Teaching in Room 6 : concept lesson

Introducing Nets

~Stephanie — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:04:00 GMT

Today, I have a little introductory lesson to share with you. This took one math session, and the kids really seemed to get it when we were done. We have started our unit on geometry and geometric solids. To introduce the concept, I played on the fact...(read more)

Valentine's Day....Again

~Stephanie — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:50:00 GMT

With February fast approaching, that means Valentine's Day is just around the corner. I know that many people are gearing up for parties and celebrations but, eh, that just isn't me. I shared with you last year that I really don't make too big a deal...(read more)

Re-working Math

~Stephanie — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:30:00 GMT

I saw this on pinterest and it just struck a chord with me. I all too often think about this in regards to my math instruction. I find that I am spend far too much time feeding the answers to the students and not letting them think it out. There just...(read more)

Concept Lesson: Data Analysis

~Stephanie Moorman — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:16:00 GMT

I know, super boring title right? But it is quick and to the point, which is what I hope this post will be (fingers crossed...as you all know, I am not so good at that ;) ) My students just finished their Quarter 3 Math Assessment, so I thought we could...(read more)

Concept Lesson -- An explanation in pictures

~Stephanie — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:17:00 GMT

You may remember that I was planning on doing a surface area concept lesson for Valentine's Day. This lesson was a precursor to my formal algorithm teaching of the skill and was designed to get the students thinking about what surface area actually means...(read more)