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    Workshop Wednesday: Edible Math

    January 22, 2014

    Welcome to Workshop Wednesday! Today, we are sharing the ways we use food or candy in math. I LOVE edible math, don’t you? Well, ok, let’s face it… I love edible anything. ๐Ÿ˜›

    We are currently learning about multiples of fractions… This is always a difficult thing to teach- not because they don’t know how to multiply, but because of the way the problems are worded. There are two types of word problems they see, and they have to be able to MODEL both. The first way is easy- If 8 people will each eat 1/4 of a pizza, how many pizzas do we need to order? This is easy for them to show in a model- 8 fourths… but then there are the parts of a whole problems that just blow their mind. For example: If I have 6 cookies, and 1/3 of them are chocolate chip, how many are chocolate chip? According to the standard, they can’t just multiply 6 x 1/3 to get 2. They have to understand what they are doing- the MODEL… and luckily, one of my fabulous partner teachers came up with a fun Skittles Fractions work page!! (Can you tell we all love food on my grade level??) I bought the fun size packs of Skittles, and each kiddo got two packs.

    Then, we began figuring out what fractional parts of wholes would be with our Skittles!

    We use what I call the “box method.” I don’t know if that’s really what it should be called, but my kids can do it, so that’s all I care about. ๐Ÿ˜› This activity had the boxes drawn in for them at first to help scaffold. They knew the WHOLE rectangle was 20, and the denominator in the fraction is 4, so that tells us how many boxes we need to cut the “whole” into… then the numerator tells us how many of those boxes to count to find our answer.

    By the end of the activity, they had to draw the rectangle, and then decide how many boxes to cut it into, as well as how many should go in each box. They really did an awesome job! And they were super excited that they got to eat their Skittles when we finished. :o)

    Since I didn’t create the page, it wouldn’t be right for me to share it- BUT it would be super easy for you to create if you want to do this activity too! Use that “shapes” tool in Microsoft to draw your rectangles! :o)

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    Eating, Drinking, and Linking…Oh My!

    June 3, 2013

    Happy Monday! I’m linking up with one of my favorite bloggers- Christy at Teaching Tales Along the Yellow Brick Road!

    I’m sorry to say that I haven’t been very crafty lately, so I’ll have to link up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made-It another week… ๐Ÿ˜›

    For those of you that like Thai food and Crock Pots, you’ll love this recipe! The dish is Coconut Curry Chicken. Here is my finished product:

    Ingredients:
    2 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
    half of a yellow onion, chopped
    1 cup baby carrots, sliced in half
    1 clove minced garlic
    3 Tbsp of Pampered Chef Thai Red Curry Rub
    1 can coconut milk
    1 cup chicken broth
    1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
    1 zucchini, chopped
    1 cup mushrooms, sliced
    1 Tbsp cornstarch
    1 avocado
    Jasmine rice

    Directions:

    • Cook chicken, onion, carrots, garlic, Curry Rub, coconut milk, and chicken broth on low for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. 
    • Add bell pepper, zucchini, and mushrooms to the slow cooker and cook for an additional 45 minutes. 
    • Stir in cornstarch to thicken sauce. Cook for an additional 15 minutes.
    • Serve over Jasmine rice. Top with sliced avocado. Sprinkle with Curry Rub for additional spice/heat.
    This was seriously so easy to make! I LOVE the Pampered Chef spices. They are so flavorful! Go link up with Christy and share what you are cooking this summer! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

    Also, don’t forget, my SECOND Mentor Sentence Unit sale will end today! Make sure to go grab it up! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    The TPT sale is ON and now is just as good a time The TPT sale is ON and now is just as good a time as any to start #mentorsentences in your classroom!

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    The International Day of Women and Girls in Scienc The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is on February 11! I've made some units for a few great books that would be perfect to share in celebration while also teaching your ELA skills.

The Leaf Detective is the biography of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called a "real life Lorax" by National Geographic, who was determined to investigate the marvelous, undiscovered world of the rainforest treetops.

Grab the unit that aligns with this amazing #mentortext at the link in my profile!

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    The International Day of Women and Girls in Scienc The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is on February 11! I've made some units for a few great books that would be perfect to share in celebration while also teaching your ELA skills.

Dinosaur Lady is a beautifully illustrated picture book biography of Mary Anning that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of female scientists.

Grab the unit that aligns with this amazing #mentortext at the link in my profile!

https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/product/the-leaf-detective-mentor-text-digital-print-unit/

#picturebooks #internationaldayofwomeninscience #internationaldayofgirlsinscience #mentorsentences #teachersfollowteachers #ideasbyjivey #iteach345 #upperelementaryteacher #iteach3rd #iteach4th #iteach5th
    The latest Primary Mentor Text Club book (voted fo The latest Primary Mentor Text Club book (voted for by the #teachers who own this growing bundle) is Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner, and WOW what a great book to use for a true ELA-Science integration!! 

The unit I created for this one aligns life science (ecosystems, and classifying and describing animals) with shared research, using text and pictures to learn, as well as writing with vivid verbs and prepositions!

Check it out at the link in my profile! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Over-and-Under-the-Pond-Life-Science-Integration-Mentor-Text-Unit-Grades-1-2-9078283

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    Are you reading a fun book for Groundhog Day? ๐ŸŒž Are you reading a fun book for Groundhog Day? ๐ŸŒž โ„๏ธ 

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The book is written as a narrative, but is filled with facts about groundhogs as the main character tries to convince everyone that he deserves more than just ONE day of recognition.

The unit I made for this book includes printables for text features, note-taking from text, fact and opinion, main idea and details, context clues, a writing brainstorm organizer, plus a #mentorsentence lesson for relative pronouns and contextual vocabulary activities! 

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Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub is an informative #mentortext about groundhogs, Groundhog Day, and weather, but it's presented in an entertaining way that will keep your students laughing while they learn. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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    โ„๏ธ There are so many fantastic #picturebooks t โ„๏ธ There are so many fantastic #picturebooks to use in January with a snowy winter theme. 

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    Can students actually think critically about... GR Can students actually think critically about... GRAMMAR?!? ๐Ÿค”

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Check out how at the link in my profile! https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/higher-order-thinking-questions-for-grammar-and-writing/ 

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