Fraction Sentence Frames for Teaching Math Vocabulary
When students struggle to describe what they see in a fraction, the problem is often vocabulary, not understanding. Fraction sentence frames give students the exact language they need to explain…
Strong math instruction builds both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. In elementary classrooms, effective math teaching includes modeling strategies, building number sense, developing problem-solving skills, and creating meaningful practice opportunities. On this page, you’ll find math strategies and activities organized by topic to help you plan engaging and effective instruction.
When students struggle to describe what they see in a fraction, the problem is often vocabulary, not understanding. Fraction sentence frames give students the exact language they need to explain…
Do your students have difficulty counting money? Coin counting is an important part of solidifying early math skills, but it can be tricky for children to master. Teaching your second-grade…
Partitioning rectangles takes a bit of spatial reasoning and the ability to draw straight lines. It’s a difficult skill for second graders, especially those with poor printing skills. Partitioning rectangles…
This Addition Go Fish Game is a great way for first and second-grade students to practice using the addition strategies they have learned in a fun classroom game. It’s the traditional Go Fish game with a twist. Students match expressions that have the same value.
Do your students have a hard time composing and decomposing numbers when adding and subtracting? My students struggle to break a number apart and use its pieces for computation. This…
Arrays and area models are two of the most important visual tools for teaching multiplication in elementary school. Teachers use these terms interchangeably, but they are actually two different representations…
As students start learning multiplication facts, modeling multiplication arrays in rows and columns is an effective strategy to visualize what is happening in the problems. Let’s explore fun and engaging…
Most second grade math practice pages ask students to solve a problem and write an answer. That answer is either right or wrong, but without teacher feedback, there is no…
A non-example in math is a problem, model, or situation that does NOT fit the definition of the concept being taught. Where an example shows students what something is, a…
A few years ago, a special education teacher at a staff meeting pulled out a vertical number line and showed how she used it with her students. I filed it…
Mix art and math with this fun fall art project. Students create a Fall tree using dots and then use their three-digit addition strategies to figure out how many dots are in their table group. We also extended it to find out the number of dots in our class. A great fun, engaging math AND art activity.
If you’ve ever watched your students’ eyes glaze over during place value lessons, you know how tricky it can be to help them see the connection between digits and their…
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