Math Ideas
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Ideas to use in my classroom.
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4th Grade Teacher
Posted by: NB #129056
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I have an excellent hands-on idea for teaching stem-and-leaf plot.
Materials: index cards with two digit numbers from the tens, thirties, and fourties (i.e. 21, 22, 22, 27, 30, 30, 31, 32, 32, 32, 40, 43, 45). Write the tens places for the twenties in yellow (the ones will be written on small stickie notes and placed in the ones place); the tens places for the thirties are blue, and the fourties places will be red. You will also need a blank stem-and-leaf plot (t-chart with "Stem" and "Leaf" written at top).
Each group of four students receives a stack of these cards and a chart.
First - students sort the cards according to colors. They will figure out that they have actually sorted according to tens places. Have them sort the cards from least to greatest. They ... | |
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Halloween lessons
Posted by: Virginia #16261
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| Karl, here is a lesson I use...sorry it is not language arts, but it is math. I program a sheet for each student to create a Math Monster. Here is how I set it up: number of eyes 21 - 15 =
number of arms 4 + 4 =
number of legs 2 x 3 =
Monster's Body Your Design! The list goes on for noses, hands, spots, toes, fingers, and feet. I also leave a space for the
Monster's Name: ____________________________ I attach a cover worksheet to a sheet of white construction paper for students to use when drawing and coloring their "Math Monster". I program about four to five different worksheets so the math problems are not all the same for the entire class. I have used this activity at several different grade levels and it is always a hit with th... | |
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Halloween
Posted by: patsi #83891
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How about a Halloween bulletin board using the children's handprints.Bats: trace each child's open hand on a folded piece of paper.Place thumb right on fold of a folded piece of black paper.This should create a two prints of the child's hand connected at the fold;hence making it look like a bat when it's cut out.Add googly eyes and draw mouth with chalk.Ghosts: use white paper and trace child's hands,but make sure to round off the palm area for the head of the ghost.
Add eyes with black paint created with fingertips.For background I would allow the class to paint haunted houses on black paper with neon/glow in the dark paints (Wal-Mart).If it is possible and you could add a black bulb to shine upon these pics, they look awesome!I would even stretch some "cobweb" stuff (cheap at Dollar s... | |
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Halloween observation
Posted by: Virginia #16260
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| Jamie, here is one idea for you. Give a mini lesson on punctuation - periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Follow it up by giving students four pages programmed with the following: page 1 - You just entered a haunted house. Describe it using three to four statements. page 2 - You hear eerie noises. Write two exclamations on how you feel. page 3 - A ghost appears. Ask the ghost two to three questions. page 4 - You see a witch flying on her broom. Write two to three command sentences. Students should draw illustrations on each page to match their sentences. Give each student a sheet of paper to design a cover for their Halloween Punctuation Booklet.
I hope this is of help to you. | |
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Halloween BB
Posted by: Melissa #83944
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I do have an idea for a halloween bb if you want it. I get black bb paper and have the children dip their entire palm into white paint and put it on the paper upside down and move their fingers so it doesnt show each finger individually. When it is dry I draw faces on the ghosts (upside down hands) and put the title "Fly in for a Fright" or "Come on in for a Ghost of a Time"
Just a thought, its always nice to have something up for a holiday instead of just the season.
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Halloween bulletin boards
Posted by: Rosemary #83076
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| Hi, I found this idea in Mailbox last yearLast year I bought the fake cobwebs (I think I paid about $1.99 at CVS. I then gave each child two peices of black construction paper and an index card. They traced a circle that was about 7" (I had them trace an empty caramel corn container). I use them to hold pencils, rulers, etc. Then they cut the second sheet of paper into eight equal strips and folded them accordian style to make spider legs. WE listed Halloween words on the board (cat, bat, scary, hairy etc.) and wrote two line rhyming poems called creepy couplets. It was very cute. | |
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halloween/fall similes board title?
Posted by: karrie #128044
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I am doing a halloween/fall similes bulletin board, but I need help. I was planning on having them come up with some halloween/fall related similes and then illustrate it.
Examples:
The night was as dark as a bat's wing.
