What is half?

A THREE PART MATH LESSON

Cross Strand Learning:

Number Sense & Numeration:

• investigating fraction of a whole 

Geometric Relationships:

• Compose and decompose two-dimensional shapes
• Locate line of symmetry in a two-dimensional shape

Focus: What is half?

Minds On:

Identifier les formes géométriques, en faisant glisser le nom sur l'image correcte.

Activity # 1

The Minds On, was a whole group activity. The purpose of the activity was to refresh the students geometric math vocabulary from grade one.  Students had to identify the 2D shapes and drag the vocabulary over the matching image. This activity was done in Notebook on the Smartboard.  Together we practiced reading the vocabulary aloud.

Action:

Comment est-ce que tu peux couvrire une moitié de l'hexagone? Explique en utilisant Explain Everything.

In our class the students share 10 iPads, thus our Action activity was in groups of two or three.  To complete the task, students had to explore, using 2-D geometric shapes to cover half of a hexagon.  The next step was to take photos of their findings and record their thinking with the Explain Everything.

Consolidation:

Regarde les vidéos créer par les élèves et discute.

This part of the lesson is where lots of cool learning takes place.  The students are so proud to share their work and also excited to see what their peers have created.  

In the consolidation, as a group, we watched all the presentations  on the Smartboard.  (There was another step in there, I uploaded the presentations from Explain Everything to a shared folder in Google Drive).  The students immediately offered peer feedback and shared their thoughts with the class.  Students were able to pick up on criteria that was left out or  able to give an opinion is a positive way.  These videos are also great because students are able to see that there is more than one possible answer to the task.

Keeping kids active….using Ipads (by: Donna Hannivan-Taylor)

Proper exercise technique

My peer tutor & I videotaped students doing various exercises, plus she took some of me doing the exercises.--incorrectly.  The next day their ‘minds on’ & warm up included watching these videos & analyzing each exercise for performance points.

The challenge was to keep the momentum going so they would spend only 2-3 minutes sitting and watching, then move on to the next station of warm up exercises (8 – 10 min. total).  I just logged into my Google drive account and let them watch videos on there.  I’m trying to figure out if I can place videos from Google drive back onto Ipads without losing them from Google drive.

padlet.com with all devices

In my plan I had stated that I wanted to use the iPads as engagement/consolidation tools. One site that I have been using a lot is padlet.com. Good news, this site (not an app) is free, and is accessible on all devices as well. I've set it up by getting an account for myself (free) and then pre-setting up some of the wall for use.

For example, when doing a Think-Pair-Share, students will have the iPads in front of them for the "share", use the qrcode scanner app (free) and then be navigated to the site. They then share their work and I encourage other students to expand upon each other's posts/notes (see ionic vs. covalent TPS wall). They can post images or graphics. I'll have the 'wall' loaded on my classroom computer and have the digital projector displaying the wall. Since I have an account and created the wall, I can edit, reposition or remove posts made on the wall.

I did a consolidation/check-in where students posted their "I feel..."s and "I need..."s after the second day of mass to mole to particle conversions. It was really just a glorified ticket out of class, but I think it was good because it was anonymous and students out loud stated that they were relieved that they saw others were struggling with grasping the content. As a teacher, it was great to be able to visually scan the notes and see where people were. Some students posted more than one comment which was good. I often struggled to get students to even post one post-it note on ticket out of class activities.

Examples:
I vs. C Share:
http://padlet.com/wall/ip22fbi0b0
I feel.../I need...
http://padlet.com/wall/nwmxrbhtv8