Money is something that we are all fascinated by. Once a child knows that money buys the things they love, like candy and toys, they quickly have a desire to learn more about the subject. So, it doesn’t take much for teachers to get their students motivated. Children get a thrill from stacking up...
Fractions can be taught a variety of different ways. Most of the time teachers start fraction lessons with manipulatives to provide concrete examples, and then move on to more abstract work.
Children know how important it is to get it right when you are talking about equal parts. Take a cake,...
Measurement is something that all elementary school students are required to learn about, but it doesn't have to be boring or routine. Say, for example, you are going to teach your students about the metric system. You might first want to go into a discussion of the history of different forms of ...
Wherever students look, they can see shapes. Just looking out the window of their classroom, students can see geometric figures, such as the air conditioning vent that snakes around on an adjoining rooftop, or a desk shaped to meet its specific purpose. Shapes are found everywhere, and can be use...
Most teachers have heard this complaint from students when they are trying to teach multiplication tables - "Why do I need to know this?" While a really irritating question, it’s also a valid one. Students may be willing to learn addition and subtraction in the early grades without too much thoug...
Time is one of those concepts that is always good to review. In the elementary grade levels, students start by learning how to tell time using traditional clocks, and standard forms of measurement. But the fun doesn't have to stop there. Teachers can incorporate time lessons into a study of histo...
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