Capturing the Middle
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Having taught middle school for over 25 years, I believe that engaging, fun activities are the spice of my classroom. These activities provide solid practice and contain opportunities for you to uncover common misconceptions as students work. I hope you enjoy using these materials.
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Multiply and Divide the Standard Way
Looking for assignments in which students MUST use the standard way of solving multiplication and dividing? To discover the answer to the riddles on these two worksheets, students use each step in the procedure to reveal more of the riddle’s answer. How can you tell if an elephant is in your bag of chips? This multiplication assignment reinforces the commutative property of multiplication to solve two digit by two digit multiplication. How did the Giant find Jack? This long division assignm
5th - 7th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
5.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.6
, MA.5.3.B
+3
Add and Subtract Decimals and Whole Numbers
Drizzle's Doughnuts asks students to add and subtract whole number to calculate the total calories in a customer's order. More advanced students will find shortcuts in finding their answers. If a student works all 10 word problems in this assignment independently, he or she will match the answers in the two columns self-check the work. If this assignment is worked by a pair of students, they will work together to match the columns. Gretel's Goodies asks students to calculate the customer's
5th - 7th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
5.NBT.B.7
, MA.5.3.A
, MA.5.3.K
+2
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Experience
Having taught middle school for over 25 years, I believe that engaging, fun activities are the spice of my classroom. These activities provide solid practice and contain opportunities for you to uncover common misconceptions as students work. I hope you enjoy using these materials.
Teaching style
I engage students using a variety of learning styles. My classroom is fun because each day students show their learning in an entirely different way. They are kept "on their toes" as they learn all the skills that make them successful on the state tests and prepare them for their next year. Come on in and have some fun!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was honored by my peers to be chosen as Teacher of the Year in 2024.
My own education history
University of Houston, BBA, membership in the Honors College
Texas Teaching Certificate Math grades 6-12
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