Beginning multiplication games are great for a variety of grade levels. And, I don’t have to tell you how important mastering Math Fact Fluency is for Third Grade, Fourth Grade, and Fifth Grade Math Lessons. Some students like traditional practice methods like flashcards and paper pencils – other students enjoy computer apps and…
Just a few more weeks of school here in the mid-West. We are continuing to work hard engaging and motivating our students to finish off the year successfully especially considering we haven’t seen each other in numerous weeks due to Co-vid 19. That means lots of digital activities including, my favorite, digital division activities. One…
Understanding place value is important for first graders. Learning to add and subtract by ten (and then later one-hundred) can be easy to master if kids understand that only one number changes within the number. Here’s the good news. . . I have some fun foolproof ways to help your students master this important skill….
School buildings may be closed right now but I know dedicated teachers, like you, are looking for a new and exciting ways to engage your Third Graders. Have I got a great idea for you? Digital multiplication Boom Cards to the rescue. Like you, I have been exploring numerous apps and websites, like Clever, IXL…
Measuring and Drawing Angles can be tricky for some Third Grade and Fourth Grade Students but with lots of practice…mastery is just around the corner. Luckily, I have found some really amazing ways to get my students excited about and engaged in identifying, measuring and drawing Angles. I am so excited to share these fun…
It’s MULTIPLICATION TIME! My students are so excited to be practicing multiplying by 9 now! Time to bring out the multiplication games and multiplication math centers. How I introduce the 9 Times Tables Before we Start Multiplying by 9 9s are super fun because there are so many great patterns and tricks when it comes…
Mastering and understanding divisibility rules can be helpful for long division and greatest common factor. However, memorizing divisibility rules can be challenging for some kids. I love incorporating fun hands-on ways to teach division in my classroom. You probably know the divisibility rule for 2: any even. number can be divided by 2. What about…
Make Math Facts Fun Instant recall and mastering multiplication facts for fluency is needed for exponents, making common denominators for adding and subtracting fractions and solving algebraic equations just to name a few. However, practicing facts with flash cards can be redundant and dull. Memorizing multiplication products can be challenging for many kids. I love…
When I think of tricky math concepts for my fourth Graders … I think EXPONENTS! Introducing exponents was a math concept that I was dreading because I had a feeling that my students would fall into the rookie pattern of multiplying the base with the exponent. Much to my delight, my Fourth graders mastered exponents…
If your memories of math in 4th grade are anything like mine, you might remember struggling to memorize the long division steps. Can you believe I never really understood long division until I became a teacher? Yep. That’s right! To unlock the secret to teaching long division and making it easy for my students (and for…