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With the holidays come a LOT of excitement. I have compiled a list of books you can use for a super simple Christmas math read aloud in your classroom with minimal to no prep ahead of time. Perfect for this busy holiday season in your classroom! It’s nice to be

The ability to solve word problems doesn’t necessarily come easily to all students. We can improve our students’ ability to solve story problems with a few simple word problem-solving strategies. When it comes to comprehending, understanding, and solving word problems, sometimes it is helpful to move beyond traditional word problems

Word problems have long been a source of frustration for both students and teachers. But, in the real world, numbers aren’t found in isolation! Math is about recognizing the problem we are trying to solve, developing a plan to solve that problem and then carrying out the plan and checking

When I first learned about the different types of word problems (many, many years ago) I thought that we were overcomplicating the issue. Our program had students spending a lot of time reading word problems and identifying which problem type they were. Students were spending days writing “situation equations” and

So you have a student (or a handful of students) who need extra support to succeed in math. Math differentiation strategies might do the trick, but how can you know whether differentiation is enough or whether your student needs a more targeted intervention strategy? When Is Differentiation The Answer? Differentiation

If you haven’t yet implemented a strategy for your math intervention program you may be wondering exactly how you can get started. When Will You Meet With Your Math Intervention Groups? First and foremost, you have a logistical challenge. When will you meet with your math intervention group? How often

Math intervention is intended as a tool to support students who are not yet successful in the tier 1, general education curriculum without additional supports. So should you pre teach math skills in math intervention? The answer is: maybe! But there is much to consider when determining whether pre-teaching tier

Whether you are a classroom teacher, special education teacher, or interventionist you play a role in the math intervention cycle. But what, exactly, is your role and how does it connect to the work being done by other teachers working with the same student? What Is Your Math Intervention Role?

Far and away, the math topic I am asked most about this time of year is rounding. Why is rounding numbers so tricky for our students? Let’s dive into the reasons why rounding is so difficult for some of our students, what we can do to mitigate those difficulties and

A common reason to be hesitant of using math manipulatives is the need to, ultimately, demonstrate math skills without math manipulatives. But we don’t need to throw our math manipulatives out the window to reach this end! Let’s talk about how to use math manipulatives in your classroom knowing that,