Algebra Escape Adventure- Solve problems using Linear Equations
Using technology effectively in the classroom
In the digital age, technology has become an integral part of education, offering new and exciting ways to engage students in mathematics. The effective use of technology in math classrooms can transform traditional teaching methods, making math more accessible, interactive, and fun. How can we effectively integrate technology into our …
Escape rooms Adventure Fractions Review level 1
I am thrilled to share that I am embarking on a new project: developing an innovative line of math resources called “Escape Room Adventures”! These interactive digital puzzles are designed to engage students and facilitate the revision and practice of specific math concepts. Each adventure is centered around a unique …
Introducing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers
Integers and their operations are an important concept in mathematics, typically introduced in the middle or early high school grades. While integers are often used in everyday life, this concept can be challenging for students. The introduction of negative numbers, numbers that are less than zero, is new to students …
Math Escape rooms Adventure -Fractions Review- Level 2
I am thrilled to share that I am embarking on a new project: developing an innovative line of math resources called “Escape Room Adventures”! These interactive digital puzzles are designed to engage students and facilitate the revision and practice of specific math concepts. Each adventure is centered around a unique …
Division Mental Math Strategies
We have already discussed mental math strategies for addition and subtraction as well as mental math strategies for multiplication in previous posts. Today we will talk about division strategies that not only help students solve problems quickly but most importantly they help them gain a conceptual understanding of numbers and …
Math talks, Number talks, meaningful math discussions
Math talks are short activities (around 10-15 minutes) designed to provide opportunities for the students to make connections in mathematics and explain their thinking to their peers. There are questions/problems/pictures that encourage students to think of different strategies and realize that there is no one way to solve a problem. …
Fractions/Mixed numbers Operations Games
“Fractions Operations! What a fun concept to teach.” said no teacher ever. Just kidding! I love teaching fractions operations. Once the students understand fractions conceptually and are fluent in the skills below fractions operations truly are a breeze. First things first, before starting with fractions operations the students should have …
Long Division Games (print and Digital)
Since the multi-digit addition and subtraction and Multi-Digit Multiplication games were a great success in my classroom and from what I heard in yours as well, I have decided to create a few for long division as well. The idea of these games is to motivate the students to practice …