Category: Math Teaching

Most students have the ability to learn math, enjoy it, and perform well on tests! K-12 Math educators look to bring out this ability in their students. Classroom teachers, specialty teachers, tutors, parents, and students all play a role in math education.. We focus on these aspects of math teaching that are under a math educator’s control.

Pool Noodle Fractions

Math video on fractions. This way of teaching fractions works well for kids who like to touch and see things rather than read numbers. From the site WeAreTeachers.com Here’s a… Read more »

Early Math: Measurement

Measurement. Ask kids where they see measuring in their lives. Listen to their ideas. Encourage them to come up with some ideas of their own rather than just listening to the ideas in a book or your ideas.

Early Math: Counting II

Early Math: Counting II This is one of a series of Early Math lessons using the Miquon Math series of books. The focus of this lesson is on counting. The… Read more »

Students’ Views of Math

Different Student Views of Math Students can have radically different views of math. I’ve taught homeschoolers, dyslexic students, math teams, math-lovers, and math-haters at levels ranging from kindergarten through PhD… Read more »

Early Math: Counting

Counting I This is one of a series of Early Math lessons using the Miquon Math series of books. The focus of this lesson is on counting. The lessons consists… Read more »