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5-Minute Diagrams
This review game is quick, non-threatening and fun. Best of all is that it doesn’t require any preparation or grading! Read about this technique that works for almost any grade or subject matter.
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Guess What We Did at School This Week
With this weekly activity, Ms. Kohl’s students practice their recall and summarization skills. The result is student-authored bulletin for parents.
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Math Songs
I was tutoring a student, and I came up with a song to help her remember how to handle integer operations. I had found such a song for addition/subtraction on the Internet. We made up one for multipli...
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Message of the Day
I have my computer connected to my large TV screen. I recently set my screen saver to say one main idea that I want the children to remember for the day. The TV is reminding them every minute of our m...
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Mnemonics for Memory
Here are some mnemonics to help your students remember the important stuff. * HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) * Does McDonald's Sell Cheese Burgers? (Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Compa...
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Numbers Bee
You’ve heard of the Spelling Bee, but Mr. Saborio’s class plays a game called Numbers Bee. Use this game to teach young students basic number recognition and older students place value, fractions and decimals.
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Prove It!
Prove It is a reading game I play with my students and advocate for parents to play at home too. It is more than a game. It is a vital step toward learning to gain meaning from text by skimming. After...
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Screen Savers
My teacher station computer is connected to my classroom TV, and I change the screen saver weekly. I usually use the Marquee Screen Saver to say something that I want my students to remember for the w...
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Secret Number
I use this idea to reinforce basic math concepts. One student (leader) secretly writes a one, two, or three digit number on an index card. The rest of the class sets up individual chalkboards with a h...
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Song Formulas
Help your students remember math formulas through song writing. Ms. Salisbury did just that with the slope formula. See if you recognize the tune, then challenge your students to pen their own.
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