Archive for the “Hands-On Activities” category
Happy Pi Day!
by tblanchet on March 15, 2012
I celebrated Pi Day with my classes yesterday, and we had a ton of fun! I always look forward to Pi Day (March 14th= 3.14= pi) as a time that I can show my students that math can be fun (…)
Quick Post: Paper-Folding Fun!
by tblanchet on March 5, 2012
I attended a regional NCTM conference a few years ago here in New Orleans and was recently able to find a presentation online that I remembered from then entitled “Patty Paper Geometry on the Go!” A few weeks ago, I (…)
Quick Post: our latest project
by tblanchet on October 19, 2011
I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I was about to start working on a video project with the kids involving writing and producing a math rap and video. It has turned out to be kind of a (…)
Hands-on Measurement Project
by tblanchet on September 21, 2011
Last week, my IB Math Studies student completed their first project. I had them make a large scale model of a small, everyday object to practice their measurement skills. I was blown away when one of my students showed up (…)
I “polled everywhere” today!
by tblanchet on August 16, 2011
Today, I did my first online poll with students using http://polleverywhere.com. I actually created it last week when I wrote my lesson plan and administered it today. It was awesome! The kids seemed to enjoy taking out their forbidden phones (…)