We don't HAVE to rely on counting digits/moving digits when multiplying or dividing decimals.

I am WILLINGLY grading on a Friday night because I cannot wait to read my students’ homemade zines about decimal operations! They’re SO creative. Chris Smith MBE Ayliean Arcadia Unified @mathsweekscot #mathteacher #iteachmath #mathisfun

Woke up and wanted to grade more zines. I’m loving these!!!! I’ll post a picture of my wall full of zines once I hang them all up. Chris Smith MBE Ayliean @mathsweekscot Arcadia Unified #iteachmath #mathteacher #zines

Students going up to show their work and explain their thinking processes 🤩 Arcadia Unified #iteachmath #mathteacher #mathiscool

Had an AMAZING time at CMC - CA MathCouncil this past weekend!! I learned so much from the workshops I attended. Can’t wait to implement this into my classroom! Erica Heinzman, Ed.D. Arcadia Unified #CMCmath #iteachmath #fortheloveofmath #mathteacher

Math 7 students in the “pancake zine” making process! 🥞 ✏️ 🧠 Evan wrote “if math was a color it would be rainbow because maths is a universal language” HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THAT?! 🌈 🥹 Arcadia Unified Chris Smith MBE #iteachmath #mathteacher #zines

Had a great week at OSS (Outdoor Science School)!!!!🌲🐿️⚛️ Arcadia Unified

Blown away by this student’s creativity with her zine on algebraic expressions…🤯🤩 Arcadia Unified Chris Smith MBE #zines #iteachmath

💜Loved collaborating with 🤿🫧Snorkl & our teachers 👩🏻‍🏫 to explore how we can utilize AI to support students with instant feedback and practice with sharing their learning in 🤔 meaningful ways ✨ ✍️🗣️

Asking 7th grader Mason for his strategy on balancing this equation! So cool hearing this thought process (I promise I gave no hints!) Desmos Classroom Arcadia Unified #iteachmath #middleschoolmath

Fun shenanigans on the last day of school before winter break!!! Get the cookie in your mouth using only facial muscles! 🍪 Cup stacking! Ping pong ball mania! Lots of fun!! Arcadia Unified #middleschoolteacher

I gave students post-its with phrases on them that correspond to different inequality signs. I had them stick the notes under which sign they thought it went with. Then we discussed as a class the accuracy and adjusted as needed! 🧠 Arcadia Unified #iteachmath

I love using Desmos Classroom with my students!! Look at their awesome notice and wonders!! I’m so impressed by them. ✨🥬🫑🌷 #iteachmath #noticeandwonder Arcadia Unified

If anyone is interested in contributing to my classroom activities fundraiser, I would be eternally grateful! No pressure, lots of gratitude! teacherspayteachers.com/ClassFund/Ms-C…

This week was so much fun as our 7th graders got to go to AstroCamp and learn about things like electricity & magnetism and lights & lasers!! 🔭🪐☄️🚀 Arcadia Unified #sciencecamp #middleschoolteacher

Math 7 students applied their knowledge of scale factors and scale drawings by creating their own math cafe! Here are some examples! Arcadia Unified #iteachmath #middleschoolteacher