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A Fun Snowman Project that Reinforces Math Skills

A Fun Snowman Project that Reinforces Math Skills

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Kids love to do hands-on projects. We can use that as an opportunity to reinforce a lot of important skills. This fun snowman project helps kids identify and describe shapes, practice counting and writing numbers, and hone their fine motor skills. Supplies needed -colored construction paper -scissors -glue -hole punch -felt (optional) -craft items for the buttons and eyes (pom poms, round jewels, round stickers, etc) -traceable circular objects Directions 1. Using the size of the construction paper “canvas” as…

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Student-Created Pattern Block Puzzles

Student-Created Pattern Block Puzzles

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There are a lot of commercially made pattern block task cards. For the primary grades, this is a great time saver. But what about getting our upper elementary students to make their own cards…ones that can be used with the entire class. Kids love it when they’re given opportunities to be creative. And since learning increases the more engaged students become in what they’re doing, it’s a win/win. Using pattern block triangle paper (link below), have students make a design…

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Project-based Learning: Soda Can Redesign, a Lesson on Volume

Project-based Learning: Soda Can Redesign, a Lesson on Volume

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This is a fun lesson I do with sixth graders where students redesign the soda can. After reviewing volume of rectangular prisms, students determine the volume of a can of soda in cubic inches. They use this volume to re-design the soda can so that their can has the same volume. Students will need to use the area of polygons such as rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids in the design of their new can. They begin by creating a net…

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Project-Based Learning: Surface Area and Volume Formulas for Rectangular Prisms

Project-Based Learning: Surface Area and Volume Formulas for Rectangular Prisms

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This is a fun project I do with fifth graders where students take on the role of Senior Designer at Packagings R Us. They will need to design the perfect box (rectangular prism) for an item that they will be bringing in. Their box will be “shipped” to Australia so they will need to consider the fragility of their item when designing the box and determine appropriate packing material. An extension is to have students do a cost analysis for…

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