The pumpkin glowed like a sunset.
Can any of you think of a catchy title? Also how can I decorate the board
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"Silly Halloween Costumes"
Posted by: Risa #116796
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I was looking for ideas for Halloween costumes when I came across these funny ideas for costumes.
Here are a few of their suggestions:
"Mastercard Ad"
Wear whatever clothing you choose. Attach a sign to your back that says "Shirt: $30...Jeans: $50...Shoes: $70......Halloween costume that took minimal effort: Priceless.
"Ceiling Fan"
Write "Go Ceilings!" on the front of your shirt. And don't forget to cheer!
"Tickled Pink"
Wear pink clothes and carry a feather.
Costume Idea Zone
http://www.costumeideazone.com/CIZ/CostumesByCategories.aspx?c=8 | |
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Halloween craft
Posted by: Sue W. #64702
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| If you live in a rural area and could have access to corn husks, left over from harvested ears of corn, you can make simple corn husk dolls. They make great witches, complete with a stick broom, or for those who don't like "scary" or who don't celebrate Halloween they can be old fashioned characters. It's not hard and works very well with partners tying strings for each other. It is also good for following step by step directions. If anyone is interested I can post further directions. | |
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Halloween BB
Posted by: MsPropel #116631
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| I can't do a Halloween board anymore but this was one of my favorites! I used black paper with an orange letters border. I made a big web using a clothesline. The words said "Get Caught Writing". The word "Caught" was woven into the web. I also put the spider rings on the web. I had my students write about spiders and hung their writing on the board. I always got a lot of compliments on it! Good Luck! | |
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HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS
Posted by: Joyce Hensley #84287
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| ONE YEAR, FOR A DOOR DECORATION, I USED A LARGE CREEPY DARK TREE, ADDED A MUMMY COMING UP FROM A GRAVE BELOW THE TREE, A SIGN THAT SAID "MIND YOUR MUMMY AND DON'T DO DRUGS, WITH LITTLE OWLS THAT SAID "WHO, WHO , THIS MEANS YOU!" THE CHILDREN MADE ALL THE OWLS. I HAVE A KINDERGARTEN CLASS. WE ALWAYS DO HALLOWEEN WITH AN ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN AT OUR SCHOOL. I MADE THE DOOR REALLY SPOOKY AND WE WON 1ST PLACE. GOOD LUCK!! | |
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Halloween Ideas
Posted by: Dana24 #129038
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We always play "Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin" (Pin the Tail on the Donkey)My kids love that game..
Dancing is always fun...
Pass the Pumpkin (Play it like Hot Potato)
Halloween Musical Chairs.. You can play halloween music and have the children play in their costumes.... | |
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Halloween BB
Posted by: Jay #83161
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A whinsical haunted house with a picture of each child in the windows is always a neat idea to include all the kids. A pumpkin patch with the kids growing, instead of pumpkins will give you a board that only celebrates Harvest time and fall, with just a hint of Halloween. This should get past any religious connotations that may cause comment.
Jay | |
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Halloween Activities
Posted by: 3rd grade #129035
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What are some Halloween activities you guys do for math and reading? I have a few in mind but wanted to see if I could get more ideas.
Writing: Have the students create stories from the book Harris Burdick
Reading: Read scary stories and do sequencing with gross, scary, foods
Science: Make goo slime
Math: estimate and count pumpkin seeds
Any other ideas or websites? | |
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Halloween Craft Ideas
Posted by: Ann #49511
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| Find the classified section of your newspaper and give each student half a sheet. Using a black crayon, draw a Halloween scene ( haunted house, ghosts, tree etc.) Colour parts in in yellow eg. (moon). Tear around outside of rectangular sheet so you have jagged edges. Paste onto orange paper. Kinda cool! | |
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spelling
Posted by: hescollin #127211
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. Choo-Choo Words-Write your spelling list end-to-end as one long word, using a different color for different words. Make your "train" wind around like a railroad track!
. Make Your Own Sentence--Build your own sentence using each word.
For example: artist-All raccoons touch incredibly soggy things.
