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Have your student write a story to transfer to a pop-up book. You can also have your students write sentences to describe the pictures they create on the pages. To make the pages: Fold the construction paper in half horizontally. In the center of the Read More...
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Alice in Wonderland got its start as a simple story, told by a mathematics professor to a colleague's daughter. It's a strange story that seems to be the result of a drug trip, but is actually a scathing satire of the new-fangled math that the professor Read More...
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Learning is a process. Learning is different to all of us. Approaches to how we as individuals learn is unique and for those critics and pundits ‘out there’ who continue to perpetuate the myth that unless one is contributing back, one isn't learning, Read More...
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Over the past decade, Differentiated Instruction has taught us that students are most successful when they’re instructed at their point of need. This is especially true for beginning readers and writers. That’s why guided reading is such a powerful tool. Read More...
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Read: To apprehend the meaning of a book, writing, etc. be perceiving the form and relation of the printed or written characters. Math is a language that people use to communicate, to solve problems, to engage in recreation, and to create works of art Read More...
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Are you trying to decide what to read next? Most of your students are. At http://www.goodreads.com/ you tell them what titles or genres you enjoyed in the past and they give you insightful recommendations . You can use facebook to link your friends reading Read More...
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The concept of mysterious possibilities is a pre-reading strategy. But, in the case of mathematics it is going to be a pre-lesson activity . I normally bring in real-world applications to a concept we are learning that day. (Since most mathematics appears Read More...
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Searching for something to get kids excited about math? Scrambling for a great resource to share with your colleagues or use in the library? Illustrated books can help dispel the myth that math is dull, unimaginative, and inaccessible . They can spark Read More...
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Read alouds are a great way to get students interested in mathematics. Sometimes even elementary level books are the best for middle or high school students who need a little break from drama, schoolwork, or just math. Listed below are a few good read Read More...
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You might think this is about textbooks, well its not! When teachers get home from school the last thing they want to look at is the textbook. Featued below is a couple of my favorite math books to read (for fun). Some of them offer interesting backgrounds Read More...
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When starting the day, I hate to just jump in the pool of students right away. I like to warm them up by either playing a small game or having them do a word sort of what we went over last class. A small way to assess their knowledge of what they comprehended Read More...
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By combining math and literacy skills, math stories can help up open the world of math to students with a wider range of learning styles. The word problems encourage logical thinking and help students practice getting information from written text. I Read More...
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Every teacher needs a little time off and the reading theatre is the way I take my time off. You have the student's read a portion or part of text and then apply either a guide or writing prompts to guide them through the rest of the lesson. A few of Read More...
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It seems like all middle school level kids are reading or have already read Compound by S.A. Bodeen is a well written novel about the brink of nuclear war and the compound underground in which they live their life. I know you are thinking this is not Read More...
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I know that hands down incorporating literacy in the math classroom is very difficult, even for veteran teachers. My sister who is going to be an Eelementary teacher received a book in the mail that caught my eye, it was called "50 Literacy Strategies: Read More...
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