“I have plenty of math word problems for my students to practice.” Said no Math Teacher EVER!!! “Collecting” math word problems is a strange teacher hobby I have. Odd, I…
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10 Easy Ways Task Cards Will Jumpstart your MS Math Classroom
I love using task cards in my middle school math classroom. Their flexibility and efficiency make them my favorite formative assessment tool. My students love using task cards. They’re a…
8 Reasons Self-Checking Task Cards Beat out Traditional Task Cards
I love Task Cards for formative assessment. They’re a flexible and fun alternative to worksheets and textbook questions. But not all Task cards are created equal! Bear with me for…
10 Reasons Task Cards Absolutely Belong in your Middle School Classroom
Does that stack of worksheets bore you and your students to tears? Could your teacher tool kit use some new tools for formative assessment? Then you absolutely need Task Cards!….
Boston – 5 Ancient History Museums (and other) Sites to See!
I LOVE to travel! As an ancient history teacher, I seek out ancient history museum collections and sites to expand my teaching repertoire. Nothing beats “seeing” the real live ancient…
How to Teach 6th Grade Statistics using Climate Data from Ancient Cultures
Five Preps in Four Subjects in 6th Grade Middle of the night insanity comes to mind as I reflect on my early years of nearly round the clock planning just…