Hands On Geometry – Part II
…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…
…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…
…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,…
…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…
…there – I can see the light! Krystal Mills is a Grade 7 teacher in Prince Edward Island. She is the author of the Lessons From The Middle blog where…
…were so amazed and it was the only class like it in our school. This year I am doing Treasure Island with a pirate theme. It makes my class a…
…to present. What types of content for presentations would yield high interest? Determine the number of make-and take stations and the content for each station. Examples of make-and-take stations include…
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…