. Questions--Write questions with the spelling words as your answers.
circular spelling bee. Students stand in a large circle. I call out a word. The person you designate to start, says the word and the first letter. The person to the right says the second letter, next person to the right says the next letter, so on, until the word is finished. The student that says the last letter also says the word again. Then I call out the next word. If we are just learning words, ... | |
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halloween party
Posted by: janet #30687
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| This is too late for this year, but a great plan for next year. We have 4 "centers" during our party. A parent helper leads each center. Ideally, the teacher just monitors and helps where needed. 1. Cat Cupcakes - frost a cupcake - put an oreo on top - use frosting to "glue" on M&M eyes, candy corn ears and string licorice whiskers. Set aside to eat together at the end of the party. 2. Bat Puppets - trace a bat shape on black construction paper and cut out - use a white crayon to draw eyes and vampire type mouth - glue or tape on a tongue depressor - fold the wings so they will look like they are flying. 5. Mummy Hands - Put a candy corn in each of the finger holes in a clear plastic glove. Fill the glove with popcorn. Secure with a twist tie. Top it off with a plastic spide... | |
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this is my stuff it is long
Posted by: griffsmom #128674
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Spelling Station
Aquadoodle Spelling
Sand spelling
Stamp spelling
Stencil spelling
Marker board sentence writing with spelling words
Magnadoodle spelling write sentence with spelling words
Shaving cream
Keyboard spelling
1-800-spell
Magnetic spelling
Word work with letter tiles
Use the spelling words and make bigger words from each word adding ing, ed, s
Rainbow write
Write all the little words you can make from the spelling list
Write and illustrate each word
Write a poem using 5-10 of your spelling words
Write a story using 5-10 of your spelling words
Write the spelling words in ABC order
Newspaper spelling
Writing Station
Pick a poster and write a story,... | |
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witches brew (long)
Posted by: Angela #50514
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I found a copy of it. It is long so here goes.
Materials needed:
overhead projector
red, yellow, green and blue food coloring
A teaspoon of seltzer (eno)
a glas pie tin half-filled with water.
A few witch silhouettes to lay on the overhead at the beginning of the story
A piece of yarn.&pip;
One stirrer.Story
Boys and girls, when summer is over, and you are getting ready to go back to school, the Halloween witches are also very busy making plans for Halloween. They gather from all over the world; big witches, little witches, fat witches, skinny witches, ugly witches, silly witches, and old witches will hop on their broom sticks and fly far far away to the cave of the oldest, meanest, and ugliest witch of all. Each one will bring with her a secret ingredient... | |
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Unique Ideas
Posted by: Darci #88894
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Trista,
I am hoping I am going to list items you are interested in. If not, just let me know and I will try again.
My classroom is quite hands-on. The children use things daily to learn. I have lots of different pointers......from the usual teacher pointing sticks that are made of a dowel rod with an eraser that the end to a stuffed garden glove (complete with felt fingernails, rings, etc....)...just stuff the glove, glue the end of a large dowel rod, place the glove on the end, and then tie tightly with colored ribbon for another decoration and to secure it. I even use colored flyswatters....the kids love these and they are not expensive. At Meijer, I found colored flyswatters in the shape of hands.....they flipped!
I also use a lot of individual things:
Let me see......I... | |
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Halloween Game
Posted by: Melissa #21643
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| I made up a game that the kids loved. I made game spinners and labeled each section with various pumpkin parts (Eye, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Stem)and made one section with just a orange pumpkin (without an eye, nose, etc.). (Good parent helper project) Class is divided into teams, and each team has a spinner, blank sheet of paper, and writing utensil. When you say "go", each team begins spinning. Each child gets to draw what they land on. THE CATCH is that you must keep going around the circle spinning until someone lands on the plain pumpkin section. You can't begin until that's drawn. First completed pumpkin wins. We play several times to increase the chance of each team winning. (It's a good competitive game for the kids who may not excel in physical competition.) There isn't a lo... | |
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Ghostie
Posted by: lorrclar #117227
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The air is cool, the season is Fall
Soon Halloween will come to all.
The spooks are after things to do
In fact, a spook has brought this to you
BOO is a shield, from witching hour
Just hang it up and watch its power.
