Third-grade and fourth-grade teachers, you know the struggle is real when it comes to teaching fractions greater than one whole! Fractions can get a bit tricky for young mathematicians when we ask students to shift from thinking of ... Read More
4 Essential Tips to Teach Fractions of a Set
When it comes to teaching fractions, we often visualize them using a circle divided into equal-sized pieces like a pizza - a relatable image for most students! However, it’s equally important to help students understand fractions of a ... Read More
How To Use Pattern Blocks to Teach Fractions Standards
We’ve previously explored great manipulatives for teaching fractions and in that blog post, I touched on pattern blocks. Pattern blocks are so versatile, but are underutilized in the realm of fraction instruction. Today, let’s dig ... Read More
FREE Number Talks
First grade teachers, access 20 FREE Number Talk Prompts to enhance your place value unit and get your students engaged in conversation.
10 Best Picture Books to Teach Fractions
It's time for a new installment of our Math Book Shelves! This time, we're diving into picture books to teach fractions. While students dip their toes into fractions in first and second grade, it really takes off in third grade. This ... Read More
Classifying 2D Shapes Across the Grade Levels
What’s a math teacher’s favorite tree? A geometree! There was simply no way to write this post without sharing my favorite geometry joke and I’ll tell you that it even makes the coolest 3rd graders laugh! (If you try it, let me ... Read More
The 10 BEST Books to Teach Geometry
You might have noticed the gradual shift to all things math around here because, well, I just LOVE talking to teachers about math. But if you've been with me for a while, you know one of my favorite strategies to teach a new concept is ... Read More
