Isn't it one of the worst feelings to give a summative assessment that you feel CONFIDENT that your students are ready to take--and then you look at some of the mistakes they make and think 9f you're like me) These kids have a terrible teacher! After I shook off the embarrassment and regrouped, I designed my next plan of attack. I wanted to tackle the misconceptions by presenting ... Read the Post
Perimeter and Area Problem Solving: Working Strategically
As we wrapped up our studies of area and perimeter, I decided to throw in some problem solving to see how the students were applying the things we had explored in our other investigations. You know the ropes--the students work, I walk around and ask questions . . . pull kids for coaching . . . stop class to show cool stuff--the usual. Well today, I couldn't help but notice that ... Read the Post
Perimeter Problems and Deriving Formulas
We are continuing our quest to really "get" perimeter and area and today we did another investigation to try to really test our understanding. My plan was for a quick warm up to make sure we were crystal clear on the difference between perimeter and area (being day 4, I was hoping we were in the clear on this!) and to start to try to derive the formula. I talked with my team about the ... Read the Post
Perimeter Problems and Area Art!
Hello everyone! Today is my day to post over at All Things Upper Elementary! Today I have posted about a SUPER fun lesson we did Monday using area, perimeter, problem solving and art! Stop by and check it out! Here is a "teaser" photo! Here is the link directly to the post . . . My Perimeter Problems and Area Art post! Also--HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! ... Read the Post