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BATTLESHIP: IRREGULAR VERBS | ELT-CATION Much to learn, you still have. – Joda. Despite the evidence that the number of irregular verbs is declining in the English language, there is no danger they will disappear, and the struggle will continue. There are many attempts to find a shortcut in learning irregular verbs, yet with all the options and “magic tricks” available, learning these verbs requires much memorization, drilling and practice. Today I will show how I use the Battleship game to drill and practise irregular verbs in a fun way. Before the game: Each player will need two 10×10 grids – one with irregular verbs in each square, and one blank grid. Click the Grids to download them. The players then mark where they want to place their ships by circling rows, horizontally or vertically. Each player’s fleet consists of the following ships: 1 aircraft carrier – 5 squares 1 battleship – 4 squares 1 cruiser – 3 squares 2 destroyers – 2 squares each 2 submarines – 1 square each How to play: some more games with irregular verbs from Engames.
Articles for Math Class | The Math Paige Have You “Flipped” Your Math Classroom Today? Have you “flipped” your math classroom? Students in a flipped classroom (sometimes referred to as reverse instruction) view the “content delivery” / lecture before class. Students and teachers then use their valuable class time to explore and to practice mathematical … Continue reading Posted in Articles for Math Class, Classroom Management, Math Classroom, Math Videos, Student Engagement, Uncategorized Tagged differentiation, engagement, Flipped Classroom, homework, Khan Academy, TED Talks, The Math Dude How much would it cost to send my teen off to Hogwarts? This awesome infographic was Tweeted this week: Click here to access the original page. The Math of Tsunamis While watching the news coverage of the terrible earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that followed, I was awed by the math possibilities. Groundhog Day Data Cyber Monday & Black Friday by the Numbers Welcome back math educators! Thanksgiving Mathematics Halloween Numeracy
Question Words in English - Who When What Why Which Where How English Teachers: If you would like to use this Question Words wall chart in your classroom, then you can purchase a copy here: Question Words Wall Chart and Flash Cards. The most common question words in English are the following: WHO is only used when referring to people. (= I want to know the person) Who is the best football player in the world? WHERE is used when referring to a place or location. (= I want to know the place) Where is the library? WHEN is used to refer to a time or an occasion. (= I want to know the time) When do the shops open? WHY is used to obtain an explanation or a reason. (= I want to know the reason) Why do we need a nanny? Normally the response begins with "Because..." WHAT is used to refer to specific information. (= I want to know the thing) What is your name? WHICH is used when a choice needs to be made. (= I want to know the thing between alternatives) Which dish did you order – the pizza or the pasta? How do you cook lasagna? How many days are there in April?
Reading in the Mathematics Classroom by Joan M. Kenney, Euthecia Hancewicz, Loretta Heuer, Diana Metsisto and Cynthia L. Tuttle To many teachers, mathematics is simply a matter of cueing up procedures for students, who then perform the appropriate calculations. Certainly teachers try to help students to read and interpret mathematics text and discuss problem-solving strategies with them. Unless mathematics teachers are generalists and have been trained in reading instruction, they don't see literacy as part of their skill set. Listening to teachers reword or interpret mathematics problems for their students has led me to start conversations with teachers about taking time to work specifically on reading and interpretation. All mathematics teachers recognize the need to teach their students to read and interpret what I'll call mathematical sentences: equations and inequalities. Martinez and Martinez (2001) highlight the importance of reading to mathematics students: Reading Requirements for Mathematics Text Strategic Reading
The Best & Most Useful Free Student Hand-Outs Available Online – Help Me Find More This “Best” list is going to a very popular one that’s starting off short, but it’s going to be getting longer as time goes on. I thought it would be useful to me, and to others, to gather links to the best free downloadable student hand-outs that are simple and useful. Here is my criteria. They need to be: * Fairly generic. * Promote some degree of higher-order thinking. * Free-of-charge, and not requiring even site registration in order to access it. This is just a beginning list I wanted to put out there. Here goes: You might want to start at Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Mindmapping, Flow Chart Tools, & Graphic Organizers. Teaching and Learning with Science Media is from KQED and shares some hand-outs that can be very useful in all subjects, not just in science. The New York Times Learning Network has a great collection of these kinds of “reusable activity sheets.” Here’s a Critical Reading Study Guide. You might also find The Best Sites For Free ESL/EFL Hand-Outs & Worksheets useful.
Compound Interest - A Lesson from Benjamin FranklinCrackerjack Greenback In 1785, French mathematician Charles-Joseph Mathon de la Cour wrote a parody of Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack. The Frenchman called his parody Fortunate Richard and, attempting to mock the American optimism so well-represented by Franklin, wrote that Fortunate Richard left a small sum of money in his will to be used only after it had collected interest for 500 years. Mr. Franklin thought the idea was fantastic and wrote back to Monsieur de la Cour thanking him. Franklin decided to leave a bequest of £1,000 (about $4,550 at the time of his death) each to his native hometown of Boston and adopted hometown of Philadelphia on the condition that it gather interest for 200 years. The Strings In 1789, Benjamin Franklin added a codicil, or supplemental provision, to his will providing about $4,550 each (about $108,000 in 2008 dollars) to Boston and Philadelphia. What Really Happened? Franklin’s Message Click the graph to see the power of compound interest.
ESL games and activities for adults Is zero an even number? Superstorm Sandy had many consequences, some easier to foresee than others. Millions experienced floods and power cuts, the New York marathon was cancelled, and pictures of sharks in the city appeared on the internet. Another outcome was to draw attention to the unique position of the number zero. To deal with fuel shortages after the storm, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced rationing on 8 November. "Drivers in New York City who have licence plates that end in an odd number or end in a letter or other character will be able to gas or diesel only on odd-numbered days such as tomorrow which happens to be the 9th," he said. "Those with licence plates ending in an even number, or the number zero, will be able to buy gas or diesel only on even number days such as Saturday November 10th." The use of the phrase "even number, or the number zero" implies that zero is not even. So what is it - odd, even or neither? For mathematicians the answer is easy: zero is an even number.