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​Posts are categorized according to the heading they are below, though some would fit in multiple categories:-)

Games/Activities/Task Card Posts

Area and Perimeter Footloose (free resource)
Beach Ball Math Fun
Combining Concepts with Brain Teasers
Decimal Matching, Comparing, Ordering Activity
Decimal Practice with Number Puzzles
Digital Math Activities for Middle School Math
Discovering Slope
End of the School Year Activities
Exploring Surface Area
First Day of Math Class-Pentomino Exploration
Focus & Fun With the Array Game, Using Polyhedral Dice
Fraction Krypto
Fun Math Activities for Middle School
Getting to Know Your Middle School Math Students: Back to School Activities
Graphing Linear Functions in 6th Grade Math
Math Centers in Middle School
Memory Wheels - First Day, Last Day, and Any Day in Between!
Metric Matching Activity (Free download)
Middle School Games and Activities
Order of Operations Sequencing Activity
Partnering Cards Using Equivalent Expressions
Pi Day Activities
Playing Algebraic Equations Bingo
Playing "Decimal Dice" - Converting Fractions to Decimals
Playing Exponent War
Playing Fraction War
Playing "Go Fish" with Fraction Cards
Ratios and Proportions...and Goldfish!
"Remove One" -Probability Game
Rumors and Exponential Growth
Seven Amazing Math Games for Homeschoolers
Task Cards With a Twist
Tessellations in Middle School Math
Trying to Make Triangles
The Factor Game
Using Footloose Activities in Elementary and Middle School

Math Wheels/Fold-it-Ups Posts

Box-and-Whisker Fold it Up (Freebie)
Fold It Ups Book
Fraction, Decimal, Percent Fold it Up!
Fraction, Decimal, Percent Math Wheel (Free)
Fractions, Decimals, Percents Number Line
Integer Fold It Up Freebie
Percent of a Number Wheel (free resource)
Ratios Fold It Up
Rounding Decimals Math Wheel (Free Resource)
Translating Words into Algebraic Expressions
Using Wheel Graphic Organizers in Math and ELA

Problem Solving

Decimal Operations Problem Solving
Helping Students Improve Problem Solving Skills
Metric Matching and Problem Solving (Free)
Problem of the Week
Problem Solving Math Wheels - Free Resource
Teaching Problem Solving Strategies
Using Collaborative Problem Solving in Middle School

Middle School Methods: Class Routines, Procedures, Teaching Ideas

Benefits of Self-Correcting Math Work
Best Things About Teaching Middle School
Biggest Issues Facing Math Teachers
Classroom Routines to Begin Class
Classroom Routines to End Class
Daily Language Review for 6th Grade
Do Students Need the Basics to Be Successful in Math?
Does YouTube Have a Place in Middle School
Emergency Plans in Middle School Math
Five Resources for Every Math Teacher
Five Skills Every Middle School Teacher Should Have
Five Strategies for Test Prep in Middle School Math
Fun With Math Dates
Help Foster a Positive Math Mindset
Help Students Learn to Manage Their Time
Helping Students Learn How to Check Math Work
How Does Coloring Help Math Skills?
Impact of Knowing 2 Languages When Learning Math
Making Math Homework Work
Making the Most of Your 40-Minute Math Class
Problems Facing Middle School Students
Seven Tips for Any Teacher
Systems for Student Success
The Art of Managing Middle School
Teaching Routines the First Week of School
Tips for Teaching Multiple Subjects in Middle School
Using Read Around Groups
Using Spiral Math Daily Review

Distance Learning

Distance Learning and Feedback: Three Types of Self-Checking Math Activities
Distance Learning Math Resources: Include Those Color by Number Activities

Teaching Specific Math Topics

Fraction Division...Another Way
Help Students Get the "Win" With Fractions - Using the Ladder Method to Find LCD
Teaching Divisibility Rules in Middle School Math
​Teaching Fractions: Benchmarking and Estimation
Teaching Fractions in Middle School: Reviewing the Basics
Teaching Fractions in Middle School: Using Models
Teaching Multiplication of Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Three Ways to Use Prime Factorization in Middle School Math (GCF, LCM, lowest terms)
Using the Coordinate Plane
Using the Ladder Method-GCF, LCM, Factoring
Why I'm NOT Teaching Decimal Operations "Rules"
Why NOT the Butterfly Method When Adding and Subtracting Fractions?

Other

Alternate Jobs for Teachers
Five Reasons Teachers Need to Exercise
How to Create Your Teaching Resources More Quickly
Math and Ping Pong
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