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Communicating with middle school students can be… challenging. They don’t want to answer questions in class because looking smart is not exactly considered “cool”. They do however, want to communicate with their classmates. They don’t want to ask questions in class because they don’t want to appear as though they aren’t smart (even though smart
Hi there! It’s Kim from Teaching Math by Hart, and I am here to tell you about how I get my students engaged and thinking mathematically within the first 5 minutes of class. Transition times can be rough, especially in the social atmosphere of middle school. Students come into your room, already fully
Assigning homework is tedious, but necessary. To help take the weight off some of your shoulders, I have a FULL YEAR of homework for math in grades 6 – 8 and Algebra 1. Each homework binder covers all grade level skills, devoting at least one entire page of homework to practice on one individual skill.
Don’t hate me. I used to be a bit supporter of nightly homework. My students were old enough to have that responsibility and in my opinion, the extra practice wouldn’t kill them. They expected to have homework for me each night and it seamlessly became part of our daily class routine. I kept reinforcing to
Task Cards Aren’t Just Task Cards: Simple Ways to Get More Out of Them Task cards are one of the most versatile resources you can use in your classroom, and not just in middle school math. They work in almost any subject, any grade level, and can easily replace traditional worksheets when you want something
