5 Ways to Use Guided Math Notes in 4th and 5th Grade
Do your students forget math strategies from earlier in the school year? Do your students’ parents want to help with homework, but don’t know how to? Do you run out…
5 Math Books for Teachers to Read this Summer
It’s finally summer! Which means it’s time to relax, kick your feet up, and take some well-deserved rest. I’m all for spending the majority of your summer recouping your energy…
Teaching Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping (CRA)
If there’s one skill that often trips up elementary students, it’s adding and subtracting with regrouping. You probably know the feeling—students can sometimes rattle off the algorithm, but the moment…
How to Teach Multi-Digit Division Conceptually (CRA)
Multi-digit division (or long division as we called it back in the day) is one of the trickiest concepts students learn in elementary school. In fact, most adults I know…
Free Place Value Mat for 4th and 5th Grade Review
If you’re looking for a hands-on, reusable resource to help your students master place value, I’ve got a freebie you’re going to love! This printable Place Value Mat is perfect…
How to Teach Adding Like Fractions Using the CRA Method
When I first started teaching, I assumed that teaching students adding like fractions would be a breeze. After all, you just add the numerators and keep the denominator the same—simple,…
How to Teach Multiplying Fractions so Students Actually Understand
When I first started teaching, I thought that teaching how to multiply fractions would be super easy. Walk in the park level easy. All you have to do is multiply…
How to Teach Multi Digit Multiplication so Your Students Actually Get It
When I first started teaching, I thought that teaching multi digit multiplication would be super easy. All you have to do is follow a few steps in the multiplication standard…
How to Teach Place Value to the Millions
Do your 4th and 5th graders still get confused with place value concepts? Do they look at you like you have 3 heads if you ask them to write a…
Math Workshop Series: Small Groups and Centers
This post is the fourth part of a series on using math workshop in your classroom. To read how to get started with math workshop, click here. In this post,…