Is a family member struggling with math? Are you looking for help? Maybe you live in a rural county where resources are scarce. Keep reading to discover. #1 – What is Peer Math Tutoring? First, let’s discover what peer math tutoring is. Though peer tutoring is used in a traditional setting, it can also occur […]
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Students with high-functioning autism frequently overthink conversations, and decisions. They are often perfectionists, and may also demonstrate characteristics, anxiety, and O.C.D. Let’s discover strategies that may be used to increase success for math homework. #1 – Autism, Math, and Homework: Decompress First, let’s think about the Algebra student’s day at school. Between moving through noisy
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The kids are out of school. You are looking for summer adventures that the whole family can enjoy. One of your daughter’s teachers is encouraging math practice over the summer. You know how much your daughter hates math. Keep reading to discover math summer adventures that will meet all these needs. Math Museums in the
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Do students understand how to simplify rational expressions with opposite signs? Keep reading to discover strategies for success. #1 – Simplifying Fractions First, introduce students to what they are familiar with. Start with what they know before adding new elements of greater complexity. Providing a review will decrease the number of times students ask questions
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What sensory concepts relate to homework? Movement and hydration. Vision. Hearing. These senses may be considered before, during, and between study sessions. This post will explain how these senses are related to homework success. #1 – Movement and Hydration A. Physical Exercise for Homework Success To begin with, your top priority for homework success is
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Percent Word Problems: Do your students stress out with percent problems? Are they at a total loss as they attempt to understand, set up, and solve? If your answer is yes, keep reading to discover strategies I have found most successful for teaching percent word problems. #1 – Preparation to Solve Percent Word Problems The
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Creating a foundation is critical for success with percent word problems. Keep reading to discover the concepts needed to provide this success. #1 – Review Fraction, Decimal and Percent Conversions Once you have survived teaching fraction and decimal problems, there is one more hurdle left. The ominous subject of percent. More specifically, how to solve
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Looking for a successful way to teach students how to plot points on the Cartesian Plane? Dreading student confusion that can come with this topic? Dread, no more. Keep reading to discover strategies to meet student needs. 1. Review the Cartesian Plane If you have not done this already, be sure to provide a review
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Have your students ever asked, “How does this equation have anything to do with a line on the graph?” To our students, the relationship between an equation and a line can appear unrelated, and abstract. As you continue to read, you will discover strategies, How to Successfully Explain the Relationship Between x/y Coordinates, and Linear
Are students struggling with graphing vertical and horizontal lines, such as x = 0, or y = -3? Are the math terms used for this concept challenging for students to understand? Vertical? Horizontal? As you continue to read, you will discover how to successfully teach students how to graph the equations x = 0, y
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