Exciting news, everybody! My site has moved and is new and improved! Click the link below for all of the same great ideas for middle school math, with a better look. Have a great day! www.middleschoolmathman.com ..read more

One of my favorite teaching projects for middle school math is the Math is Everywhere Tile Project that I use at the beginning of each year. The project gets students to see where they see math in the real world by relating to their own interests. I recently discovered another excellent way of displaying the tiles, other than the traditional bulletin board that is pictured below! First though, what is the project? The idea is really very simple. Each student receives a blank white tile. Using their tile, they must show a place they see math in the real world. Once completed, it makes an e ..read more

As students gear up for summer and the school year winds down, it can be tough to stay productive during prep time. However, here are 3 things that you can do, before you pack your bags for the summer, that you will thank yourself for later! 1. Organize the Clutter This might be the hardest one to get motivated to do this time of year, but organizing any loose game cards, task cards, math manipulatives, and any other odds and ends is worth the extra time during those last few weeks. Remember, your students are sometimes your best helpers when it comes to classroom organization! Coming back to ..read more

I am beyond excited to be starting a new series of math games with Shana, from Scaffolded Math and Science! The games are call Voyage to the Treasure! What makes these games unique, is that they are collaborative math games. This means that instead of competing against each other, students are working together to try to beat the Math Monster to the treasure! Pictured: Voyage to the Treasure! Mean, Median, Mode, and RangeWe already have a bunch of games created, all focusing on different concepts. To see the full list you can CLICK HERE! As we create more games, they will be added to this page ..read more