Awesome is Math
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I taught 6th grade in elementary and middle school and I loved it! Because of different grade and boundary realignments, I also had the opportunity to teach 3rd and 4th grade. These teaching positions were in a Title One school, a very high-affluent area, and a school with a wide range of SES. I really enjoyed teaching all of the different grades, but my heart was always with 6th grade.
When I taught in middle school, I taught 6 periods of math each day. I especially loved being able to focus only on math and really hone my craft. I taught honors, co-taught, and on-level classes. I loved the challenge of differentiating the content to meet the needs of students at all ability levels. My favorite part of each class period was singing our "Math is Awesome!" chant each day. This had many variations, including "Awesome is Math!".
Usually by 6th grade, students have very strong opinions about math, some positive and some negative. I loved working with struggling students and helping them feel success in math; sometimes this was a first for them in their lives. I wanted them to walk away from my class knowing they could do it. I also really tried to show students that math is in our lives every day and they will use what they learn.
I now spend a lot of my time volunteering in my children's classrooms and am an avid member of their school's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
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Comparing Two IQRs Practice Compare Interquartile Range Worksheet | No Prep
Comparing Two IQRs Practice will help your students solidify a strong foundation of solving for the interquartile range (IQR). These problems will provide your students with essential practice and will build their confidence, understanding, and ability to master this multi-step difficult concept. This resource should be used after students have been taught how to solve for the IQR. This could be used for whole-class practice, small-group work, partner work, or independent work. It could also be
5th - 7th
Decimals, Mental Math, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Comparing Two MADs Practice Compare Mean Absolute Deviations Worksheet | No Prep
Comparing Two MADs Practice will help your students solidify a strong foundation of solving for the mean absolute deviation (MAD). These problems will provide your students with essential practice and will build their confidence, understanding, and ability to master this difficult concept. This resource should be used after students have been taught how to solve for the MAD. This could be used for whole-class practice, small-group work, partner work, or independent work. It could also be used a
5th - 7th
Decimals, Mental Math, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
IQR & MAD Guided Notes & Practice Pages | Differentiated | No Prep Lessons
This IQR and MAD Bundle is an essential resource for guiding your students through these difficult concepts. The scaffolded guided notes and differentiated practice pages will build strong foundations for your students and help all students achieve mastery. The Guided Notes will help your students develop a deep understanding of the Interquartile Range and Mean Absolute Deviation as you guide them through the notes. Included sections are an I can statement, vocabulary, a whole class introductory
5th - 7th
Decimals, Mental Math, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
IQR & MAD Practice Pages | Interquartile Range Mean Absolute Deviation No Prep
These DIFFERENTIATED NO PREP IQR-Interquartile Range & MAD-Mean Absolute Deviation Practice Pages are essential practice to help all students master these difficult concepts. Your students will build a strong foundation of solving for the IQR & MAD by completing these practice pages. These problems will build their confidence, understanding, and ability to master these difficult, multi-step concepts. This resource should be used after students have been taught how to solve for the IQR & MAD. Thi
5th - 7th
Decimals, Mental Math, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Interquartile Range IQR Practice Pages | Differentiated 3 Levels | No Prep
These differentiated Interquartile Range IQR Practice Pages are essential practice to help all students master this difficult concept. Your students will build a strong foundation of solving for IQR by completing these practice pages. These problems will build their confidence, understanding, and ability to master this difficult, multi-step concept. This resource should be used after students have been taught how to solve for the IQR. This resource could be used as a whole class practice, in sma
5th - 7th
Decimals, Mental Math, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Mean Absolute Deviation MAD Practice Pages | Differentiated 3 Levels | No Prep
These differentiated Mean Absolute Deviation MAD Practice Pages are essential practice to help all students master this difficult concept. Your students will build a strong foundation of solving for MAD by completing these practice pages. These problems will build their confidence, understanding, and ability to master this difficult, multi-step concept. This resource should be used after students have been taught how to solve for the MAD. This could be used as a whole class practice, in small g
5th - 7th
Decimals, Mental Math, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Statistics Unit Guided Notes - Multiple Lessons - Entire Unit
NO PREP LESSONS! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop number sense and a deep understanding of this concept as you guide them through the notes. Students will learn by working through the concrete, representational, and abstract (CRA) stages of the concept. This model was followed as closely as possible for the concept. These notes will help students on all learning levels to understand the “why” behind the concept, not just memorizing steps. This is d
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Other (Math), Statistics
Introduction to Statistics Guided Notes - Multiple Lessons
NO PREP LESSONS! These amazing guided notes will help your students develop an understanding and have a solid foundation of the basics of statistics, dot plots, and line plots. This is a great introduction to statistics unit. These notes will also help your students develop number sense and a deep understanding of this concept as you guide them through the notes. Students will learn by working through the concrete, representational, and abstract (CRA) stages of the concept. This model was follo
5th - 8th
Mental Math, Other (Math), Statistics
Statistical Measures Guided Notes - Multiple Lessons
NO PREP LESSONS! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of mean, median, and mode and range in the first three lessons. The fourth lesson will have students build on their knowledge of mean, median, and mode. Students are given the mean, median, mode and range. The data set has missing values where students must find the missing numbers from a number bank of choices. This is an extension lesson to apply their understanding and deepen pr
5th - 8th
Mental Math, Other (Math), Statistics
Measures Of Center Guided Notes - Multiple Lessons
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of mean, median, and mode in the first two lessons. The third lesson will have students build on their knowledge of mean, median, and mode. This is an extension lesson to apply these measures of center to a real-world situation. Students will learn by working through the concrete, representational, and abstract (CRA) stages of the concept. This model was followed as closely as possib
5th - 8th
Mental Math, Other (Math), Statistics
Range & IQR Guided Notes - Multiple Lessons
