I use this in my Harry Potter 5th Grade Math Unit at the end of the year as a review. However, it can be used as a stand alone lesson for identifying the attributes/characteristics of polygons (specifically quadrilaterals and triangles). This is a fun activity that my students LOVE because it incorporates art. I also usually play the "Herbology" scene in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (found on youtube or bring in your own DVD) to introduce it. 5th Grade Math Standards Covered: 5.G.B
This activity could be used as a station or as a review activity after teaching about categorizing and classifying 2-d shapes based upon specific attributes and characteristics. Game pieces and individual game boards are provided. If you would like to purchase the bundle that includes all five stations ( Base Ten War, Volume Creation, Long Division Station,and Operations With Fractions), you may do so here.
I use this in my Harry Potter 5th Grade Math Unit at the end of the year as a review. However, it can be used as a stand alone lesson for finding the volume of rectangular prisms and using that information in real world problem solving.
It is a hands-on activity where students will construct nets to create a 3-d model of their dorm rooms at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Common Core 5th Grade Math Standards Covered:
CC.5.MD.3
Geometric measurement: Recognize volume as an attribu
5th
Geometry, Measurement
CCSS
5.MD.C.3
, 5.MD.C.5
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Full time teacher of 4th and 5th graders since 2007.
High School dance team coach from 2007-2017, then 2021-present.
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2016 Teacher of the Year at Fairborn Intermediate School
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Wright State University:
Bachelors Degree in Education 2005
Masters Degree in Middle Childhood Education 2007
University of Dayton:
Continued Education to attain Generalist Endorsement (Science and Social Studies) 2012
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