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Fun Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius

Fun Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius

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Cool Math 4 Kids Times Tables Help - How Multiplying Works (times tables) Here's another one: This means that you have three groups of 5! Put the three groupstogether... How many pentagons do you have? Count them... Integrating Spreadsheets in the Math Classroom A function is a set of instructions for calculating a value in a spreadsheet cell. Functions consist of: data - numbers you type in the formula and values in other cells. the instructions to process that data. For example, you can write a function for each of the arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /). an equals sign always precedes any instruction. A function for dividing 8 by 4 would be =8/4.

Math Projects About Project-Based Learning Projects help students personalize their learning and are ideal for gaining key knowledge and understanding of content and answering the question: Where am I ever going to use this?" Among the greatest benefits of project-based learning (PBL) are gains in students' critical-thinking skills and development of their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. PBL is also an ideal way to help learners gain speaking and presentation skills indentified in the Common Core Standards. PBL in mathematics, particularly when completed in teams, helps learners "model with mathematics" as they "apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace," "use tools strategically," and "construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others," as noted in the Common Core Standards (2010) for Mathematical Practice. Finally, projects should include the element of reflection.

7 Good Sources of Mathematics Videos When I was a high school student own of the most frustrating things about doing mathematics homework was getting home and not remembering one step that would make all of the difference between having the right or wrong answer. Today's high school students don't have that problem if they have Internet access at home. A student today can jump on the web and find some tutorials to refresh his or her memory. Multiplication Worksheets We have multiplication sheets for timed tests or extra practice, as well as flashcards and games. Includes Multiplication Flashcards, Multiplication Bingo, Multiplication Tables, Multiplication I Have - Who has, and lots more! To see the Common Core Standards associated with each multiplication worksheet, select the apple core logo ( ) below the worksheet's description. Games

Winter Math Activities Koch Snowflake The Koch Snowflake is an example of an iterative drawing as each successive stage begins with the previous stage. The Koch snowflake begins with an equilateral triangle. About Ascend Math Intervention Ascend Math gives you the power of highly acclaimed math tutorials, personalized learning plans, and continuous assessment to get your students back up to grade level fast. Ascend Math is the research-based web delivered math intervention that: Identifies student skill gaps Prescribes targeted individualized instruction Motivates them through award winning video instruction and interactive explorations Students using Ascend as their primary math intervention strategy often achieve two or more grade levels in less than one school year. Grissom Middle School, IN Special Education Math Intervention

Welcome to our site that will allow you to conduct focused observations of classroom instruction , provide immediate, targeted feedback to the teacher being observed , generate and organize formal observation reports , provide teachers immediate access to model videos and other rigorous professional development designed to help teachers refine the quality of their daily classroom instruction. Now imagine providing this resource to your entire staff for less than the average cost of one day of typical professional development. If you need a tool like this…we have an app for that! For professional development to be effective, it needs to address both content knowledge and the best ways to teach that content. Through the Classroom Instructional Improvement (Ci 2 ) Protocol, teachers have immediate access to classroom model videos and other rigorous professional development resources to help schools improve the quality of each daily classroom instruction. Learn More

Interactive Whiteboard Resources: Maths, Key Stage 2 Caterpillar OrderingTablet friendly A flexible game for ordering numbers and for number sequences. Fantastic on an interactive whiteboard and tablet friendly. Varying levels of difficulty make it suitable for use throughout the primary age range. Connecting to Math in Real Life By Wendy Petti Who needs math games when a world of meaningful real-life fun is beckoning? It's easy and rewarding to connect to the real world in math class. On the Information Highway," we can find online collections of real-world math activities, math activities with a specific real-life focus (including natural disasters), online data sources, portals for joining or launching collaborative math and science projects, and more. The real-world resources assembled here are sure to excite teachers and students alike. Collections of Real-World Math Activities

Strategies for Mental Math Mental Math Strategies Basic Addition Facts | Basic Multiplication Facts Teaching for Mastery of Basic Facts It is important that most students have mastery of basic facts. It is equally important that they make sense of number combinations as they are learning these facts. Here are some strategies to help with this understanding. Adding Zero: Model adding zero (with younger students) or review it with older students. If a child understands that when you add zero you add nothing, he/she should never get a basic fact with zero wrong.

Free math games for kids at Fun4theBrain! Page NEW 1 2 3 View All Lucy is ready to dress the actor and actress from the lates movie, Zomie Prom! Thanks for all the help from her assisstants, Z. Agicthein and S. Fraction as a Number: 3.5 Indicator of progress An important step in mathematical development is that students come to see a fraction a/b as one number, even though it is written using two whole numbers, a and b. The concept of fraction begins as a way of describing part-whole relationships. If I am getting two fifths of the pizza, then my part is obtained by dividing the pizza into 5 equal parts, and taking 2 of them. The fraction 2/5 describes my part in relation to the whole pizza. In this first stage, the fraction describes the relationship between two quantities, and can be used as an operator on one quantity to get another.

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