Are you preparing to teach mutli-step multiplication? Do your students struggle toline up numbers appropriately when multiplying numbers that are 2 digits or larger? Keep reading to discover how to help students organize multi-step multiplication problems. #1 – Many Changes in Grades 3 – 5 Do the many acadmic changes from elementary to middle school […]
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Are math problems with a combination of fractions and integers confusing for your students? Discover how to ease this anxiety through preparation. #1 – Review Fraction Operations Do your students experience math challenges when given problems that combine fractions and integers? I’ve been there and have found solutions to meet these challenges The solution? Anticipate
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Fractions, decimals, and percents: Are they as important as I think? Over the past year in previous posts, I have described concerns related to student challenges with fractions and the connections fractions have with other math subjects taught in high school. These concerns originate from my experience working with students from middle school through college-level
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You are beginning the school year. Some of your students don’t know basic multiplication facts which will signficantly effect topics related to fractions, decimals, percent, geometry …. Now what? Keep reading to discover solutions for math in middle school. #1 – Review the Big Ideas Math in middle school is intense for both you and
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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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How to Write Algebraic Expressions with ( ) and Fractions Eight divided by the product of six and a number? Eight divided by the difference of seven and a number? What does that mean? What does that look like? How do I write it? Keep reading to learn how to write algebraic expressions with parentheses
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How to Solve Word Problems with Keywords and Patterns Have your students ever asked where to begin when solving a word problem? Do students ask questions such as, “Which goes first, the variable or the number?” If this question is familiar, keep reading. In this post, I will provide many examples of how to solve
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How to Successfully Teach Algebra Expressions What is three-fifths of a number? If this is the first time your middle school students have seen this problem their next question is likely, “What is the number?” And before you begin to explain, another student groans, “Word problems!” No worries. Keep reading. Discover how to teach word
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How to Use Number Lines with Inequality Math Statements Do your students struggle with math inequality statements and number lines? Are you looking for strategies that will help students understand the relationship between the two? Keep reading. In this post, learn how to use number lines for inequalities to help students discover solutions. #1 –
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