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Teacher candidates at Lakehead University are currently preparing activities for a Math Family Game Night in Simcoe Country Schools! The activity we have chosen is called Wipeout! See below for game rules and extensions!
Materials needed:
How to Play:
Overall Expectations: solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of single-digit whole numbers, using a variety of strategies.
Specific Expectations: solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of single-digit whole numbers, using a variety of mental strategies (e.g., one more than, one less than, counting on, counting back, doubles)
Materials needed:
- 1-2 players
- Game board (or paper and pencil)
- Dice (2-3)
- 24 place markers (coins, found items)
How to Play:
- Each player will take turns rolling two (2) dice
- The roller can choose to add the two numbers on the dice together to find the sum, or to subtract one from another to find the difference
- Students will then use a place marker to cover that space
- It is then the next player’s turn
- The object of the game is to cover every space on the chart. The first person to do so is the winner
- Students follow the same rules as above, but are able to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in their answers
- Students follow the same rules as above, but are able to roll three (3) dice each time, and use multiple operations
- To make the game more competitive, students could find as many possible solutions from one roll before ending their turn.
Overall Expectations: solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of single-digit whole numbers, using a variety of strategies.
Specific Expectations: solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of single-digit whole numbers, using a variety of mental strategies (e.g., one more than, one less than, counting on, counting back, doubles)
PINTEREST AS PART OF THE TEACHER’S TOOLKIT: ACCESS, ANALYZE, CREATE, REFLECT, TAKE ACTION
Throughout my time as a student in the Faculty of Education, Pinterest has been a controversial resource. Many professors have been wary of it’s use in lesson planning, mostly due to the fact that ideas we might see can come from anywhere in the world where learning expectations and curriculum guidelines may differ from our own in Ontario. I decided to take a critical approach to this assignment to investigate further with the Pinterest platform.
Pinterest is a popular form of social media. The program is both web-based and app-based making it easily accessible and user friendly. The site acts as a virtual “pin-board” where you can share and save your own ideas or the ideas of others through pictures. Each picture corresponds with a blog, website, or video so that when the image is clicked upon, the view is taken directly to that link. Photos and links can be saved to your “pin boards” or photos only can be directly saved to a computer or mobile device.
Pinterest has a thorough ‘Terms of Service’ section, the highlights of which are as follows. Uploading photos and ideas to Pinterest means that all users of Pinterest will have access to this information, yet the uploader retains all rights and responsibilities to this content. Because each images leads to a third-party site, Pinterest does not assume responsibility for the site’s content, but is merely an avenue to connect users to the content. Pinterest collects information that is provided by the user (name, profile photo, pins, comments, likes, email, phone number, and any other info provided).
Pinterest is a popular form of social media. The program is both web-based and app-based making it easily accessible and user friendly. The site acts as a virtual “pin-board” where you can share and save your own ideas or the ideas of others through pictures. Each picture corresponds with a blog, website, or video so that when the image is clicked upon, the view is taken directly to that link. Photos and links can be saved to your “pin boards” or photos only can be directly saved to a computer or mobile device.
Pinterest has a thorough ‘Terms of Service’ section, the highlights of which are as follows. Uploading photos and ideas to Pinterest means that all users of Pinterest will have access to this information, yet the uploader retains all rights and responsibilities to this content. Because each images leads to a third-party site, Pinterest does not assume responsibility for the site’s content, but is merely an avenue to connect users to the content. Pinterest collects information that is provided by the user (name, profile photo, pins, comments, likes, email, phone number, and any other info provided).
Anyone over the age of 13 is eligible to create a Pinterest account. This restriction unfortunately eliminates student use in the Primary and Junior grades. While Pinterest is a site that attracts all sorts of users, I feel that it can be useful for educators. One of the most useful features of Pinterest is the ability to build a ‘Board’ and save ideas to it. For example, one might create an Art ‘Board’ and save any art project ideas they may come across. By “Pinning” these ideas, the educator is able to build an organized collection of resources. If a teacher wants to read about a project in more detail, they can simply click on the picture and will be brought to the blog or website of the user who shared the information. There is also a collaboration feature of Pinterest where multiple people can contribute to the same pin board. This would allow educators to collaborate and easily share information and ideas. This might be useful for teachers who share a classroom, or even those who teach the same grade. Teachers can also ‘follow’ other teachers to see what ideas they are pinning to their boards. This information can be found in the home page of Pinterest.
It is evident that Pinterest has both personal and professional uses. As a teacher candidate, I feel that Pinterest works best as a teacher-to-teacher collaboration tool, but I would be interested to try it as a tool with high school students. Students might use Pinterest to find ideas for science projects, to gather quotes for essays, or to learn about a topic through both pictures and words. Professionally, teachers can create boards together, or follow each other to gain ideas on classroom organization, behaviour management, lesson planning, decorating for the holidays, or creating. I intend to keep using Pinterest as a starting point to gain ideas, and a way to share ideas I have enjoyed.
It is evident that Pinterest has both personal and professional uses. As a teacher candidate, I feel that Pinterest works best as a teacher-to-teacher collaboration tool, but I would be interested to try it as a tool with high school students. Students might use Pinterest to find ideas for science projects, to gather quotes for essays, or to learn about a topic through both pictures and words. Professionally, teachers can create boards together, or follow each other to gain ideas on classroom organization, behaviour management, lesson planning, decorating for the holidays, or creating. I intend to keep using Pinterest as a starting point to gain ideas, and a way to share ideas I have enjoyed.