Fractions Teaching Ideas Fractions: Fractions - Molly Peet has sent this PDF, aimed at introducing KS1 children to 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3. What's my Fraction? - A fun game which encourages children to identify fractions. Contributed by Becca Pangbourne. Half - A simple worksheet, requiring children to draw a ring around half of the objects on the page. Model and Solve Math Word Problems Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 6th Grade Math Games Are you looking for free 6th grade math games? These fun games offer an opportunity for kids to enjoy themselves while reviewing important math concepts. Here are some important 6th grade math topics: Factors and Multiples This is an entertaining math jeopardy game about factors, multiples, prime factorization, GCF (greatest common factor), and LCM (least common multiple).
35 Useful Apps And Web Tools For Math Teachers If you’re content with a chalkboard and an abacus as a math teacher, that’s cool. But have you seen all the apps and web tools just aching to make a difference in your classroom? They’re robust, built just for you, and most are completely free. We’ve put together a few lists in our day but always seem to focus on either apps or web tools. Why not offer a useful set of resources that are both dedicated apps and web tools? In fact, some of the listings below are both.
Famous People Lesson Activities Interactive lessons plans have taken another leap forward with the new, easy-to-use tools available in Notebook 10 collaborative learning software—the latest software update from SMART Technologies. Teachers can easily design dynamic lesson activities using Notebook 10 software and deliver those lessons on their SMART Board interactive whiteboards. Notebook 10 software now includes new and improved features such as the Table tool to create tables quickly and easily, the Magic Pen to magnify objects, Object Animation, and Shape Recognition. Click here to access our growing archive of standards-based lesson activities across the curriculum, including Math and Science, Earth Day, and Back-to-School. In order to view these lesson activities, please download the interactive viewer here. Resources
Mathalicious The Waiting Game How many people should you date before you settle down? Students use modeling with probability distributions to come up with a rule to try to maximize their relationship happiness. Topic: Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability (CP), Making Inferences and Justifying Conclusions (IC) The Reel Deal Cool Math Games NaviPaw Cool Math Games Whole Number Operations Math Fact Practice Balloon Invaders Flash Cards Math Lines (Add to 10) Number Twins (Add to 10) Subtraction Blast Math Man Make 15 Short Division Game Da Numba
Why do people hate maths? “I don’t get it”, “it’s too hard”, “they put me in maths 6 so they make us feel dumb”, “it’s boring”, “there are so many symbols; it’s confusing”, “it’s hard”. These were some of the responses my students of 9M6 gave me to the question “why is it that you don’t like maths?”. My aim this year is to inspire these kids; to have students excited to come to class and learning maths. It may be a tough assignment, but I have confidence that we can get there. Here is my plan: 1.
The Math Hunter The Math Hunter is a new iOS game for helping students w/ their basic Math skills (i.e. addition, multiplication, subtraction, etc.) This is a super fun app that has players trying to solve Math equations so they have the ability to shoot monsters w/ their bow before they reach the player (or bottom of the screen). A nice feature is the ability to select which type of Math operation you want to work on (or can select multiple) as well as difficulty level. Another nice bonus is the ability to defeat the monsters a few ways such as: upgrading your bow, bombs, freezing them, etc. Danielson or Marzano? Mullica Township Sample Teacher Evaluation Form Samples We were given permission to share these examples with workshop participants. For further distribution please seek permission directly from Mullica Township School District. Stockton Teacher Education Program & the Danielson Framework For more information on how the Danielson Framework is used as part of the student teaching experience you can go to Stockton’s website under “Teacher Education”. The form below is a sample form based on Danielson’s four domians used by all college supervisors when conducting formal observations of their assigned student teachers. Student Teaching College Supervisor Sample Observation Form (PDF)
Math is always hard… until it isn’t. Learning new math is always scary. It may feel opaque, frustrating, contextless—the playing field is changing beneath your feet, and you’re not sure you know the rules anymore. But you’ve been here before.