As of today, we have 37 days of school left. How many hours is that? Minutes?? Seconds???? How much of a month? How much of a year?? How much of your school career (in years) so far??? Leave a comment … Continue reading →

TCPS students this year celebrated Pi Day in a variety of ways. Middle school students brought in a pi themed treat to share, dressed in their most “mathematical attire,” and memorized pi to as many digits as possible. Cassandra broke … Continue reading →

Excuse the mess – this was just meant as a warm up activity before we started class for the day. However, I am so impressed by the 5th graders understanding of mixed numbers and improper fractions that I had to … Continue reading →

Fifth graders work together to plan and develop presentations with a partner.  Nice work!! Nico and Hana figuring out how a stem and leaf plot works. Max and Renee (and Lily) deciding what to work on first to prepare their … Continue reading →

No, no, not exercise….students delved into an early geometry lesson recently where they had to challenge their spatial reasoning. The project started with attempts at drawing 3-d cubes on 2-d isometric paper. Students then created orthographic drawings which show the … Continue reading →

7th graders worked to come up with a creative explanation about why the inequality sign gets flipped when both sides of an inequality are  multiplied or divided by a negative. SHAZAM!! (Special thanks to the 6th grade class for helping … Continue reading →

Math Coffee 2 on Prezi

Welcome back to a great new year at TCPS!! I’m so excited for my new homeroom full of 6th graders and math classes galore!!! Here are some tips to help you be prepared for your first days and weeks of … Continue reading →

Have a great summer!!!!

Fifth graders became interested in a VERY long number while making up equations. We had to research online what each period of numbers was called. We then invited first graders to come read it with us since they have been … Continue reading →