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Habits of Mind
Help students analyze their own study habits and learn about the study habits of others as well. In this activity, students reflect on and write about their study habits, and share their habits with1
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Help students analyze their own study habits and learn about the study habits of others as well. In this activity, students reflect on and write about their study habits, and share their habits with classmates.
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It's Easy If
Students approach mathematics differently. Some students will create acronyms to remember the steps to solve the problem, some will use their fingers and toes to count, some will draw diagrams, and o1
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Students approach mathematics differently. Some students will create acronyms to remember the steps to solve the problem, some will use their fingers and toes to count, some will draw diagrams, and others will visualize the problem. In this activity, students write about their approach to solving the problem. Students share their techniques with teammates to give others insight into various learning strategies.
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How I Feel About It
Students have different feelings about different math topics. Some will love long division and hate graphing. Some will find addition easy and subtraction difficult. It is helpful to have students ex1
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Students have different feelings about different math topics. Some will love long division and hate graphing. Some will find addition easy and subtraction difficult. It is helpful to have students explore how they feel about the topic and why they feel as they do. In this activity, students share with partners how they feel about the topic, then write a brief reflection on the topic.
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Explain What You Know
Having students explain what they know about a topic is useful at the beginning of a new chapter or topic to create interest and focus thinking. It is useful at the end of a chapter to summarize and1
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Having students explain what they know about a topic is useful at the beginning of a new chapter or topic to create interest and focus thinking. It is useful at the end of a chapter to summarize and evaluate what has been learned. In this activity, students brainstorm what they know about the topic, sort and categorize their knowledge, then write what they know.
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Human Model Statistics
We are deluged with numbers and statistics daily. What do these statistics mean? The ability to evaluate and interpret that information gives rise to intelligent decision making. In this activity, pa1
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We are deluged with numbers and statistics daily. What do these statistics mean? The ability to evaluate and interpret that information gives rise to intelligent decision making. In this activity, pairs discuss how to represent those statistics using their classmates’ bodies. Students describe their plans for writing, then a few students are selected to lead the class in forming the human model statistic.
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Define It!
How do you define polygon? How about symmetrical? In this activity, students write their own math definitions, share them with teammates, then write a team definition to share with the class. Writing1
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How do you define polygon? How about symmetrical? In this activity, students write their own math definitions, share them with teammates, then write a team definition to share with the class. Writing definitions requires critical thinking and exacting word choice.