Symmetry Skeletons

        Symmetry Skeletons     

    Halloween lends itself to a lesson on symmetry very well.  The lessons of symmetry have been in Math books from 1st grade.  I use this with my 5th graders. So a short bit of review may be necessary for some vocabulary terms. When you show the kiddos that they are going to be designing skeleton heads, they are ready and willing to work.

 Today I am linking up with Forever in Fifth Grade for the October Show and Tell Tuesday.

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    First folding the paper is necessary to form the head shape.  The fold can then be used as the mid line for the correct placement of the facial features and extra designs. Markers, crayons, and some scrap paper and glue is all the students need to complete this project.
 

      This lesson can be related to Dia de Los Muertos   or  Day of the Dead which occurs on November 1st and 2nd. 

 As you can see, each student has their own impression of how each skeleton should look.
 

I hope you have a wonderful 

Halloween  this year.

Please leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.

Beti

Recycled bottle caps into Math Matching game

    Recycled  Math Matching Game

           Do you need an activity that can be done at home with your kids during our time in quarantine?  This would be an easy, fun, and educational craft activity that you and your kids can do  tomorrow.  If you have older kids, they can help out those younger kiddos.   A whole family craft would be a great memory for your family.

        Since our School has earned the Green School certification for many years, so we collected plastic bottle caps instead of throwing them away. I decided that it was time to put these beautiful and colorful pieces of plastic to good use around St. Michael Catholic School. 

     My 5th graders are always up for a new project to help or serve someone else.  The kindergarten class directly below our room was our projected target.

      Number Matching and Counting Game

      We found 20 large green  bottle caps from juice containers. The students counted out the correct number of stickers to match the 1 - 20 numbers. The stickers were applied to the green caps. 20 orange caps were found. The numbers 1-20 were printed on labels, cut out, and applied to the orange caps. (Some fifth graders are still working on their cutting skills.) Now the Mod Podge work had begun. Several coats of the Mod Podge were applied  to both the green and orange caps.

This is self correcting with the matching number on the underside of the large green caps.

      We will have to wait for the ratings to come back from our kindergarten friends downstairs. Hopefully, we get 2 thumbs up!

Today I am linking up with Forever in Fifth Grade for the February Show and Tell. 
www.foreverinfifthgrade.blogspot.com
   

Hop on over to find all sorts of ideas for your classroom.

Enjoy every day to the fullest!

Beti

Multiplication Games

        I am so excited about the SQUARES games that were freebies from TPT!  They came from Games-4-Gains.  The first one was MULTIPLICATION SQUARES.  

 The kiddos in my 5th grade homeroom went wild playing it.  Any extra few minutes during the day, my students ask for the dice and play with their classmates.  

      This freebie was offered a couple of weeks ago.  I always snatch up a freebie when I get the chance.  This one was a real winner!
       This week they offered another SQUARES game.  This time it was, wait for it..... 

EQUIVALENT FRACTION SQUARES. 
 I could hardly wait to download it and have my kids start playing.  I'll have to wait for my Math teaching partner to introduce the lesson. (Maybe I'll give a mini lesson during a study hall for those who want to learn).  Don't tell anyone that the Religion and Social Studies teacher is teaching Math on the sly.  I'm sure my kids would love it.  

You should check out Games-4-Gains to see everything they have.
 www.games-4-gains.com 
Thanks Brittney for these great games!

 Today I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for the Five for Friday linky.
www.doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com

Enjoy February.  March is on its way!  
In Michigan we know what that means.
Please leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.
Beti