I’m not sure why, but Metric and Customary Measurement is a topic which most teachers seem to push off until the very end of the school year. While introducing these topics can be done in about a week, it is always a good practice to tie in these skills into your math and even in […]
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We’ve all been through this. Students can solve problems on a worksheet in isolation, but when they are given the same concept in a word problem, they are lost. No worries. I’ll walk you through how I implement problem solving skills in my classroom. Pay attention to DOK. We know that providing questions with rigor
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It always cracks me up when a student says “I know my multiplication facts, but I don’t know how to divide.” Many students struggle with the concept of fact families as they relate to multiplication and division. However, developing fluency with basic division facts is a key foundational skill to learning long division. How do you
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Long division is easily the most challenging 4th grade math calculation your students will learn. It involves a complicated (sometimes confusing) algorithm and requires a strong fluency of basic facts for not just for division, but also multiplication, and subtraction, too. To master the steps requires a lot of practice, practice, more practice. This post
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In my previous post, I confessed that I NEVER take home math papers to grade anymore. The reason is that I have, over time, worked hard to develop ways for all of my math practice work to be self-checked by the students. Here are my 10 favorite ways: #1 Coded Joke Worksheets or Task Cards
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Why have students self-check? The question is really, why not? Here are 5 reasons why you should allow your students to check their own work. 1. It empowers your students . The Ohio teaching standards state that “Teachers (should) involve learners in self-assessment and goal setting to address gaps between performance and potential.” Allowing students
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