Students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that includes a goal in the area of math need more support as well as understanding from the people in their lives that have the potential to impact their learning and progress the most: their grade level teacher, their special education teach...
Math instruction in the very early elementary years is all about counting and comparing numbers followed by addition and subtraction.Ā Everyone helps their students along with these skills because they know how critical these skills are.Ā However, what many parents do not understand is, beginning wi...
There is a mathematical tragedy occurring inside many elementary schools in math these days and it'sĀ this:Ā Students are not learning their multiplication facts.Ā Yep, I said it. If this isnāt your elementary school, then that's great for you and your students! But I know many of you are nodding your ...
Ā A strong foundation with multiplication skills is critical for success and is established in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. When people think of multiplication at this level, they mainly think of the memorization of multiplication facts. While learning and being able to fluently recall answers to basic m...
The 2024-2025 school year has officially begun for most students across the country! Depending on where you live, you may be a month into the new school year already or one of the lucky ones just going back after the Labor Day holiday.Ā Ā Even though it can be hectic, I truly love the start of a new s...
Recently I bought myself a new desk.Ā You know, one of those āLā shaped desks that fit nicely in a corner with enough surface space for two monitors and a little shelf on one end for your printer.Ā Dreamy right?Ā Of course!Ā But then it arrived in a large box with what seemed like a billion confusin...
One of the best things about back-to-school season is theĀ fresh start it brings forĀ students, parents and teachers alike. The school year ahead is full of possibilities, and we all have a chance to leave last year's mistakes behind. With that in mind, it is also the perfect time to establish strong ...
April is recognized nationally as Autism Acceptance Month and April 2nd is recognized by the United Nations as Autism Awareness Day.Ā In honor of promoting Autism awareness and acceptance, I thought this week we could explore one of the most common cognitive impairments that challenge students with ...
No teacher wants to admit it, but every year certain math lessons and even whole chapters are either skimmed or skipped over entirely. But before anyone who is not a teacher gets all judgmental, please realize that math teachers face a steep uphill battle every year trying to cover the whole curricu...
Ahhh the ever mysterious 504 plan. In many schools and school districts if you ask a teacher or school personnel about one, it seems to be something that no one can ever really give you a straight answer about and a topic that many even may avoid, embarrassed that they have no idea how to answer que...
Ask any teacher or student what their least favorite thing about math is and more than likely you will hear the response of word problems come up again and again. They are no picnic for parents either! For students staring down a word problem, it can feel like they are being tested on an entirely di...
State testing week brings out all the feels! Teachers, students and parents all feel the pressure to perform as schools attempt to simultaneously emphasize just how important these tests are while also advising not to stress out the students with too much, well, pressure. It can feel impossible to s...
