Teaching exponents

Teaching With a Mountain View: Teaching Exponents - Great ideas for teaching exponents in the classroom - PLUS anchor chart ideas!!

collection of resources for 5th and 6th grade introduction to exponents lesson (middle school math)

Powers and Exponents are a foundational skills that will continue to show themselves again and again in more advanced math, so making sure that your students master it will help them for years to come. This one of many reasons why, when teaching this and other concepts, you want students to understand how this standard works, not just memorize a shortcut.

Looking for the perfect activity to teach exponent rules or laws of exponents? Here are 9 exponent rules activities that I have used with my own students over the years.

Check out this fun and free exponent properties activity for your 8th grade, Algebra, and middle school math classroom. Your students will love practicing the laws of exponents as they complete this activity. More engaging than any worksheets, your students will master the exponent rules. Click here to gets your free. #makesenseofmath

Are you looking for an exponent activity for your 6th grade math students? This exponent card game is your answer!

Use these fun and easy techniques to teach exponents to beginners in fun and engaging ways your students will love.

Teaching exponents in middle school math..."which one's the exponent and which one's the base?" "Do I multiply the exponent and the base?" (NO, please don't!) Middle schoolers have lots of questions when it comes to exponents. Help your 6th and 7th (and maybe 8th?) graders master exponents with the exponent math wheel, as explained in this blog post. Head to the post for all the tips!

Check out this free Multiplying Exponents with the Same Base Lesson Plan that includes a short Multiplying Exponents video lesson and free Multiplying Exponents worksheet with answer key! (Tags: Algebra, Algebra I, Free Worksheets, Answer Key, Multiply Exponents, Exponent Rules, Laws of Exponents, Variables, Negative Exponents)

Help students understand what happens to numbers when we multiply and divide by powers of ten using this hands on math game. Students build numbers on their place value mat and then multiply and divide. They also practice seeing and using powers of ten written with exponents. Grab it free! Multiply & Divide by Powers of Ten Game: Includes Exponents