Students often struggle with multi-step problems for a lot of reasons. In my experience, the most common one is they stop too soon. For example, in the first lesson below, the student may add up the fractions of the rice gathered by each of the two sisters and stop there. […] Adding and Subtracting fractions with a Common Denominator: Multi-step problemsAugust 31, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Mathematics tagged Common denominator / like denominators / multi-step problems / word problems by AnnMaria De Mars
I love staying up late grading papers – said no teacher, ever! How DARE I mention student progress reports when it’s only the first week of school? Get student progress reports in seconds I’m serious. You can watch the video below and see how you can register as a teacher […] Student Progress ReportsAugust 22, 2019 in Educational Games / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars
If you teach math, you are well aware of how essential it is that students learn basics such as multiplication and division. Of course math shouldn’t be all about rote memorization but if you believe it is a waste of time for students to memorize 9 x 7 = 63 […] Teaching multiplication: Lesson PlanAugust 19, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / 7GenGames / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fourth Grade / multiplication / Third Grade tagged Multiplication Games / teaching multiplication by AnnMaria De Mars
1 Resources for teaching Ojibwe history – from the Library of Congress This week we are bringing you what we consider to be some of the most stellar photos of the Ojibwa that you can find at Library of Congress‘ online catalog. Why 7? It seems kind of odd, doesn’t it? Well, […] Resources for Teaching Ojibwe HistoryAugust 14, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Resources / Teachers tagged Ojibwa / Ojibwe by Victoria Moll-RamĂrez
Is it back to school time already? Yes, it is! Are you ready? No, you are probably not. So, your friends here at 7 Generation Games want to lend a helping hand. To follow up our lesson plans on introducing fractions and teaching equivalent fractions, we want to talk about […] When does a fraction = 1? Another back-to-school lesson planAugust 9, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers tagged converting fractions / fraction = 1 by Daniel Mondaca
Equivalent fractions are different fractions that name the same number. The numerator and the denominator of a fraction must be multiplied by the same nonzero whole number in order to have equivalent fractions. The presentations and videos below provide multiple explanations and examples. Using Equivalent Fractions on a Number Line I really like this PPT […] Math Lesson – Equivalent fractionsAugust 7, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Sixth Grade / Teachers tagged comparing fractions / equivalent fractions by Daniel Mondaca
STANDARD: Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b AAGH! It’s August and almost back to school time. Maybe you are that super-teacher who has everything ready. For the rest of you mere humans, who wish you could have a lesson plan together in just 10 minutes, have […] Introducing Fractions : Lesson PlanAugust 6, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Mathematics tagged examples of fraction problems / introducing fractions by AnnMaria De Mars
Time-rate-distance problems are word problems that involve the distance an object will travel at a certain average rate for a given period of time. This type of problem drives many students crazy. That’s why we find it so helpful to have multiple examples. Okay, maybe this is a 15-minute lesson, […] Time-rate-distance problems : 10-minute lessonJuly 29, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Mathematics / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade tagged distance problems / time rate distance problems by Daniel Mondaca
Intern Diaries contribution from Irma Barcena I remember in kindergarten, I would give my mother my work and she would hang it on the fridge. It varied from art and colored pictures. As I got older, it became assignments and tests where I did well, and eventually only the As […] From papers on the refrigerator to division magnetsJuly 23, 2019 in division / Division / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Intern Diaries / Math / Mathematics by Julia De Mars
10-minute lesson on primary sources Have your students watch the following two videos back to back. Not the galloping buffalo, the video below that. These two videos together are great resources for a lesson on the value of primary sources. Becoming a Buffalo Hunter How did you learn to hunt […] Are primary sources important in learning history?July 8, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Cultural content / Educational Resources / History / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars
Social Studies key terms and concepts videos and slides – free! I know these are concerns for Social Studies teachers because our video on TeacherTube on history terms had been viewed 50,000 times before we inadvertently copied over it a month ago with the exact same video to include our […] Social Studies Key Terms and ConceptsJuly 4, 2019 in Educational Resources / Sixth Grade / Teachers tagged social studies / timelines by AnnMaria De Mars
Don’t I Know It’s Summer? Why am I bothering you? Okay, I know, I know. It’s summer and you don’t want to think about lesson planning. Don’t I know that you only get a few weeks off each year and, for God’s sake, you’d like to take a break! Yes, […] Resources for Teaching Problem-Solving StrategiesJuly 2, 2019 in Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / problem-solving / Sixth Grade / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars