Winning a Million – Math Lessons and More!
…Holiday Millions lottery game. One part of the story in particular really captured my interest: “Top prize winners in the Holiday Millions game have the option of claiming their prize…
…Holiday Millions lottery game. One part of the story in particular really captured my interest: “Top prize winners in the Holiday Millions game have the option of claiming their prize…
Who likes to sit in a hard chair all day? I know I don’t, and my students didn’t either. Classroom carpets are nice, but there’s never enough room for everyone….
…above the second 2×3 brick. Using different color bricks for the numerators helps to show they are not the same. Now it’s time to model the action of…
…use this activity just before the holidays and have students create paper chains to decorate their Christmas trees, or you can do the activity at another time during the year…
…students; most elementary children think that if they perform an experiment one time, the results are “proof” that their hypothesis is correct. However, scientists don’t draw conclusions based on a…
…used with my students. If time allows, provide a few minutes for students to decorate the outsides of their foldables. Demonstrate how to lift up each flap and take notes…
April is Financial Literacy Month, so it’s a perfect time to introduce a classroom economy system. This program makes a great reward system and teaches students how to manage money….
…what parts of the brain are activated by gestures, and why it works to help children remember information. I won’t bore you with the details, but trust me, every time…
…students performing various roles such as Discussion Director or Vocabulary Wizard. Others are much more informal, with students meeting a few times a week to discuss the book without assuming…
…on the graphic organizer. Next, we chose the poem “Afternoon on a Hill.” This time we read the poem together and discussed the vocabulary. I then allowed the students to…
…viewers and critics. If we present new information to our students like the above scenario, stating “today we are going to learn about…”, their attention vanishes and their minds begin…
…the country recently, this would be a timely topic for your students to explore. I grew up in New Hampshire, and I can remember wondering why crews spread salt and…
