The concept of less than one is huge in 5th grade. It shows up in fractions and decimals. I find it to be very important to give real word examples and manipulatives to solidify the concept of less than one. Before we began talking about decimals, I wanted to make sure my students had the […]
Tick, Tick, Tick
This time of year feels like a race against the clock. So much to teach and review with the state test looming. I’ve noticed that some of you are already testing. Ours will be the first two weeks of May. This week ticked by. There was no school Monday. I had a school business sub […]