On your front door is where it works,
It wards off spooks and scary jerks.
The power comes when friends like you
Will copy this and make it TWO.
Well all have smiles upon our face.
No one will know who BOOED our place.
Just one short day to work your spell
Or a big ZAP will strike your tail.
And dont forget a nifty treat,
Like something cute or something sweet.
Please join the fun, lets really hear it!
Spread some Boos and Halloween spirit!
You have been booed!
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Halloween Bulletin Board
Posted by: Bianca #85042
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| I had a cute idea this year. I had my class color and cut out owls and two leaves. I had blue paper at the top of the door until about 2/3 the way down and then I had green for the grass the rest of the way down. I made a crumpled paper tree to go from the bottom until about 2/3 the way up - bare with no leaves! I then cut out the words Look "Whooo's" Drug Free! It's cute and simple. The kids decorate the side of the door with their fall leaves and I add the owls to the tree with their names written on the owl. I can take a pic. if you want one and send it. It turned out cute. | |
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Halloween glyph
Posted by: Pat #21230
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Children can make a jack-o'-lantern glyph. Have them draw a pumpkin shape on construction paper. Then ask the students to answer the following survey questions: Have you ever eaten pumpkin seeds? yes they would draw a stem 1" no 3/4".
2. Do you like pumpkin pie? yes draw a happy smile, no a frown, don't know, a large oval. 3. Do you like scary or happy jack-o'-lanterns? scary draw a square nose, happy draw a triangle nose. Then they ask their favorite treats and the choices correspond to a shape for the eyes. You can set up your survey any way you would like. Then the children can compare their results using venn diagrams Hope this isn't too confusing. | |
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Poem
Posted by: Christy #66770
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| Here it the poem I have, sorry it is so late in the month. I JUST got it. The air is cool, the seasons fall
Soon Halloween will come to all
The spooks are after things to do
in fact, a spook brought this to you
BOO is a shield from witching hour
Just hang it up and watch the power
on your front door is where it works
It wards off spooks and scary jerks
The treat the came with cryptic note
is yours to keep and enjoy them both.
The power comes when friends like you
will copy this and make it too.
And others here among our friends
Will give warm fuzzies that will not end.
We'll all have smiles upon our face
No one will know who BOO'D whose place
Just one short day to work your spell
Or a big ZAP will strike your tail!
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halloween adjectives
Posted by: jjj #16258
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I just saw this activity hung up in the hallway outside a 4th grade room.
Do a mini lesson on adjectives-- describing words. Have the children make a list or use a graphic organzier having them fill in adjectives that would descibe houses-- old, haunted, decrepit etc.
Your culminating activity would be for them to go back to their desk and use construction paper, etc to make a pumpkin that expresses their adjective.So you would have a scary pumpkin, angry pumpkin, a scared pumpkin, a happy pumpkin
You could have them pick their assigned adjective out of a plastic pumpkin after they have generated a list. | |
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evaluation
Posted by: angela #51157
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| Hi Sharon: I have a couple of thoughts and questions.
I think it will be a fun activity and a good learning activity. I have though, a couple of thoughts that happened when I taught my students about description. First of all they had a hard time describing Halloween characters, it took a lot to get them to think of words like creepy, scary, (they kept wanted to use words like little, big, green, red, yellow) to describe. It is because their vocab. is so limited.
I would suggest that you limit your description of each sense to about 5, otherwise they have a hard time reading it and will constantly be asking you. I know I had about 20 describing words and they really hard a hard time reading them and then writing them in the cloze.
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Rounding Rhyme
Posted by: westwood #128154
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I too struggled with this until I came upon this rhyme (from Mailbox). They really seemed to get it when I had them do it. Hope it works for you.
Find your place (have them underline the number they are rounding to)
Look next door (draw an arrow to the number on the right)
5 or greater add one more (they then write below the number, either
the one number more or keep it )
All digits in front stay the same (write down all digits in front)
All digits behind zero's your nme (write zeros for the number after)
This was kind of hard to explain but it actually helps those visual learners understand how to do it. If I have a student missing too many, I pull them aside and go over the steps with them. They usually can do i... | |
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