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Help your child “step up” to math challenges with a fun game in your very own kitchen. Not only will this help your child learn basic addition and subtraction facts in an engaging way, it will also get her up and moving–with math!
What You Need:
Heavy paper, such as oak tag or construction paper
Marker
Masking tape
Hard floors, such as kitchen tiles
What You Do:
1. Before you start the game, write a complete math fact in large type on one side of a sheet of typing paper. If your child is struggling with early math facts, start with low numbers like 1+2=3. By second grade, however, most kids are working with number facts closer to ten, such as 9+8=17; or with subtraction. Wherever you start, write one math equation on one side of each paper, such as 6+6=12; and write just the question (such as 6+6) on the other side. Make at least 20 facts, and then mix them all up.
2. Set up the challenge: tell your child that her mission, should she choose to accept it, is to cross the room without touching the floor, using only her knowledge of math facts. Tape a square of blank construction paper on one side of the room. This is “start.” Explain that you will show her a math problem, and every one she gets right will become her next “step” allowing her to move across the floor.
3. Stand in front of your child, and show her the question side of the construction paper. If she states the correct answer to the math problem, turn it around and tape down the answer side a good step-width away. Allow her to move one space forward. Guide your child through the problems as needed, so that she doesn’t become frustrated if the math concept is new to her. If your child does not answer the problem correctly, she must stay on the same space. When your youngster gets all the way across the kitchen, she has successfully completed her mission!
In order to keep the Step Game a challenge, try using multiplication or division flashcards as your child advances in math.
This post contributed to Quest Teaching by:
Shannon G.
Community Manager
Education.com
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“What did you do to my son?” a mother of one of my grade four students recently commented.
At a loss for reference to any incidents at school, I responded, “What do you mean?”
“Well, he came home from school so excited about fractions! All he wanted to talk about were the discoveries he made about fractions!”
That brought a smile to my face. Is there anything more gratifying than having your student make those connections and experience those aha moments?
So what led to such excitement? It all started last week when I made some new tools ( a fraction number line set ) and let my students take some time to explore and compare. Then I challenged them to find all the fractions that were equivalent to 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 and so on. Well, in no time they were making all kinds of discoveries and asking to find equivalents for other fractions
“Can I do 1/5? How about 1/10?”
“Did you know that 2/5 is like 40/100?”
These were just some of the comments I was getting as I moved around the room with guiding questions. As I observed, I wondered why I had never started our study of fractions in this manner before? In the past I started by showing instead of exploration, but this approach ignited a curiosity in my kids that pushed them on to deeper learning.
This experience is not unique to learning about fractions. I find it to be true whenever I am introducing new math concepts. Exploring first and working toward solving problems is a great motivator and results in deeper understanding. Isn’t that what we want for our students?
Yes! I believe it is. That’s why you can get this Fraction Pack on sale at 50% off this week for only $2.00. That’s less than a coffee and it helps kids learn fractions with ease! Just click on the product photo to grab it before the price goes up!
As a member of the numeracy committee for my school division, I get the chance to listen and learn from many gifted math teachers in our division. I love the collaborative nature of the meetings, designed to move us in the direction of better instruction for our students. This week one of the important topics of discussion stemmed around our desire for continuity in the teaching of math vocabulary.
So what’s the deal? Would teaching common terms to our students really make a big difference? Should we be taking our math time to address vocabulary? Yes! The research is clear. Math vocabulary instruction is effective and vital to support deeper math understanding.
Sources:
Capraro, Robert M., Mary Margaret Capraro, and William H. Rupley. 2010. “Semantics and Syntax: A Theoretical Model for How Students May Build Mathematical Misunderstandings.” Journal of Mathematics Education 3 (2): 58–66. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02702710600642467
Fisher, Douglas, and Nancy Frey. 2008. Word Wise and Content Rich, Grades 7–12: Five Essential Steps to Teaching Academic Vocabulary. Portsmouth, NH:Heinemann.
Dunsten, Pamela J. and Tyminski, Andrew M., “What’s the Big Deal about Vocabulary?” Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Vol.19, No. 1, August 2013, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. .www.nctm.org.
Welcome to the third, in a series of posts, in which I’ll share ways for teachers to work smarter, not harder, using technology tools that will actually “save” time. Today we’re going to take a look at EVERNOTE.
One of our primary challenges as teachers is to provide feedback to our students in a timely, consistent manner. We know that keeping up with marking assignments and then giving the students the feedback they need to grow as learners, is paramount to their success. In fact, in John Haddie’s (http://visible-learning.org/hattie-ranking-influences-effect-sizes-learning-achievement/) research on how classroom practices are related to student achievement, he ranks formative evaluation and student feedback as very effective means to increase student learning. The problem, however, is that the mountains of marking quickly add up. How do we keep up, keep our sanity, and get some sleep, too? Have no fear, Evernote can help.
One click on the Math Coin above will take you to the place that you will soon find a whole host of math lesson plans, creative ideas for teach math concepts, math materials made by teachers, for teachers, and valuable math resources on the web. And…of course, many connections to math concepts that can be found in literature.
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Wow…I am impressed. Such a great way to save time and energy.
I know! Fast and efficient. It saves a lot of time!