20 February 2008

ELED 3150

Chapter 9 Notes and Activities (continued)

Activity 9.22
Title: Symmetry and Letters
Grades: 3-5
Setting: Small group or independent work
Objective: Students look at letters and try to determine which letters have symmetry.

Activity 9.23
Title: Symmetry Designs
Grades: 3-5
Setting: Pairs
Objective: Students created designs with pattern blocks to display symmetry.

Activity 9.24
Title: Blob art
Grades: K-4
Setting: individual
Objective: Students create designs and fold their paper over to create a picture with
symmetry.

Activity 9.25
Title: Lines of Symmetry
Grades: 3-5
Setting: Whole group or small group
Objective: Students will fold regular polygons to find lines of symmetry.

Activity 9.29
Title: Coordinate Classroom
Grades: 3-5
Setting: Whole class
Objective: Students use their classroom seats to model coordinates.

Chapter 10 Notes and Activities

Common fraction- 2/3, 4/7

Decimal fraction- .15, .5, .75

The idea of teaching these together comes from the idea that students learn that
fractions and decimals are just different ways to show the same thing.

At times, teachers are tempted to hurry students beyond manipulatives into more
abstract work. Be sure to allow students enough time to get comfortable with
manipulatives and concrete examples before moving into abstract work.

Down under= denominator

The bigger the denominator, the smaller the pieces of pizza are.
The common order for teaching fractions is as follows:
 ½ ¼ 1/8 1/3 1/6

Activity 10.15
Title: Fraction Strips
Grades: 3-5
Setting: Cooperative learning
Objective: Students demonstrate a strategy for comparing common fractions

Activity 10.18
Title: Rounding Decimals to Whole Numbers
Grades: 3-5
Setting: Cooperative learning
Objective: Students demonstrate a strategy for rounding decimal tenths to whole
numbers. Students determine which “mile marker” they are closer to at any given point.

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Activity 10.23
Title: What is Percent?
Grades: 4-6
Setting: Whole class
Objective: Students use rods to break down rods into 10 parts and find how many parts of
the ten they need to make a given percent.

Activity 10.24
Title: Hundred Day Chart
Grades: 2-4
Setting: Whole class
Objective: Students write out equivalent common fractions, decimal fractions, and
percents.

Activity 10.25
Title: Elastic Percent Ruler
Grades: 4-6
Setting: Pairs
Objective: Students use a ruler made from elastic marked with percents to measure
percents of objects such as desks.
Chapter 11 Notes and Activities
Fractions
To add or subtract fractions, you must have a common denominator. This makes adding
and subtracting problems are a little harder for students for this reason. So addition and
subtraction often comes after students are taught to multiply and divide with fractions.

Multiplying Fractions
Multiply numerators, then multiply denominators. Reduce if necessary.

2 x3=6
5 7 35

Dividing Fractions
Never divide. Instead, flip the second fraction over (denominator on top, numerator on
bottom) and multiply. Reduce if necessary.
2÷3
5 7

2 x 7 = 14
5 3 15

The cross-multiplication method was also discussed.

Addition and Subtraction with Fractions

Make sure you have a common denominator.

Activity 11.9
Title: Multiplying with Mixed Numbers
Grade: 4-6
Setting: Groups of four
Objective: Students use measuring cups to multiply mixed sets of numbers.

**The instructor went over questions about Exam 2. She gave the class her email address
and phone number so we can email our answers for Exam 2 instead of bringing them.