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Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

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....
How to Teach Unit Pricing

How to Teach Unit Pricing

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...
Get Students Plotting Co-ordinates on Cartesian Planes with Confidence

Get Students Plotting Co-ordinates on Cartesian Planes with Confidence

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...
Make Percent Practice Easy with This Free Differentiated Maze Activity

Make Percent Practice Easy with This Free Differentiated Maze Activity

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...
Making Numeracy Lessons Count: Using Data to Improve Student Learning

Making Numeracy Lessons Count: Using Data to Improve Student Learning

by Annalise | Feb 26, 2025 | Individual Curriculum Plans (ICPs), Lesson Planning & Classroom Routines, Teaching Maths Concepts

Making Data Work for You: A Simple Way to Teach What Kids Actually Need Let’s talk about data. We hear this word and instantly think of paperwork, admin reports, and wasted time spent keeping admin happy—but with no real impact on our own students. But what if we...
Why Explicit Teaching is Your Secret Weapon for Teaching Students the Base Skills

Why Explicit Teaching is Your Secret Weapon for Teaching Students the Base Skills

by Annalise | Nov 4, 2024 | Explicit Teaching Strategies, Lesson Planning & Classroom Routines, Teaching Maths Concepts

I’ll never forget my first year of teaching when I was determined to tackle everything at once—behaviour management, curriculum planning, and making sure my students were on track. But one lesson stands out. I was teaching fractions, and no matter how many times I...
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My name is Annalise, and I am a super passionate Junior Secondary teacher! With over 10 years of classroom teaching experience, I have a deep commitment for providing authentic and accessible curriculum to ALL students!

As teachers, we never have enough time to do ALL the things! We are constantly worried that we are not doing ENOUGH for our students - especially those on individual learning plans or who require extra support. 

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