November is a great month to dive deeper into mathematics. Whether it’s an activity for fluency or practicing an important math skill there are many different ways to practice this month. I’m sharing 9 math activities to engage your students in review, practice, and applications of math skills for the month of November.

Where do you start with math intervention? Do your students need math intervention? Do they need to know grade level math skills? Do they lack basic understanding of concepts? What math skills do you want your students to know and master? These are all important questions to ask yourself before starting any interventions. Math intervention with your students can be an overwhelming task, but when you simplify the process and do it in a meaningful way, you can have success.

Do your students need to turn in assignments? Are they lazy or just don't want to do it? Getting students to complete assignments can be tricky. They need to stay focused to complete their math work. Let's look at three creative solutions with the Expectation-Value-Cost model for motivating students to complete assignments in a timely manner.

When setting up your math centers start with the end result in mind. What math skills do you want your students to master? Math Centers are a way to review and master math skills with your students in a meaningful way. Setting up your math centers doesn’t have to be stressful or overwhelming. Follow the steps for math center success in your classroom. 

Do your students have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset in math? If your students have a fixed mindset, they believe that their poor math skills are permanent traits. On the other hand, when your students have a growth mindset, they believe that their abilities can be developed with effort. It’s the effort that we want to focus on building. 

October is the perfect time to practice, apply, and review math skills with fun themed activities. Do your students need more support in an area of math? Let’s look at math activities for October to help support your students.

To have success in math class, you have to be able to prove it. So the best proof is with a diagnostic math test. The data you will collect from this pre-assessment, likewise will inform your decisions for math instruction. Your students will thank you at the end of the year for helping them. By paying attention to what they need to learn to be successful.

Find a math stations system that works for your classroom. Let’s organize your math stations in a meaningful way. We’ll go over how to characters of best organization systems, tips and tricks, and more.

Patriot Day is a day celebrated in the United States every year on September 11^th. It is a day to remember the victims killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A bill to make September 11^th a national day of mourning was introduced in the U.S. House in October 2001. The result of that bill was the first Patriot Day on September 11, 2002. It’s important for kids to learn about what happened on September 11^th and why Patriot Day is a day of remembrance every year. 

Do you need to improve your math stations for student success? Math stations should be engaging and independent for students. Your students should be completing every station with confidence. Let's look at how we can improve math stations for kids.

When it comes to math assessments, what is the best way to assess your students’ math skills? What do your students know about math? What do you want your students to know about math? Kids aren’t always prepared for the next math grade level at the beginning of the school year. What should you do when your students aren’t ready?  

Math Stations Made Easy is designed to show you how simple it is to use this one tool to provide math instruction and intervention for every student at their level when they enter your classroom. When you unlock the power of Math Stations in your classroom your kids will gain a deeper understanding of mathematics. Let’s look about what math stations are for the classroom.

Back to School Season is here, let’s prepare for the best year ever! What do you need to have the best year ever? The best tools for teaching with purpose. Let’s look at 5 ways you can prepare now and be ready to have the best year at your school. 

Do you need supplies for your classroom? If you said YES, then you’re in the right place. Let’s look at 3 ways to get FREE classroom supplies from families.

Get ready for the first week of Upper Elementary Math classes. Planning for the first week of school is already done for you. Grab your lesson plans for the first week or full year and be prepared ahead of time.

Get ready for the first week of Middle School Math classes. Planning for the first week of school is already done for you. Grab your lesson plans for the first week or full year and be prepared ahead of time.

How to simplify your math class, tips, strategies, and resources to develop a math classroom plan to meet the needs of all your students. The purpose of this blog and video series is to help you the math teacher, to learn how to help your students achieve success in math class with these tips.

Your time matters the most to you. Don’t spend your time on what other people want you to do. Make time for your personal life outside of school now. Let’s look at tips and strategies for taking back your time, to make the most of your time.