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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Constructing Your Own Set of Tangrams

Posted by Abouz on March 21, 2010 with No comments
  Materials a rectangular piece of paper suitable for folding a pair of scissors a ruler (optional)ActivitiesA complete set of tangrams consists of seven pieces: a small square two small congruent triangles two large congruent triangles a medium-size triangle a parallelogram...

Friday, March 19, 2010

Units and tens

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I use cups to represent the numbers in my class an its so useful for my pupils, in these photos some of them are trying to represent numbers using cu...

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Learn New Teaching Techniques

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http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-awesome-classroom-videos-to-learn-new-teaching-technihttp://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-awesome-classroom-videos-to-learn-new-teaching-techniq...

Calendar Math

Posted by Abouz on March 06, 2010 with No comments
In Early Years classrooms, from Kindergarten to Grade Three, a great way to begin the day is with calendar time. During calendar time, students learn about time (days of the week, months of the year, and seasons) and about numbers. Routine in learning is very important, especially for younger students,...

Beyond Slices of Pizza: Teaching Fractions Effectively

Posted by Abouz on March 06, 2010 with No comments
part 1 The final report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel paid close attention to “proficiency with fractions…for such proficiency is foundational for algebra and, at the present time, seems to be severely underdeveloped.” This webcast, showcases best practices when it comes to the teaching of fractions. How do teachers and school district personnel ensure deep “conceptual and procedural...