The Thursday after Mardi Gras we had an interesting day. We combined measuring skills from math with writing skills from English and learned to write a how-to paper. Here is a video of our day.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss
Today is Dr. Seuss’ 105th birthday! I spent a lot of time this past weekend surfing the web looking for a great lesson to help celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. I found a wonderful lesson sponsored by Read Across America and Kid Thing. It included the free download of four of his most popular books, but due to technical difficulties I could not show them to my class. So I read two of his books to my students instead. I then asked them to write a letter to Dr. Seuss telling him which book they liked better and why.
I love technology, but sometimes you have to have a backup plan ready for days when technology just doesn't want to cooperate. Tomorrow is another day!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Valentine Hearts Project
I used a Valentine Hearts Project I borrowed from Laura Candler. My students had to estimate and then meausre the weight and the number of candies in ten boxes of Valentine heart candies.
They found the range, mode, median, and mean of their results. Using their results, they then had to estimate the weight and number of candies in an eleventh box.
They found the range, mode, median, and mean of their results. Using their results, they then had to estimate the weight and number of candies in an eleventh box.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Super Bowl Math Project
The week before the Super Bowl, my math classes completed a project which included computer research, solving math problems based on the game, playing paper football, and making snack mixes. Enjoy the video.
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