Bridges Blog Archive for November 2011

Movin' and Groovin' with Math Songs & Activities: Geometry & Patterns

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   November 28, 2011

K-1 teacher Misti Simmons of Evansville School in Casper, Wyoming, loves to play the guitar during transition times, integrating movement into warm-ups. Even as children hang up their back packs they know to look to the Smart Board to see what's rockin' today. No down time in this K-1 classroom!

Misti sent in the extensive collection of links for songs and activities that she uses with her kids. The blog will feature them over the next several months, by content. Warning: After listening to these, I've been known to walk around for days, chanting the lyrics. They're catchy!

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Calendar Grid Turkeys

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   November 13, 2011

Over at Little Miss Kindergarten, Mrs. Coe and her Kindergartners from Veda Knox Elementary in Arlington, Texas, decided to add their own creative twist to the November Calendar Grid.

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Egg Carton Fraction Blacklines

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   November 8, 2011

Exploring fractions? Short on egg cartons? Although many students will need to experience egg cartons and tile in the third dimension, in a pinch these egg carton blacklines come in handy; students place tile and yarn on the blackline rather than in the egg carton.

one 12-compartment egg carton, pdf

two 12-compartment egg carton, pdf

Egg carton fractions are coming up in Unit 3 (Grade 4) and Unit 4 (Grade 5.)

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Illuminations Game: Flip-n-Slide

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   November 7, 2011

During the month of November, fourth graders observe a "Tumbling Triangle." This Calendar Grid activity depicts a single triangle in a different location on a quadrant grid each day as it moves through a series of transformations: slides, turns, and flips. Through the pattern, students develop language and concepts of motion geometry.

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