A math music video that explains what congruent shapes are. This song is intended to lower students' affective filter prior to a video lesson and information gap activities. Those components will be available for download shortly.
The lessons that follow this song use similarity and congruence to introduce perimeter, area, square units, translations, rotations, and reflections. They're referred to flips, slides, and turns in the videos.
This is a series of information gap activities that are meant to be completed with a partner. This is only half of the activity. The accompanying sheets can be found as "Packet B."
Information gap activities allow students to begin reading, learning, and using target vocabulary to complete a low-pressure task.
I use the information gap activities in conjunction with a song and video lesson daily.
This packet is used with the song, "Quadrilaterals," and the Quadrilateral lessons on my page.
This is a series of information gap activities that are meant to be completed with a partner. This is only half of the activity. The accompanying sheets can be found as "Quadrilaterals Information Gap Activity Packet A."
Information gap activities allow students to begin reading, learning, and using target vocabulary to complete a low-pressure task.
I use the information gap activities in conjunction with a song and video lesson daily.
This packet is used with the song, "Quadrilaterals," and
This lesson is meant to be used in conjunction with the song "Congruent Shapes," which is a free download in my store.
This video talks about translations, rotations, and reflections, area, and perimeter in addition to similarity and congruence.
This lesson accompanies the song, "Quadrilaterals," which has been posted for free download. It is the first of five lessons that accompany that song. This lesson directly addresses the properties of squares and rectangles, but is also meant to foster academic vocabulary growth that will make future content more comprehensible. I use the song with a lesson in a guided math classroom daily.
This lesson accompanies the song, "Quadrilaterals," which has been posted for free download. It is the fourth of five lessons that accompany that song. This lesson directly addresses the properties of squares and rectangles, but is also meant to foster academic vocabulary growth that will make future content more comprehensible. I use the song with a lesson in a guided math classroom daily.
This lesson accompanies the song, "Quadrilaterals," which has been posted for free download. It is the fifth of five lessons that accompany that song. This lesson directly addresses the properties of squares and rectangles, but is also meant to foster academic vocabulary growth that will make future content more comprehensible. I use the song with a lesson in a guided math classroom daily.
This lesson accompanies the song, "Quadrilaterals," which has been posted for free download. It is the third of five lessons that accompany that song. This lesson directly addresses the properties of squares and rectangles, but is also meant to foster academic vocabulary growth that will make future content more comprehensible. I use the song with a lesson in a guided math classroom daily.
This lesson accompanies the song, "Quadrilaterals," which has been posted for free download. It is the second of five lessons that accompany that song. This lesson directly addresses the properties of squares and rectangles, but is also meant to foster academic vocabulary growth that will make future content more comprehensible. I use the song with a lesson in a guided math classroom daily.
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About the store
Experience
Eight years in a third grade ESOL classroom for a large urban district.
Teaching style
Guided math classroom.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2012 Pettus Award of Teaching Excellence
2012 TESOL Presenter of Language of Math
My own education history
Certified 1-5 general elementary education and K-12 ESOL.
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