After working for over a month on understanding the meanings of multiplication and division, it is time to "kick it up a notch" an...

When I tell parents that their third grader is going to learn to divide, I am often met with looks of trepidation. It does seem like a very ...

One of my favorite concepts to teach is multiplying by multiples of 10's and 100's. Once I teach students The Meaning of Multiplic...

Properties, properties. So many to teach and so little time. Not to mention what an abstract concept it is for students to understand. H...

This week we will be learning about the Mystery of Multiplication. When we were young, we only had to memorize our multiplication facts, a...

Did you know that the majority of math questions on standardized tests are word problems? Did you know that many kids who are not great rea...

Subtraction is very scary for third graders and their teachers. It seems so simple but is so hard for little brains to grasp, especially whe...