How to Turn a Word Problem into a Rich Math Task (Part Two)
…Some will try to draw the solution, some may write a number sentence, and others will simply write a number for the answer. Next, choose several students who have solved…
…Some will try to draw the solution, some may write a number sentence, and others will simply write a number for the answer. Next, choose several students who have solved…
…topics that interest them. Provide time for reading. This one’s a no-brainer, but sometimes it’s difficult to do if you have to teach from a basal reader. Kids need class…
…facts from that city/country. All the grades love this! Dan Watt – For the past four years (with this past year being the best year ever) I’ve created the “We…
…to create a net, measure each side, find the area of each side, and add it all together. Volume Back to the food again! Using the marshmallows (they are cheap…
…of my favorite projects is to have students work in teams to create islands from salt dough, and each island has to include specific landforms. When students share about their…
…few moments. With that number in mind, you can choose your new “target” number of hours you’d like to work, and it doesn’t have to be 40 hours. (Even though…
…will be to objectively determine the number of hours you’re currently working and to set your own weekly target number. Your target number might be just a few hours a…
…fairly solid understanding of numbers and what they mean. I don’t advocate giving them to young children who have not had time to develop number sense, because entering numbers into…
…will learn really quickly that one million is a really hard number to work with in this problem and will change to a smaller number. While the students were working,…
You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything!…
…smoothly and effectively. I’ve tried group points, individual strategies, treats, moving desks around (a lot), classroom bucks, phone calls to parents (both positive and when students are struggling) and many,…
…way too much to do and never enough time to do it all. Piles of papers stack up everywhere, with no time to file anything away properly, and the number…
