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Does your classroom feel like it’s dragging through the winter slump? You’re not alone. January and February are notorious for

Want your students to love math? Absolutely! What is project based learning? Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching method where

Finding the right balance between challenge and accessibility in math education can be a daunting task. This is where low

Routines are an essential part of effective mathematics classrooms because they give structure to time and interactions. Students crave structure,

Solving word problems is an essential part of elementary math, but so often we fail to give students the tools

Comparison Problems: Using Tape Diagrams to Represent Math Thinking Word problems are a key part of rigorous standards everywhere, but

Open-Ended Math Tasks! Are you using enough rich math tasks in your class? Check out this post with a ton

We all know that word problems and problem solving are key components of ANY quality math program. Today I want

We don’t celebrate Halloween at my school, but we DO like to have a little fun. There are so many

We all know that students are hard to “engage” at this time of year–so asking them to solve end of