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Fraction City

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 1

Fractional Concepts: Continuous Fractions (partitioned wholes); Fraction Sense; Addition and Subtraction of Fractions; Equivalent Fractions Procedure

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OREO Day

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

It’s almost Pavlovian in nature, and sure to make your students’ mouths drool. It’s OREO Day!

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Remembering Units of Measure

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 1

From first grade all the way into high school math, these basics are taught, but not always remembered. To help your students with this fundamental, you may try everything from spoken and written reminders to three-dimensional examples. Here are some suggestions that may make your job a little easier.

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Tricks For Your Digits

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

We’ve all heard of the different tricks that can help students learn their multiplication tables. Learn a few tricks here and contribute to the conversation if you know some tricks of your own.

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Fishing For Facts

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Try fishing with vocabulary words or dates in history. Add the ideas below for incorporating bulletin boards, and you may be ready to go with an ocean theme for your whole room.

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In Your Face Math Facts

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Change a student’s “name” for the day, by making it the answer to a secret question… the question is displayed on an index card that is safety pinned to the student’s chest.

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Capacity Song

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Music makes everything better – and easier to learn and remember. Students will be able to identify all equivalent measurements of capacity by singing this song each day!

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Classical Music in the Classroom

November 6, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

While there are many studies that debate whether or not listening to classical music improves test scores or helps students learn, one undisputed fact remains: classical music is here to stay! We find classical music in movies, on television, and it even lends itself to today’s popular music. It has a variety of classroom applications from art to math.