Teaching Math Made Easy
Teaching elementary math doesn't have to feel overwhelming. Each week, the Teaching Math Made Easy podcast brings you practical ideas and teaching tips to help your students understand math more deeply, while helping you feel more confident walking into math class.
Hosted by Greg, a former classroom teacher, math coach, and school administrator with over 20 years in education, every episode is built for 2nd through 5th grade teachers who want practical ideas. Expect short, focused episodes you can listen to between planning periods or on your commute, covering everything from teaching strategies to differentiation to the everyday challenges of running your math block.
If you're ready for even more support, visit elementarymathfam.com/join for tools and resources designed specifically for third-grade math teachers.
Episodes
9 episodes
What Tier 2 Math Intervention Actually Means (And What It Doesn't)
If five different people in your building explained Tier 2, would you get five different answers? Some people think it means small group instruction. Others think it's a curriculum activity, a program, or just more practice, when it...
What Tier 1 Math Instruction Actually Means (And What it Doesn't)
When you hear "Tier 1 instruction," do you picture your whole-group lesson and nothing else?You’re not alone. It's one of the most common misconceptions in the tiered support model. Let’s bust that myth. Tier 1 isn't a one-size-fits-all ...
The One Multiplication Fact You're Accidentally Teaching Twice
A student solves 3 x 4 without hesitation. Hand them 4 x 3 a minute later, and they treat it like a brand-new fact they've never seen.Rather than treating every multiplication fact as its own separate thing to memorize, what if your stud...
5 Places Fact Fluency Practice Can Live in Your Day
Your math block is already packed, and fact fluency practice still needs a place to live, so where's it supposed to go?Rather than searching for one more big chunk of time, the better question is: “Where you already have small pockets of...
Timed Tests...What They Actually Measure (And What They Don't)
What tools do you reach for to check multiplication fact fluency? If a timed test is the first thing that comes to mind, you're not alone, but that number on the page might be telling you less than you think. In this episode, we tak...
What It Actually Means for a Student to Be Fluent in Multiplication Facts
When you picture a fluent student, is speed the first thing that comes to mind? That instinct might be leading you to miss the bigger picture of what fluency actually is. In this episode, we break down a common misconception about m...
Your First Week of Math Centers Doesn't Have to Be Chaos
"Every year, my centers start out strong and quietly fall apart within a few weeks." Does this sound like your classroom? Here's what may be really going wrong. In this episode, we walk through what your first week should actually l...
Why Your Math Block Feels So Hard (And Why It's Not Your Fault)
How many times have you looked at the clock during your math block and wondered where the time went? You had a plan, you felt good about it, and then reality hit.In this episode, we break down a four-part framework for structuring your m...