upside-down Cake Method
When I first came across the ladder method (ie: the upside-down cake method) for finding greatest common factors and lowest common multiples, I thought it was nothing short of complete genius. This was pretty recent, too! I love learning new methods for teaching math concepts.
Prime factoring is super cool and extremely useful in building number sense, but if the goal is to find GCF and especially LCM, this cake method makes the process so much easier.
Math is for Everyone! Poster
"I just can't do it."
"My family is more full of readers than mathematicians."
"I was never good at math."
Hold up!
We are all math people!
Amazing math games your students will love
When you need a math game, you need a math game. Some days in math class - days before vacations, early release days, days when half the class is out testing, catch up days - there's a real possibility all heck will break loose without a backup plan!
Gone are the days of popping in a movie on these hectic days. Now it's all about rigor and time on task. But this doesn't mean there is no wiggle room. Students can still have fun while at the same time continuing to exercise those rapidly growing math brains.
I taught middle school math for one year before running back to high school. Especially with middle schoolers, it was super important to always have that backup plan ready. Any little thing would be enough to set the whole class off! It was in these times I needed to be quick on my feet to keep things going.
Matholution Math Pennant Photos Shared by Teachers!
Especially now that I am home and feeling a bit disconnected from the classroom, one of my favorite things is being sent or tagged in photos of your classrooms.