NO PREP LESSON! NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop and build their understanding of range and interquartile range (IQR). Range is a foundational piece for finding the IQR. Students will be most successful if they have mastered the range before moving on to the IQR. These notes will help your students develop number sense and a deep understanding of this concept as you guide them through the notes. Students will learn by working throug
5th - 8th
Mental Math, Other (Math), Statistics
IQR & MAD Interquartile Range & Mean Absolute Deviation Guided Notes | No Prep
NO PREP LESSONS! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop a deep understanding of interquartile range (IQR) and mean absolute deviation (MAD), These lessons build on students' strong understanding of range and mean. These structured notes will help your students develop a deep understanding of the Interquartile Range and Mean Absolute Deviation as you guide them through the notes. Included sections are an I can statement, vocabulary, a whole class introdu
5th - 7th
Mental Math, Other (Math), Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Mean Absolute Deviation MAD Guided Notes | Whole Class Scaffolded No Prep Lesson
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels build an understanding of finding the mean absolute deviation (MAD) for a data set. This note will simplify this complex process for students to find the MAD. Included sections are an I can statement, vocabulary, a whole class introductory activity, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key is included. Each student should have a copy of the math note and will complete it with you
5th - 7th
Mental Math, Other (Math), Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Finding a Missing Value Using Mean, Median, Mode & Range: Guided Notes
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels build on their understanding of mean, median, mode and range. This is an extension lesson to apply their understanding and deepen problem solving skills. Students are given the mean, median, mode and range. The data set has missing values where students must find the missing numbers from a number bank of choices. Included sections are review steps, strategies for solving the problems, and practice examples.
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Statistics
Interquartile Range IQR Guided Notes | Scaffolded Whole Class No Prep Lesson
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of how to find the interquartile range (IQR). This is a great lesson after solidifying an understanding of range. Included sections are vocabulary, a class activity that breaks solving for the IQR into basic steps, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key in color and black & white is included. Each student should have a copy of the math note and will compl
5th - 7th
Measurement, Other (Math), Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.B.5c
Measure of Variation - Range: Guided Notes
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of the foundations of range. This is a great starting piece to then teach interquartile range (IQR). Included sections are vocabulary, an activity, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key is included. This guided note will take approximately 45 minutes to teach.
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Other (Math), Statistics
Choosing the Best Measure of Center
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels build on their understanding of mean, median, and mode. This is an extension lesson to apply mean, median, and mode to a real-world situation. Included sections are vocabulary, an activity, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key is included. This guided note will take approximately 45 minutes to teach.
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Other (Math), Statistics
Measures of Center - Median and Mode: Guided Notes
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of the foundations of median and mode. This is a great beginning to a statistics unit. Included sections are vocabulary, an activity, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key is included. This guided note will take approximately 45 minutes to teach.
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Other (Math), Statistics
Measure of Center - Mean: Guided Notes
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of the foundations of finding the mean. This is a great beginning to a statistics unit. Included sections are vocabulary, an activity, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key is included. This guided note will take approximately 45 minutes to teach.
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Other (Math), Statistics
Dot Plots & Line Plots: Guided Notes
NO PREP LESSON! These amazing guided notes will help your students on all ability levels develop an understanding of the foundations of dot plots and line plots. This is a great beginning to a statistics unit. Included sections are vocabulary, an activity, steps to solve, and examples including word problems. An answer key is included. This guided note will take approximately 45 minutes to teach.
5th - 8th
Graphing, Other (Math), Statistics
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About the store
Experience
I taught 6th grade in elementary and middle school and I loved it! Because of different grade and boundary realignments, I also had the opportunity to teach 3rd and 4th grade. These teaching positions were in a Title One school, a very high-affluent area, and a school with a wide range of SES. I really enjoyed teaching all of the different grades, but my heart was always with 6th grade.
When I taught in middle school, I taught 6 periods of math each day. I especially loved being able to focus only on math and really hone my craft. I taught honors, co-taught, and on-level classes. I loved the challenge of differentiating the content to meet the needs of students at all ability levels. My favorite part of each class period was singing our "Math is Awesome!" chant each day. This had many variations, including "Awesome is Math!".
Usually by 6th grade, students have very strong opinions about math, some positive and some negative. I loved working with struggling students and helping them feel success in math; sometimes this was a first for them in their lives. I wanted them to walk away from my class knowing they could do it. I also really tried to show students that math is in our lives every day and they will use what they learn.
I now spend a lot of my time volunteering in my children's classrooms and am an avid member of their school's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
Teaching style
I always worked very hard at the beginning of each school year to build trust with my students and with each other. This allowed us to have a safe environment that encouraged risk-taking and mistake-making. My classroom was a very positive place where we worked as a team to help each other be successful. I also had very high expectations for my students to push themselves to grow as much as possible while in my classroom. This was in each subject area, as well as mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially.
In math specifically, I always wanted to promote number sense and a deep understanding of math concepts by guiding students through concrete, representational, and abstract processes. It is critical for students to understand the "why" behind the math, not just memorizing steps to solve. This helps them to have a solid foundation of math to continue to build on throughout their lives.
My students knew that I was their biggest fan, cheering them on and helping them along the way. My students left my class at the end of the year being better people and were set up for success for their next school year.
My own education history
M.Ed.: Southern Utah University
B.S. in Elementary Education: Utah Valley University
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