How to Teach Adding and Subtracting with Decimals

This week I am introducing how to subtract and add decimals! We’ve spent quite a bit of time on decimal place value. Teaching elementary students to add and subtract decimals can be a challenge, but it’s an important skill for them to learn. In this blog post, I am sharing a few tips that mightContinue reading “How to Teach Adding and Subtracting with Decimals”

How to Help Your Students Solve Two Step Story Problems In Elementary Math

Word problems can be so tricky to master, but they are so important. In fact, they are honestly they are probably the most real world math problems your students will encounter in school. Now add in multiple steps and you’ve just created a kids worst nightmare! Many students just look for the numbers in theContinue reading “How to Help Your Students Solve Two Step Story Problems In Elementary Math”

6 Essential Tips for How to Setup Math Rotations

How to Setup Math Rotations for Success What does your school call them? Math workshop, math stations, math centers, math rotations? And how do centers work in math anyway? Whatever you call them math centers can be powerful teaching tools in your classroom. I can hear the dreaded sighs now! As elementary teachers, we knowContinue reading “6 Essential Tips for How to Setup Math Rotations”