Making Math Meaningful
HMS teacher collaboration blossoms and engagement increases!
Collaborative planning benefits teachers and students
HMS math teachers have had an opportunity to have collaborative planning every day this year. They have worked well together all year, and although the year is winding down, they have upped their efforts at finding ways to engage and educate students!
Area & Perimeter in action
In order to help students understand the difference between area and perimeter, the teachers used blue tape to create 10 different shapes on the floor in classrooms and hallways. Students traveled to the various shapes and calculated the "square units" that make up the area and then found the perimeter. This activity brought out math confidence in some of our ELL students who are still struggling with the language barrier.
HMS Math to music
Literature in Math
Another cross-curricular activity was done by reading Grandfather Tang's Story written by Ann Tompert. After hearing the story, students created their own images using tangrams of various shapes.
Human Ordered Pairs
To experience the coordinate plane, student become human ordered pairs on a giant quadrant.
Technology isn't forgotten!
Students also use technology to reinforce the hands-on learning on a regular basis. We are fortunate to have the IXL Math program, which allows students to work at, above, and below grade level on their iPads.
Student created video
Doceri is an app that is used by students to create instructional videos about math concepts. They create the videos and upload them to Edmodo, where other students can learn from their peers!
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Measurement makes sense through music
Students learned songs that would help them remember those pesky standard measurement conversions! https://vimeo.com/127727588