How Do You Teach Decimals to a Fifth Grader?
How do you teach decimals to a fifth grader? With so many different teaching and learning styles, endless activities, and thousands of math programs and worksheets to choose from is there really one right way? Making Math Meaningful Connecting what students already know – in math or in life – to new concepts plays a […]
BOOM CARDS in the Elementary Classroom
Using Boom Cards in the elementary classroom is a no-brainer! Are you looking for a way to quickly gauge where your students are in the learning process without having to correct 30 more worksheets? Boom Cards are the perfect way to see who is grasping a concept and who needs a bit more practice…in a […]
New Year New Goals in the Classroom: Setting Students Up For Success
New Year, New Goals in The Classroom: Setting Students Up for Success New year, new goals! Creating goals in the classroom after the holidays always seemed like the best way to readjust to our school routines. I wanted students to feel that fresh start of the new year as they came back from break. With […]
Christmas in the Math Classroom
Christmas in the math classroom can be fun and productive. BUT – we all know that the holiday season is full of joy, laughter, celebration, and….antsy kids in the classroom. The excitement is hard to contain – it IS the most magical time of year, after all. So, let’s just embrace it. Giving your students […]
3 Ways to Make Math More Exciting
Do you want to make math class more enjoyable? Grab my tic-tac-math FREEBIE while you are here and you can use it right away in your math class. I LOVE math. It is my absolute favorite topic to teach. But…I know that is not everyone’s idea of a good time. I meet plenty of teachers […]
Teaching Fifth Grade Math Skills With Step-by-Step Student Guides
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. Teaching fifth grade math skills can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. When I was in the classroom my lessons always pretty much went like this: hook the class with an interesting activity or problem related to the day’s lesson, teach the whole group the skill while (I hope) […]
Four Amazing Ways to Teach Decimals in Fifth Grade
Adding and Subtracting Decimals I absolutely love to teach decimals in fifth grade – and adding and subtracting decimals is right there at the top of my list. Maybe it’s my love of shopping or my obsession with budgeting, but this skill is one that is so useful in my own life that I […]
Valentine’s Day in the Math Classroom
Valentine’s Day Math Centers for Fifth-Grade Are you looking for ways to incorporate Valentine’s Day in the math classroom? Well, look no further. I have got some great ideas for you! Do you want to start incorporating a Valentine’s Day theme into your classroom right away? Grab this Valentines Day Word Problem CUBES FREEBIE! When […]
Multiplying With Decimals: How I Do It & 3 Amazing Math Center Activities
Are your students learning all about multiplying with decimals? Click here to download this step-by-step guide to decimal multiplication freebie! How I Teach Multiplying With Decimals in the Fifth Grade Classroom Multiplying with decimals is an important skill for students to master in fifth grade. Not only do the common core standards list this as […]
PEMDAS Stands For: 5 Amazing Activities to Help Students Master Order of Operations
Order of operations is an important skill in fifth grade. Finding out what PEMDAS stands for is a task that can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! I love teaching this concept by using interactive and engaging resources as students move from introduction to guided practice to independence and mastery. Are you in […]