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Hello everyone, my name is Sara Beth, and
welcome to my blog!
I am currently working on my Master's Degree as I work from home raising our sweet four years olds. The time will come soon enough that I'll be returning to the classroom again. That's where I need your help! Here's a little background information...
For many years, I was a teacher that taught on a grade level where we were departmentalized. I primarily taught Math. I am always looking for easy & effective ways to bring real life Math into the classrooms.
So, there you go! I would like your help with some SIMPLE ways to incorpaorate real life Math into the classroom, across all grade levels. Now, GO! :)
Here is a fun activity I found on Teachers Pay Teachers using a Hershey Candy Bar for grades 4-6. Since the Hershey bar already comes divided into individual rectangles of chocolate this would be a fun way to teach division and fractions. This activity also ask questions about the ingredients and where Hershey bars are made and what state, and capital they are made in. So this activity also incorporates literacy and social studies skills in with the math. It also ask questions about their neighbor's candy bar so it is a collaborative activity as well. And the kids will love this activity because they can eat the chocolate once they have finished with the assignment. I have the full pdf version of this activity but blogger won't allow me to upload it. But you can find it here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hersheys-Candy-Bar-Math-Activity-341226
ReplyDeleteJamie, that is a great activity! I have used a book Called "Hershey's Book of Fractions" many times to teach addition of fractions and equivalent fractions. This will fit in perfectly with my collection of plans for that book. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteHere is a good link on pinterest to all sorts of math in real life activities.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.pinterest.com/missmathdork/math-is-real-life/
Thanks for the link! One cannot go wrong with Pinterest. I'll keep this link for future use.
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