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Teaching adding and subtracting decimals can be a difficult task because it’s not necessarily the same process as regular addition and subtraction. There are many similarities because students still have to regroup as needed, but that decimal point can really trip students up. Today I’m going to share with you
Do your students struggle when it comes to interpreting remainders in division problems? You’re not alone! Year after year, I’ve noticed that this is a common challenge for many students, especially those who find word problems perplexing or lack a solid grasp of what division truly entails. In this blog
I have been getting so many questions from teachers about how to teach long division using partial quotients. Growing up, this wasn’t a strategy many of us were taught, but it is so helpful for a majority of students. However, I like to teach my students a couple of other
During the late fall, most third grade classes are working on learning basic multiplication facts. But sometimes, teachers wonder about the best strategies for teaching basic multiplication facts and making students learn them fluently. Multiplication facts are the backbone of many skills beyond third grade, but students struggle to get
Getting classroom routines and procedures for back to school figured out is essential to start the school year off on the right foot. If we don’t get these classroom routines and procedures figured out we are more likely to have a tough time with classroom management and this will lead
In today’s post, I want to share with you the best back to school books for upper elementary students that I typically read aloud to students throughout the first week of class. Classroom read alouds are most often associated with younger students, but reading aloud to older students is just
The importance of quality daily morning work is often overlooked in the upper elementary classroom. Your morning routine is the perfect time to set the stage for the day and sneak in some valuable learning time. If done right, your morning routine can be one of the most significant parts
It’s that time of year when back to school night ideas are probably swirling through your head. This event can be different depending on how your school structures it for parents. In some schools, Back to School Night is more of a hop from one classroom to another at your
When we are thinking about effective classroom setup for a new school year, there are a few different things that we want to consider. We want to make sure that our classroom is welcoming for our new students, but we also want to make sure that we make some practical
As teachers, we deserve our summer break, but we often don’t know what things for teachers to do in the summer. Read to find out my top 10 things to add to your teacher summer checklist. 1. Re-energize Let’s start this teacher summer checklist with your personal needs in mind.
If you’re gearing up for summer, like most of us are, but will be teaching still, check out my tips for teaching summer school. There could be a variety of reasons why a student might be attending summer school, but no matter why we still need to give them our
As the school year is ending, you may be wondering, “What are some ideas for end of the school year celebrations?” Even though state testing may be over, the school year isn’t quite done yet. In this post, I’m going to be sharing with you some of the ways to
