Upper Elementary Math

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Equal Shares as a Foundation to Fractions
My last several weeks has been quite eye opening. Imagine – my students don’t understand FRACTIONS! They haven’t been able to make sense of the

Still Practicing our Multiplication Facts!
We’ve been working on learning multiplication facts for several months now – and now we’ve added division facts to the mix. We’re getting better, but

Setting Up Multiplication & Division Timed Tests
I am both a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers and a buyer – and Boy, Oh, Boy am I a buyer! My wonderful husband

How to Teach Math Word Problems – CUBES Math Strategy
“Using CUBES math strategy for word problems has been a game changer!” a teacher from Missouri told me. Having a math problem solving strategy for

Combining Christmas and Multiplication Facts
Christmas time and holiday seasons are a GREAT time to use excitement as a major motivator! Truly – ANY excuse to practice multiplication facts is

Struggling with math story problems? CUBES to the Rescue!
If your class is struggling with solving math word problems, you’ve come to the right place. Using the CUBES or CUBED problem solving strategy for