Teaching Maths: Ways to use a hundreds chart

1. Identifying the multiplication patterns

Multiples of 2: all numbers ending with 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
Multiples of 4: The alternate rows
Multiples of 5: all numbers ending with 0 or 5.
Multiples of 3, 6, and 7: The diagonal pattern

2. Identifying the pattern of the hundreds chart


3. Rounding off the nearest tens

Reference: http://allthingsupperelementary.blogspot.sg/2014/03/5-ways-to-use-hundreds-chart-in-upper.html

Teaching Phonics

This is a good youtube site to learn the various the individual letter sound(s), digraph
Link: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRRKA07mLG8fpkDqhJXZAg

Teaching Maths: Rounding Off Whole Numbers

Get students to identify the numbers that need to be rounded up using the hundreds chart. Through this, students will be able to identify the pattern.


Source: http://allthingsupperelementary.blogspot.sg/2014/03/5-ways-to-use-hundreds-chart-in-upper.html

Teaching Contractions

Teaching Fractions: Fraction Creatures

In Mathematics, we have been studying fractions.  So for fun today we made fraction creatures.  Using 1.5" squares of construction paper students make a creature of their choice.  They can only use two colors.  We add sticker eyes and use a black marker to add details.  The students label their creature by writing the fraction of color used on their creature.  I got the eye stickers from Daiso.  They are the cutest!

Teaching Fractions: Pumpkin/Pizza Pie

I thought that this is an interesting activity that can be used to teach the subtraction of related fractions.  This activity engages students and activates their schema.

Materials Required:

• Paper plates
• Scissors
• Markers
• Colouring materials

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As the students are colouring and designing their favourite pizza or pumpkin pie, they will be exposed to the concept of fraction when they are tasked to split their food into equal parts. It also allows them to communicate their understanding when they write the maths problem.



As it is visually appealing, it can be placed on the board. This will allow students to be exposed to the concept of the subtraction of like fractions when they enter the class.

Scientific Method Box

During my science tutorial activity, my group and I were exposed to the key aspects of the nature of science (NOS). Through this, we were able to:

• engage with an avert, phenomenon or problem when we pose a question.
• give priority to evidence when we determine what constitutes evidence and collect it.
• construct explanations when we formulate our own explanation after summarizing evidence
• evaluate our explanations when we examine other resources and form links to explanations (connections)
• communicate and justify our explanation when we form reasonable and logical argument to communication explanations

Inspiration for the day