Dwayne Daniel from Safer Foundation shares
the following: I have used a variety of ideas and strategies to
ensure that my students were getting math such as using the entire classroom
itself including the floor, walls and ceiling to provide an understanding of measurements.
Some of my students had difficulties with fractions, decimals and proportions.
The floor tiles of our classrooms are usually a certain size such as 12 inches by 12 inches or 16" x
16" and their familiarity with this can translate to our math
lesson. Painting a wall for some students helps
them understand how much paint is needed to cover the
walls of a rectangular room. For example, a room that has 9 feet
ceiling height by 15
feet width needs a certain amount of gallons and the
gallon can of paint tells us how much area this one gallon will cover. This
uses your fractions, basic arithmetic and geometry as well as
measurements. Be sure to give them a measuring tape for this hands-on assignment
because they’ll enjoy learning this way.
In addition, the walls can be used
to covers fractions
and proportions for your visual and interactive students. Don’t’ focus on what
we do not have in the classroom, but what we CAN USE to deliver the quality
services our students deserve and need to BEST LEARN. So, look around
the room and use it as a tool for your
assignments.
Thanks Dwayne for sharing some tools
from your educator tool belt! Dwayne is a current participant in the Special
Learning Needs Resource Specialists Institute in the northern portion of
Illinois.
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