I get very excited when I see decimal units in my scope and sequence! I’ve seen so many students gain confidence in math when we begin working with decimals. Lots of kids think math is going to be harder when a decimal point shows up. As long as your class has a strong foundation in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and division, everyone is going to have a great time in math!
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6 Simple Sponge Activities for the Math Classroom
There’s nothing worse than having 30 eyes expectantly staring at you, but you have no idea what you’re going to do. Have you ever been there? Maybe it was an unannounced fire drill that you just returned from, leaving too little time to start your planned lesson. Or maybe students found a concept easier than expected, and have flown through the work you’d carefully set up for the day. While we may not know exactly when we’ll need a sponge activity, these unexpected bits of time are inevitable.
Taking just a few minutes to plan ahead with a few simple sponge activities saves time in the moment, and eliminates the panicked feeling of “oh no! What do we do now?”
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Have you ever heard a student saying, “When will we ever use this math in real life?” Well, we use unit rate all the time and most kids don’t even realize it (yet!) As annoying as that question can be, I secretly hope one of my students will say that when I introduce unit rate. I can easily show them where it shows up in real life, and I love to blow their minds!
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Let’s talk tips for using Digital Notes
There are many reasons people make the move from paper-based to digital notes. In the 202-21 school year, more teachers than ever are making the move due to absolute necessity.
The good news is that if you’ve been using paper-based interactive notebooks, using digital notes mirrors traditional paper-based notes in most ways. However, there are a few tips to consider when implementing digital notes.
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Overview of Knockout Games
Knockout is a whole class review game with a couple of twists. Here’s the gist of it: a student chooses a character or icon from the screen and a question appears. Then, all students answer questions that are projected on the board. If they get the answer right, they get the points. Three times per game there’s a bonus. The student who chose the character or icon gets to then choose a bonus. They don’t know if it will be good for them or bad for them. Students love the bonuses, and I love that in a 20-30 minute game we get some really good practice.
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