Posts Tagged ‘Math in Real Life’
June 21st, 2011
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, Math in Real Life
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Encouraging the Use of Building Blocks at a Young Age
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. One of the final math units I taught this year was a geometry chapter on recognizing two-dimensional drawings and nets as [...]
May 17th, 2011
by Lisa W in Elementary teachers, Math in Real Life, Teaching Math, Technology
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Using Webcams in Classroom Learning
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. I was recently talking to a good friend, Dana, who teaches 1st grade. She was excited about the authentic learning that [...]
April 12th, 2011
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, Math in Real Life
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Math and Environmental Education
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. The month of April provides many opportunities to integrate environmental learning into your classroom. Environmental Education Week (April 10-16) The National [...]
January 4th, 2011
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, Math in Real Life, Teaching Math
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Grocery Store Ads
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. Recently, I’ve been saving copies of the weekly grocery ads, the multi-page flyers that come in the Sunday paper. They work great [...]
December 30th, 2010
by Lisa W in Math in Real Life, Parenting
A Present for the Whole Family—A Thermometer!
What’s the temperature outside? Want a present that the whole family can enjoy? Buy an outside thermometer! It’s a great way to use real-life math. Place the thermometer in a place that your child can easily see it. Teach them how to read it. Show them how you look at the top of the red [...]
December 21st, 2010
by Lisa W in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, Math in Real Life
Tuesday Teacher Tips: How many inches of snow are we getting?
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. With the current winter storm in my area, everyone is keeping their eye on the weather. Weather presents lots of opportunities [...]
December 15th, 2010
by Sherry B in Classroom tips and tools, Math Learning, Teaching Math
Teaching Math Vocabulary
In a child’s everyday life, the meanings of words used in their general usage are often very different from their mathematical meanings such as similar, even, odd, multiply, factor, prime, and power. Talk to your students about the difference in meanings when common words have special mathematical meanings. For example: Joseph was scared, even his [...]
December 9th, 2010
by Tracy H in Classroom tips and tools, Parent Tips
Supporting Math Learning: The Six DO's for Families and Teachers
This months NCTM’s President’s Message, focuses on how to help your child or student with math. This instantly reminded me of doing homework after school, struggling with a math problem, and asking my mother for help. When she heard the problem she apologized–she couldn’t remember how to do the math I was working on. NCTM’s President, [...]
February 16th, 2010
by Tracy in Math Learning
In Honor of Black History Month: 3 Great African American Mathematicians
February is Black History Month and an appropriate time to reflect on the achievements of African American mathematicians. Although there are many black mathematicians who deserve recognition, we’re focusing on the first three to ever receive a Ph.D. in the field. These scholars had to overcome unfathomable injustices to live their dreams and are an [...]
July 15th, 2009
by Tracy in Math in Real Life
7 Dream Jobs That Require Math
Every child dreams big. Kids want to be sculptures, veterinarians, zoo keepers, pilots, baseball players, dancers -- kids are only limited by their imaginations! As parents and teachers, our job is to give kids the tools they need to realize these dreams. Math learning is one of those tools, as shown by our list of 7 cool jobs that require math.
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