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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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5 Tips

5 Tips – Systems of Equations

For all of my life, I’ve been a self-proclaimed math nerd. Math has always come easy to me and I actually ENJOY solving equations. Crazy, right? For me, systems of equations are simple to solve. It just makes sense to me. But for MANY people, many of your students included, it doesn’t make sense. It

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Digital

Quickly Make Any PDF into a Digital Resource

When most of you were facing digital instruction, you were scrambling to find resources that were compatible with the online programs you were using.  I was getting so many questions about when (not if) complete curriculum and basically every single resource I’ve ever created would be made digital. That is a task I could honestly

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Middle School Teaching

Preparing Long Term Packets

My last post gave you tips for remote-teaching. Many of you have already been told your school is closed for a minimum of two weeks. If you work in a district with ample technology, you are able to teach remotely and provide digital activities. The reality is though, many of you do not have that

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Communication

Preparing to Teach Remotely

Many school districts across the world have already closed due to the Coronavirus. Some in the US have begun closing as well. Many teachers are finding themselves in a situation they’ve never been in before, and never thought they’d have to be in. They are being required to prepare lesson plans to be delivered remotely while their school or district is closed.

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