Archive for February, 2011
Math Vocabulary In Action
I have talked about glogs before. This is an excellent glog of students working the math vocabulary!
http://girlygirlk.edu.glogster.com/all-about-angles/
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Using Math Foldables: Great Math Center and Guided Math Activities
Foldable books can be a great tool for helping students to organize, display, and arrange information, so that they can practice and master the math they are learning. Dinah Zike does some excellent work with foldable books. Here is a great site that talks about her ideas for math foldable books. Here is a great website with some step by step picture instructions/examples by Carol DeFreese (scroll down to the middle of the page). Carol has also provided blank foldable templates so you can create your own foldables. Here is another website with pictures of students’ foldable projects. Here is a multiplication foldable. Here is another resource for different types of foldable books. Here is a geometry study unit with foldables for middle school and high school topics.
References:
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )More Place Value: Great Math Center and Guided Math Activities
Hello,
This is part 4 of a series on place value. Here are 3 more great general resources:
Several Place Value Activity Practice Sheets
Interesting Ideas involving marshmallows, toothpicks and fruit loops to teach place value
(Be sure to see other place value posts in this blog!)
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Place Value Blackline Masters: Great Center and Guided Math Resources
Here are 5 great blackline masters resources for place value.
(Scroll down to flashcards. There are some great word docs.)
(Some great superteacher practice sheets.)
(More great mathwire activities)
(Great place value practice sheet in millions.)
(Be sure to see other place value posts on the blog!)
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More Place Value Games: Math Centers and Guided Math Group Activities
10 More Great Place Value Games:
http://www.ictgames.com/sharknumbers.html (This is fun! Don’t lose your boat!)
http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/ (target number game)
http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/playdemo.html?activity=M2A050&activitytype=dcr
http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html (place value and rounding games)
http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/rounding.htm (rounding game)
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=496&engine=5 (a variety of skills)
http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/place-value-games.html (scroll down to see the place value games)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/roundoff.html (bbc rounding game)
http://www.quia.com/cb/8142.html (place value jeopardy)
http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/c4a/playground.htm (great multiplication game based in place value)
(Be sure to search other place value posts in this blog!)
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Place Value: Math Center and Guided Math Activities
Place Value is the linchpin of number sense. Students need to understand how our system works. Spend more time on the concrete – use those base ten blocks for five days longer than the book says:}. Also, remember to do the pictorial
and then when you get to the abstract it will all make sense!
Here are some resources:
1. Here are some place value cards
Numbers and
2. I would use these in several ways:
A. Pick a card and write the name.
B. Pick a card and build that number with base ten blocks.
C. Pick a card and draw that number with base ten blocks.
D. Pick a card and show it with paper base ten blocks.
E. Go fish
F. Concentration
3. A great resource packet (although the money stuff is Canadian).
(Be sure to see other place value posts in this blog!)
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Valentine’s Day Math
Here are some ideas for Valentine’s day math!
http://www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/seasonal-math/valentines-day
K-2 Activities
http://thehomeschoolden.blogspot.com/2011/02/wonderful-valentines-day-math.html
http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/hundredboard_hearts_bwreadonly.pdf
3-5 Activities
http://www.mathwire.com/seasonal/february.html
http://mathwire.com/archives/february10.html
http://exemplar.fairfieldsfuture.org/html/task393.html
http://www.lilburnes.org/Staff/Staff_Resources/DIFF%20MATH%20I/html/task186.html
http://www.aimsedu.org/Puzzle/cutCookies/CuttingCookies.pdf
http://www.kidzone.ws/math/wp/t_math.asp?valwp3.asp
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/3351_29.pdf
http://edhelper.com/ValentinesDay_wordproblems94.htm
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )100th Day of School Activities!
Twenty Weblinks for the 100th Day of School:
7. A bunch of Number Grid Activities
8. (Especially look at the Odd Todd and Even Steven Ones: )
11. More Great Ideas
14. Great Poem
15. Ideas from Around the World
16. 300 more ideas
17. I can write 100 words template
18. Super Ideas
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More Math Graphic Organizers for Writing: Great to Do in Guided Math Groups
Here are some graphic organizers to get your students writing their own math problems and questions.
Multiple Choice Question Maker
Multiple-Choice_Question_Spanish
Math Story Problems in Spanish
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Student Made Fraction Book: Guided Math Lessons
Here is a great sample of writing about fractions in story form. I really like the way they set it up as an individualized student book. This really helps students to discuss fractions as well as make connections to real life. I would discuss this in small guided math groups. You could follow this template for whatever city you live in. Depaul has set such an excellent example with this series of math graphic organizers.
http://teacher.depaul.edu/Documents/Chicagofractionbook.pdf
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
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