Thursday, December 16, 2010

Geometry Vocabulary - Dueling Flipchart

1. Prompt students to think of as many words related to Geometry as they can.
2. Each student writes in a different color.
3. Specify a time limit.
4. Teams line up.
5. When teacher instructs students to begin, students take turns writing Geometry words.
6. Teams continue until time is up.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Equivalent Representations - Dueling Flip Chart

1. Prompt students to think of as many ways to write equivalent representations for a number.
2. Each student writes in a different color.
3. Specify a time limit.
4. Teams line up.
5. When teacher instructs students to begin, students take turns writing down their equivalent representations.
6. Teams continue until time is up.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Branches of Government - Find My Rule

Use Find My Rule for students to identify the branches of government.  For example give statements about the Executive Branch and students mus determine what the rule is.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Thin or Thick Questions - Find My Rule

Use find my rule for students to distinguish thin questions from thick questions.  Provide examples of questions for students to decide if they are thin or thick.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Fact or Opinion - Find My Rule

Use find my rule for students to distinguish between fact and opinion.  Provide statements around a specific topic or book that they are reading.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Geometry - Find my Rule

Find my Rule is a good enrichment activity for Geometry concepts. This week I used the structure for review. I presented four polygons to my students. They were shown a square, rectangle, trapezoid, and a rhombus. Outside of the Find My Rule box, I gave a non-example of my rule which was a triangle. The class came to a consensus that my rule was quadrilaterals. Sets of parallel lines, right angles, types of triangles, congruent figures, similar figures and lines of symmetry are examples of rules that can be used with Find my Rule.