Next week, my 5th graders will be starting Chapter #3 in our math series.  The chapter focuses on decimals.  Comparing decimals, rounding decimals, adding subtracting decimals, etc. To prepare for this upcoming chapter, I

One of the main ideas behind the Common Core Initiative was to give students the strategies necessary to become effective problem solvers.  Along with this premise, students are taught various strategies or methods.  They

Facebook Twitter Youtube Pinterest Rounding to the Nearest Benchmark Decimal Decimals are a fundamental aspect of mathematics that we encounter in our daily lives, from calculating prices at the grocery store to measuring the

The new Common Core Standards for Math prompted me to create this Decomposing the Dividend Strategy pack for use with students and with parents. I am quickly finding out that Common Core stresses not

The new Common Core Standards for Math prompted me to create this Divisibility Rules Pack for use in my own classroom. Common Core emphasizes the need to develop mental math strategies with students.  Understanding