I recently read Chapter 5 of Good Questions for Math Teaching Grades K-6 and I wanted to share some of my takeaways with you. This chapter focused specifically on t measurement and good questions to ask when teaching measurement. Click here to read my post that reviews the chapter on teaching data and chance. I LOVED this chapter because it provided actual ... Read More
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Test Prep Centers {Rock the Test!}
Whew! State testing is officially over! Well, for now... Retakes for the students who didn't pass math and reading still have to happen once the scores are back. But for now, a huge sigh of relief! I have been meaning to write a post showing my test prep centers that I made this year. I used Rock and Roll graphics to create a Math Set for 4th and 5th Grade (9 centers ... Read More
Carnival Math Freebie { Real Life Math }
I am a huge fan of using real life math in the classroom. If you follow my blog, you know that I share several freebies that feature real life math. For this post, I want to share a fun carnival math freebie with you that was inspired by my real life experience. This past weekend, my family and I went to the a small carnival set up in our town. I wanted to share a set of ... Read More
Multiplying Mixed Numbers: Free Printables
When teaching fraction skills, I always try to make it as applicable and real-world as I can. I will admit that when I got ready to teach the skill of multiplying mixed numbers, I was a bit stumped about how to make this relatable. The focus of the first few multiplying mixed numbers lessons that I teach on the computation process and the conceptual process. ... Read More
Elapsed Time Freebie
For this month's math is real life, I am back to the topic of wedding planning, and I have an elapsed time freebie for you!. Sheesh, who knew planning a wedding required so many decisions and so much math! For this post, I dabbled with a little elapsed time. After booking my photographer and getting package choices with different times that I would have the ... Read More
How to Review After a Long Break from School
My break is over, and I officially return to school Monday...sadsville! Other than having to set your alarm, and losing the extra time with family and friends, the other part about going back to work that I dread is the fact that I know some of my kids will have forgotten what we learned or just need a quick review. Last year, I decided to not fight this inevitable fact, ... Read More
FREE Christmas Math Review for 5th Grade
The week or days before Christmas break can be hectic in the classroom. Between school events and the students' excitement, it is difficult to teach new skills during this time. For this reason, I choose to use this week to review all (or most) of the skills that we have learned so far in the year. To make things more interesting, the review has a holiday theme. This post ... Read More
Teaching Math with Coupons Freebie
For this month's Math is Real Life, I am talking about one of my favorite things to do: Cyber Shopping (and sharing a math with coupons free printable!). My husband swears I am addicted but with Amazon prime and all the other conveniences, how can you not just love it? Did anyone do any cyber shopping this weekend or Monday? I picked up a few things online for the ... Read More
Guided Math in Upper Elementary (Free Math Centers Included!)
Each year, I find that I have such a huge divide in my classroom as far as mastering 5th grade math skills: students who get it and could teach it, students who could get it from some quality (and sometimes additional) instruction, and students that need major intervention and cannot focus during whole group because of attention or because of gaps in knowledge and ... Read More
Data Tracking {A Fun & Delicious Way to Track Data}
All year I have been trying to think of a way to make data tracking fun and engaging for my students. My students are a lower group this year, so I needed a tracking system that was super easy and super motivating at the same time. After seeing a cupcake printout in the copy room, I had a great idea to design a tracking system around cupcakes! I worked with my good ... Read More
Measurement Conversions for Kids Who Just Don’t Get It
Do you ever find that those are some kids who just can't seem to get a skill after the millionth time you have practiced it? This was definitely me a few weeks ago while teaching measurement conversions. We were struggling with measurement conversions because they had little understanding of measurement and little to no knowledge of relative sizes of the unit. They ... Read More
Division Practice: Division of the Day
Division is by far one of the most difficult skills to teach students. The process is lengthy and requires strong number sense. There is also so much room for error that it can be quite frustrating for the students (and teachers!) Last week, I put together this packet of FREE repetitive division practice to keep my kids practicing division even after we have moved on to ... Read More
