Monday, March 11, 2013

Megalodon: How Big Was It? Investigation Applying Proportionate Reasoning

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 I have recently been thinking about how to motivate my students to want to do the work that Common Core is requiring them to do. T...

Common Core 6th Grade Ratios and Proporitons Assessments

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  As we move into the Common Core Curriculum, I plan to take time to Pre-test my students prior to starting a new Unit. I believe this i...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Common Core Ratios and Proportions Unit is Almost Finished

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Our state testing has kept me very busy the past few weeks. My 7th Graders are testing today and my 6th graders will test later this week. (...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Understanding the Concept of the Volume of a Rectangular Prism

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Today I did an awesome activity with my 6th graders to help them to understand the concept of volume. Not only did the kids enjoy this lesso...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Common Core Ratios Flipbook Was a Success

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The Common Core Flipbook really worked to help demonstrate the concept of ratios. Here is a sample of one that as created today. It can be g...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Betta Math's Common Core Flipbook for Ratios

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Hello again! I just got finished creating a new Betta Math Flipbook. The last one was so popular, I decided to see how this one would do on ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Ratios and Proportional Reasoning the Common Core Way!

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As we approach our state testing, I am ready to get this test over with and am so excited to get the opportunity to help my students explore...