Tips for Teaching with Math Games
…opportunity to walk around and work with individual students who may need extra help. Another way to use games in cooperative learning teams is for reviewing several different skills the…
…opportunity to walk around and work with individual students who may need extra help. Another way to use games in cooperative learning teams is for reviewing several different skills the…
…L is for Love This one might seem way too obvious, but to use the words from an old Beatles ballad: All We Need Is Love. When children feel loved,…
…problems. Before the game, place a different task card on each student’s desk, and give each student a blank numbered worksheet. To start the game, ask everyone to solve the…
…everything for free.” If you agree, I understand why you might feel that way. Really, I do. I used to feel that way, too, before I discovered the true cost…
…one wants to hear empty praise because we know when others are not being sincere. Sometimes it takes a little work to find meaningful ways to praise and compliment each…
…not as fluent. Then I showed them how to time each other for one minute as they read aloud, and how to help each other calculate the average number of…
…help me stay in touch with parents and to make sure that problems are caught right away. Each day the student writes his or her homework down in a notebook…
…lesson with conversation hearts! The focus of the lesson is on finding fractions of a number, and the final step is having students create their own fraction problems as shown…
You’re probably familiar with Dr. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory, but have you thought about teaching your students about these concepts and the many ways they are smart? You might…
…you will be amazed at the number of engineering concepts that can easily be integrated into history, literature, and math. In literature, students could be challenged to: Design a house…
…opportunity to talk. To equalize participation in team discussions, try one of these strategies: Around the Team – Place students in teams of 4 or 5 and have them number off…
…of each issue in ways that appeal to kids of all ages. As I began to explore her complete collection, all I could think about was how perfect they would…
