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Math Intervention Should Be MORE Than Just a Computer Program

Math Intervention should be MORE than just a computer program. Ok there, I said it. Many schools rely on computer based math intervention programs and I am NOT here for it. First, let’s take a look at the reasons WHY these are popular programs:  Little to no prep – Aside from entering in your student

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5 Tips

Teaching 5th and 6th Grade Geometry

5th grade is going to be the first time many students are exposed to Geometry being the study of more than just shapes, angles and lines. 6th grade picks up steam by adding in three dimensional figures, which in my opinion, is SO much fun and allows for so much hands on exploration and learning.

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Interactive Notebooks

Empower the Student Experience through my Digital Notebooks

My digital notebook units were developed to mirror the content from my curriculum units. Therefore, they were specifically designed for digital instruction and include audio, small videos, movable pieces, boxes to type in and more. There is currently an ever changing landscape of education and the classroom environment. With that, I wanted to continue to

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5 Tips

Tips for Teaching Multi-Step Equations

I’m not currently in the classroom, as most of you know, but I do have a 7th grade daughter who is working through advanced 7/8 math virtually. It is NO fun for her and very difficult since she can’t be with her teacher. So, I’m doing a LOT of teaching with her at home. She

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5 Tips

5 Tips – Introducing Equations

This post contains amazon affiliate links.  Whether children realize it or not (ok, they don’t realize it), they start solving equations in FIRST grade. As soon a students begin discussing fact families, they begin getting their brain ready to understand and solve equations. Children as young as 6 can answer the question, “If 5 +

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