Bubble Observation. Circumference + Bubbles = Too Much Fun! Measure a Bubble Print! Kill the Math Drill. We've all done them, we've all probably given them, and I'm pretty sure we could all say that we hated them, and they never really worked. You know, those dreaded math drills, where you did flash cards, and sheets and sheets of fact problems. Can anyone say booorrrring! I can't say I was all that surprised when my boyfriend's sister emailed me asking for suggestions on more fun ways to do math drills since her daughter gets that glazed over look after about a minute or two. Hm, sounds like someone else I know.... just ask my mother. Classroom Labels. Name Label Printer. Learning Lane has teaching resources for Key Stage 1 and the Early Years. We have numeracy and literacy resources,topic packs, story resource packs for all your favourite stories and role play packs.
Mini-Lesson: Reading Non-Fiction "One Section at a Time" Do you remember reading your first textbook?
All those words, all those facts, all that "stuff" to memorize. It can be overwhelming for even the best readers! I was never formally taught how to handle the challenges of expository text or how to efficiently navigate different text structures and formats, so I "colored" the text….once with the yellow highlighter, next time through with blue, and again with purple.Each year, the texts got harder, the color pens would change, but the "strategy" remained the same: Color–Memorize–Test–Forget. My guess is that a lot of middle school students head to high school, and high school students head to college in with similar experiences. Without instruction on the differences between nonfiction and fiction reading,many will struggle when it comes time for them to interact with complex informational text independently.
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