The picture on this blog page shows one of the seats in front of my school. Students sit there everyday and probably never notice or relate anything that they are learning in math class with that bench. When you saw those blue tiles did any mathematical notion come to you? I can see students finding the perimeter of one square tile (P=s+s+s+s) or the perimeter of the surface. They could measure the volume of the rectangle (V=l x w x h). Are there places in your building that students could measure? How about the length of the sidewalk or the area of the lunchroom tables? For younger students they could identify the shapes. The possibilities are endless.
Tracy
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Hi Tracy,
What a great idea!!! I love the way your school community decided to intergrate math throughout the school community. If a student is directed to locate examples of math such as squares, perimeters, area, etc., they can look right outside of their school building. The blue tiles also add interest and soft, smooth texture which could be used for science and of course art. Again, what a great idea.
Darlene
Tracey
I really do like your site and your posting are interesting and informational. I like the fact that your students get to learn while having fun. It is the best learning and usually it is what they remember. Math is definitely needed and many students take it for granted and rely more on tech gadgets to complete computations. Getting a good understanding is more important than having the right answer and your style will definitely help them get there. There are so many ways of bringing life to math class that I sometimes wonder why students are not eager to reach their class. Having an enjoyable way to have students participate will allow them to be more interested and therefore learn more about the subject.
An apple for the Teacher
Greg
Tracey
I really do like your site and your posting are interesting and informational. I like the fact that your students get to learn while having fun. It is the best learning and usually it is what they remember. Math is definitely needed and many students take it for granted and rely more on tech gadgets to complete computations. Getting a good understanding is more important than having the right answer and your style will definitely help them get there. There are so many ways of bringing life to math class that I sometimes wonder why students are not eager to reach their class. Having an enjoyable way to have students participate will allow them to be more interested and therefore learn more about the subject.
An apple for the Teacher
Greg
July 9, 2008 8:38 PM
You write very well.
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