Teaching long division. Can you imagine anything more painful in homeschooling? The child staring at the problem with tears in their eyes thinking, "I will never understand this." And there's the mom who has explained for what feels like the 100th time thinking, "Why can't they get this?!" What if I told you that you don't have to teach long division? In fact, I don't teach it to my children and I never worried about it in the classroom. If Keep Reading...
Simple, Hands On Coordinate Graphing Worksheet
Plotting points on the coordinate plane is one of those concepts that seems so simple, yet can be so challenging for kids who are just learning. Yet this is a crucial skill if kids are to be successful in higher level math! While this means it's going to require a lot of practice for kids to get the hang of it and feel confident, it doesn't mean that practice has to be boring. Today, I want to share some fun and simple ideas for graphing using a Keep Reading...
Awesome Summer STEM Activities for Middle School
Summer is almost here. I can almost hear the children running home so excited for summer break. That is until a mere two weeks later and boredom has set in. To get a head start on summer boredom, I scoured the internet looking for simple, no prep Summer STEM activities to do when boredom sets in. And I'm sharing my list with you! Not just that, but I am also giving you a quick run down of what the activity involves and some ideas on how to change Keep Reading...
Analyzing Data Worksheet for Middle and High School
Do you struggle to find good examples of data to help your students learn and practice data analysis skills? The struggle is real! A data analysis lesson can encompass a lot of things, and depending on the data set, can be overwhelming for students. But in the real world, this is an important math skill, as we're bombarded with information and data all the time. So I hope today's data analysis worksheet (part of my Math+Technology series) Keep Reading...
Teaching Integer Multiplication {FREE Graphing Calculator Activity}
Helping kids make sense of integer operations can be such a challenge. As a classroom teacher, I struggled to find ways to help my students remember. I didn't want them to simply memorize rules, formulas or tricks. I wanted to them to really understand. So I looked for ways to do just that. This integer multiplication activity will help your students discover important properties, and observe patterns with the help of their graphing Keep Reading...
Decimals on a Number Line Game that Kids LOVE!
It is always exciting when we start a new math unit! There is something invigorating about knowing we have completed a chapter, and that its time to learn something new. This new unit introduces my oldest to two new concepts: large numbers up to a million, and understanding decimals. We have had a blast reading about, exploring, and playing games with large numbers and now it is about time to move onto decimals. Like any new concept, it is Keep Reading...
Measuring Angles Activity: Simple and Fun Puzzle Set {FREE}
Even though I taught (and LOVE) Algebra, there's one thing that I will always love about Geometry: it's hands-on and visual. I do realize Algebra can be hands-on and visual too, and I tried to teach it that way. But there is something much more obviously visual and tangible about Geometry. And I think this makes it fun! So if you're looking for a fun, engaging Geometry resource for 4th grade or 5th grade, you will love this measuring angles Keep Reading...
Multiplying Large Numbers with a Table: Building Number Sense
I remember the first time that I was introduced to using tables for multiplying large numbers, division and more. Prior to that, my experience with tables included reading them, interpreting them, and graphing them. Pretty straight forward stuff that most Algebra students experience. Yet here I was, in a class for math teachers, looking at a table that was clearly written by a 2nd grader. I don't mean to say that the handwriting was so bad Keep Reading...
Bitsbox: App Coding for Beginners
Over the past 3 months or so, my daughter has been learning some app coding for beginners with a subscription to Bitsbox. Today I want to share our newest app coding challenges and the progress my daughter has made over the last 3 months. It has been a joy to see her to excited and engaged while learning javascript, and my son (a year younger) is now very interested in trying it out as well. If you're looking for a fun way to teach or introduce Keep Reading...
Make a Buck: Unique Adding Decimals Game
One of the easiest and most relevant ways to teach and practice decimal operations is to use money. This makes it more than just a math skill; it makes it meaningful to students' lives. All kids want to know how to add up their money correctly! So today's adding decimals game will relate it back to student's lives by making it about money, and challenging them to be the first to collect exactly $1.00. Plus, with several variations, once your kids Keep Reading...
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