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Want fun math activities for upper elementary or middle school students that will last you the whole year? Then you should check out the math fun bundle, which is described below. This mega math bundle will have your students enjoying math not only at back to school time, but throughout the whole school year. It […]

 Math Activities and Worksheets for the Seasons, Winter Math Activities, Summer Math Activities, Spring Math Activities, and Fall / Autumn Math Activities. Let’s start with the seasons. Below are 5  math activities, that have a seasonal theme to them. The Winter, Spring, and Fall activities have been completed, and the Summer ones are coming soon! 

Deepen Mathematical Understanding Through Writing Guest Post Written By: Gretchen of Always A Lesson   The assumption many students have about learning math is that there is minimal writing required in order to understand the concepts. When in actuality, writing is very much a part of the learning process. In fact, when done successfully, writing […]

We are living in a remarkable time where both students and teachers have access to wealth of information, games, resources and expertise through a magical thing called the internet. The only problem is finding and knowing where the good stuff is that is relevant to your kids and your classroom. Luckily for you I have […]

Guest Post Written By: Gretchen of Always A Lesson A teacher’s greatest task in the classroom is to help all students learn to think. Oftentimes, the subject of Math lends itself best to memorization of facts and processes instead of encouraging diverse thought. This creates a missed learning opportunity for students when they do not […]

It’s time for a laugh. Teaching math can be hard, so it is sometimes good to get away from that stress with a bit of a laugh. Ok, so this post might not help improve your math teaching ability – but who cares! Below are three of my favourite ‘funny’ math videos, I’m sure we […]

The Secret to Achieving Mastery in Math Guest Post Written By: Gretchen of Always A Lesson   Students come to school to learn and it is the job of educators to ensure that happens when students are in their classroom. The goal in helping students learn is to achieve proficiency in the subject taught so […]

No one can argue that basic math skills such as multiplication are not important for a child to learn. These skills act as a foundation to build more complicated math skills upon. If your kids don’t have a good grasp of multiplication it will make it harder for them to dive into more difficult math […]

When we exercise or play sports we usually start with a warm-up or set of stretches, to help our muscles prepare for the more strenuous activity to come. It also makes sense to do this for our brain which is why I think it is a great idea to do a quick math warm-up or […]