by Annalise | Jul 31, 2025 | Teaching Maths Concepts
Step-By-Step Lesson Plan for teaching Grade 7-9 students how to add positive and negative integers. Teaching students to confidently add positive and negative integers can feel like trying to untangle a slinky—especially if they’ve developed misconceptions early on....
by Annalise | Jul 6, 2025 | Explicit Teaching Strategies, Teaching Maths Concepts
Have you ever stood in the grocery store aisle, holding two boxes of cereal, trying to figure out which one is actually the better deal? One is cheaper but half the size… the other is double the price but looks like it might last longer. That’s real-world...
by Annalise | May 22, 2025 | Building Relationships & Behaviour Management
Beyond Stickers and Praise: Unexpected Ways to Build Maths Confidence Maths confidence isn’t just about getting the answer right.It’s about how students feel when they approach a problem.It’s built slowly — through patterns, mindset shifts, and the kind of teaching...
by Annalise | May 15, 2025 | Explicit Teaching Strategies, Teaching Maths Concepts
Making Cartesian Coordinates Click: A Free Worksheet to Boost Engagement and Understanding My students loved this fun plotting points worksheet—and honestly, so did I. It turned what can often be a tricky concept into something visual, hands-on, and surprisingly...
by Annalise | Apr 30, 2025 | Teaching Maths Concepts
DOWNLOAD NOW Let’s be real—teaching percentages can be tricky. Some students breeze through them, while others stare at you like you’re speaking a different language. If you’re looking for a simple, low-prep way to get your middle schoolers engaged in percent of a...