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Looking for a quick, easy tried and true differentiation strategy for improving your students’ math computation skills? Look no further – a simple sheet of graph paper can improve students’ math arithmetic skills for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division! – And fractions, decimals, equations, and pretty much any other type of math you can think of! ((Keep reading – there’s…
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Creating Student Leaders doesn’t have to be difficult! In fact, I’m here to make sure that it’s easy for you as a teacher, and fun for students! Create Student Leaders! Many Leadership materials are aimed at one specific program – the leadership resources in my Teachers Pay Teachers store will work for ALL leadership programs. Even if your school…
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Teaching Money Skills – Part 1 Students must learn how to count money. It’s a basic life skill that every student needs for independence. Teaching money skills doesn’t have to be tough! Good scaffolding and outside the box strategies to the rescue! Skip counting and working with coins can be easily worked into daily routines and stations. Maybe you’ll find that…
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Provide your students with the tools to solve addition and subtraction word problems with this easy-to-use CUBES word problem strategy! This strategy works by because students are given a solid, concrete method to organize information. Math word problems are always a bug-a-boo to teach – but they don’t have to be when students break the problem down into smaller pieces….
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There you are, sitting at a staff meeting. Bored already. You glance at the teacher beside you and notice she has the most inspiring and attractive notebook. With colored Flair pens. Your teacher heart skips a beat. Love. Envy. You look down at your own notebook – the one you got at the back-to-school sale for 10¢. The bent cover….
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You’ll absolutely LOVE these differentiated long division worksheets. They use a visual method of teaching long division that helps students learn so much more easily. Best of all, you can try this strategy out for FREE! Teachers love that this simple strategy supports each student’s needs, so it’s easy to individualize. Long Division and Student Struggles Long division is pretty rough…
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I absolutely LOVE this differentiated visual method of teaching 2-digit x 2-digit multiplication. This strategy helps students learn quicker, easier, and without so much fuss! And you can try it out for FREE! The best part about this method is that scaffolding provides complete flexibility to meet the needs of ALL students. The Standard Algorithm Blues You might refer…
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Keep your class calm before the holidays with these tips for Surviving Christmas in the Classroom – plus a Christmas Math FREEBIE!
With just a little bit of planning and forethought, you can be No Stress Back to School Ready while still enjoying your summer break. Yes, it’s true! No stress – No pain! Here are 7 No Stress Back to School Ready ideas for summer break (FREEBIES are scattered throughout this post!): 1)Self-Reflection. If you’re like me, you have a pretty good idea…
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