Math Problems – They’re Hiding in Every Story!
…the top of this post. Actual Size Using the book, Actual Size by Steve Jenkins, we continued this idea of measurement and real-life sizes. (This book shows pictures that are…
…the top of this post. Actual Size Using the book, Actual Size by Steve Jenkins, we continued this idea of measurement and real-life sizes. (This book shows pictures that are…
…During one of my recent math webinars, a teacher suggested that I read Jo Boaler’s book, Mathematical Mindsets. I had already been planning to develop a webinar about how to…
…Chinese and American New Years. The second activity is a guided discussion based on the book Sam and the Lucky Money. Both of these activities can be found in my…
…you begin your lessons with hands-on activities and provide paperless independent practice later. Using cooperative and Google Classroom together will allow your students to experience the best of both worlds!…
…that celebrities and comedians like to paint a picture of students using number parts and number lines as adults, (ahem–Stephen Colbert) and I laugh right along with them…because using those…
…10 minutes on their own, and then I asked them to pair up with a partner to check each other’s spelling and look for more words. As they moved the…
…Breaking paragraphs into bullet points also helps. The other meaning of “long” is more literal: Magazine designers know that long lines of type are harder to read, and they try…
…Try This: Pass out a script after the test on Friday or in place of a textbook storyone day. Try finding scripts that match up with your social studies or…
…them do this activity). This is really fun, since the kids often have to work together to measure the objects (since the lines on the playground are often larger than…
…given a card or two containing directions to perform or lines to speak. It is similar to the “I have … who has?” game because students need to listen to…
…several books, including an award-winning middle-grades mystery novel, Chase Against Time. His newest book for educators, Rock It! Transform Classroom Learning through Music, Songs, and Stories has just been published…
…any concepts that have been taught in class. It’s a more interactive way to take notes! As the year goes on, students add pages to their notebook and refer back…
