How to Help Students Struggling with the Equal Sign
2 + 4 = ___ + 5 is commonly missed among younger students. They will often write 6 in the blank instead of 1. The reason being is that the […]
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Four 4’s Challenge
Put four 4’s on a sheet of paper. Then, by placing one equation symbol (x – + ÷) between each of the fours, get a total of all numbers 0 through […]
How Much Homework Should Students Have (Ask the Experts)
The debate over homework wages on as test scores decline, parent frustration increases, and the ability to cheat eases with new apps and smartphones. We ask the experts, ‘How Much […]
Why is He Misbehaving?
Students misbehave for a number of reasons. Have you ever wondered why your student is not complying? There are a number of reasons that it could be, and every student […]
How to Reach the Student who is Constantly Absent
Chronic absence had plagued Tiffany’s math abilities for years. Since math skills are sequential, often building upon each other, and requiring prerequisite skills to complete grade level work, missing multiple […]
Compiling the Station
At this moment in time, you have taken one math standard and broken it into all the prerequisite skills needed to accomplish this task. For example: If the standard was […]
Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 4 – Practice
When a coach teaches an athlete the proper form of some skill (swinging a gulf club, throwing a football, shooting a basketball, etc.), the coach first demonstrates, then (s)he has […]
Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 3 – the RETEACH
Have you ever tried to learn a new skill, but didn’t catch everything the first time you were taught? What did you do? I recently had to replace some pieces […]
Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 2 – The Outline
Mrs. Greene’s class has been working on long division, and like many classrooms around the country, almost half of the students are not getting it, and about to be […]