Hi everyone! Do I have a treat for you today! Michelle from Making it as a Middle School Teacher has put together a great post for you....complete with a freebie. Be sure to leave some comments here for her to show her your love, and then hop over to her blog to read more great ideas! Do you ever think about how you could better engage your students during math time?  I've got some simple, quick, and inexpensive ideas for you to try. Hey guys!  It's Michelle from Making It As A Middle School Teacher and I am so excited to be here on Stephanie's blog today!  She is an awesome teacher and I love to read her ideas on Teaching in Room 6. What I have to share with you is not high-tech and it's not fancy.  However, these ideas have worked in my classroom on many occasions, so I hope they'll work for you as well! 1.  Allow students to use a highlighter {or a crayon or color pencil} to mark the important information in word problems.  I don't ......

Today, you are all in for a treat!  We have a guest poster :)  Kathie has so graciously agreed to talk about preventing the dreaded "summer slide".   (and make sure you check out my guest post on For the Love of Teaching Math !) Hi Everyone! My name is Kathie, some of you may know me as the Not So Wimpy Teacher, from The Diary of a Not So Wimpy Teacher . I am really excited to be guest blogging on Stephanie’s blog today! As summer picks up speed and we zoom into July, I hope to share with you some great information that you can use with your children and/or students to help prevent the “summer slide”.  Many of you are probably already aware of the term “summer slide” or “summer slip” …(summer slip and slide 0_o)…. The “summer slide” is no theme park adventure. In fact, it’s no fun at all once school starts. It is the term many researchers and educators use to describe the regression of skills many students may experience during the summer months. “Summer......