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Recording The Temperature

Each morning during calendar activities I turn the classroom computer on to this page so that we can identify and record the morning temperature. The students record the day's temperature on their own individual calendars. These calendars go into their Weather Log duotangs at the end of each month.

Predicting The Temperature

Before we look at the day's temperature we try to predict what the temperature might be or if it is warmer or cooler than the previous day.

Comparing The Temperature

We compare temperatures as we find the warmest or coolest day of the week (month). We also compare temperatures from month to month. By entering a different city, you can compare temperatures in different parts of the country or world.

By checking the temperature again later in the day, you can compare the temperature throughout the course of a day.

Teaching Money in the Classroom - includes poems and activities

The Money Game - to play from your borwser

Money Drills - to play from your browser

Touch Math money -

incorporate the idea of touch math into learning to count money.   Students need to be able to count by 5's for this activity.  All of our coins except for the penny are divisible by 5, so this information can be used to help your students.  I place one red dot on a nickel, two on a dime, and 5 on a quarter.   Have students count the red dots by 5's for the amount that you are counting, then up one for each penny.  For example - 1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 1 penny would be counted like this - 5, 10, 15, 20,25 (quarter), 30, 35 (quarter with dime), 40 (quarter, dime, nickel), 41 (total).  Students become very good at this after a while and don't need to put on the dots for themselves after a while.

Coins and Number Cubes

One of the activities my kids loved last year was working with coins and number cubes ( 1 or 2).  You put a pile of coins in the middle of the table. Each child in turn rolls the cube, and takes that many pennies.  If they have more than 5 pennies, they exchange it for a nickel, than a dime, etc. The first one to have 100 is the winner.  You can choose which coins you want them to work with.  You can do the same with play dollar bills.  Jeanne - teacherjean@email.msn.com

Telling and Writing Time to the Hour and Half-Hour

On my classroom instructional clock I show a time (e.g., 4:00, 3:30, etc.) and the students write the time on their individual chalkboards. We do this often throughout the year to reivew telling and writing time to the hour and half-hour.

Measurement Book

My Height Booklet

Measuring and Comparing Height

Each child will make a three page booklet, My Height Book (see below). Have the students measure and record their height using a non-standard unit such as unifix cubes, popsicle sticks, or Link-Its (the whole class must use the same unit of measure so that the heights can be compared). After the students have finished measuring come together as a class and have each child bring the piece of paper on which they have recorded their height. Arrange the recordings in order from tallest to shortest in a pocket chart or on the floor.

Discuss the data. Ask: Who is the tallest student? Who is the shortest student? Who is taller than Johnny? Who is shorter than Mary? Which students are the same height? Following this discussion, each student will complete their booklet filling in the appropriate information.

My Height Book:

Make a three page booklet for each child where they can record the following information. Each page should consist of one sentence (see below) and a picture of themselves and the person to whom they are comparing their height.

Page one: I am taller than _____________. ____________ is ________ cubes tall. I am ________cubes tall.

Page two: I am shorter than ____________. ___________ is _________cubes tall. I am _______ cubes tall.

Page three: I am the same height as __________________. We are both _________ cubes tall.

Computer Measurement Activities

Go to Computers to see measurement (width, height, length, area, perimeter) ideas using KidPix.