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I am happy to have you as a visitor. This blog was created with the goal to connect teachers around the world, to connect pupils and parents to me and to encourage my students to have some self study moments at home.

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sábado, 6 de outubro de 2012

Remains,Won! - Math Game about Division


Material

36 cards numbered from 1 to 9 (4 of each value).
Paper and pencil for notes

Players

2 to 4 players

Rules

·         The cards should be shuffled and divided into three piles of 12 cards each, placed on the table with the numbers facing down. The numbers on the cards of 2 of these piles form the dividend, and the other will be the divisor.

 

·         The players decide who will start. Each player, in turn, chooses the mountains that form the dividend and the divisor and turns one card up of each pile to make the division. For example, if the numbers of the piles chosen to form the dividend is 2 and 4 and the number on the divisor pile is 3, it can be 24 ÷ 3 or 42 ÷ 3.

 

·         The rest of the division will determine the number of points that the player will make on that round. If the remainder is 0, the player does not score point.

 

·         Each round, the player writes down their points, example, the rest of the division, and discards the used cards.

 

·         When the cards run out of the piles, each player must add their points.

 

·         The winner will be the one who gets the most points at the end of the cards.

 

sexta-feira, 21 de setembro de 2012

Let's practice fractions!

Dear Junior 04 and 05,

Math is fun and you can learn a lot with these games. So, let's give them a try?
Ms. Vanessa Tavares

Game 01 - Student has to click on the correct fraction.



 
 
Game 02 - Student has to press space bar to release the fraction in the correct container.
 
 
 
Game 03 - It's a memory game. The student has to match the pictures with the corresponding fraction.
 
 
 
Game 04 - In this game, the student has to color the picture and write the corresponding fraction to get a pin. At the end, he/she throws the ball like in a bowling match.
 
 
 
Game 05 - In this game, the student has to match the pictures and the fractions. He/she has to put the pictures on one side of the scale and the corresponding fraction on the other side.
 
 
 

 
 



quarta-feira, 22 de agosto de 2012

Earth, the planet we live in

       

               We can observe a Globe, some maps and some photos to study the Earth.


Discuss these questions

  1. These are the Earth’s representations. What is the difference between them?
  2. Which of these representations is closest to the actual shape of the planet?
  3. In which of the representations it is possible to observe the entire surface of the planet at the same time?
 
           The globe is the best way to represent the Earth. We can say that it is a little mold that suggests its shape.
 
 
             The Earth has a geoid shape. It means, it is curve, convex in the center and flattened at the ends, where the north and south poles are located.

            The planisphere and the maps came from the globe, to help in the study of Geography.
             Map is a representation of the curved surface of the earth on a flat surface as the surface of a sheet of paper. A map can represent the whole surface or just part of it.

             Planisphere is a map showing the Earth's surface. In the planisphere we can see all parts of the surface at the same time. When a map represents the whole surface of the Earth, it is also called world map.


Planisphere also called World Map.

 

 
Photos help create maps.


Aerial photographs, that is, photographs taken by cameras attached to a plane, and images produced by various artificial satellites provide information on the surface, example:  deforested areas, location of mineral resources, weather conditions, among others.

This information is used in the preparation of various types of map.
Aerial photo of Rio de Janeiro - RJ
 
µ The lines drawn on maps are imaginary

Have you noticed that there are several lines drawn on the globe and in different maps? Do you know what these lines are and what they are used for?

The lines drawn on the globe and maps are the parallels and meridians. These lines are drawn to facilitate the location of any place in the planet's surface. They are called imaginary lines, it does not actually exist.
 
           



              I am now a teacher at a bilingual school and I have to give lesson of Geography and Science in English as part of the kids curricula. And sometimes it is very difficult to find things in English about the Brazilian Geography. I'm not an expert in these subjects, so I asked those of you who are to help me, I mean, if you find anything which doesn't really correspond to the truth, please let me know OK.

              So, from now on I will be publish things about Geography and Science for Grade 4, 5 and 6. Here is my first, I hope you enjoy them. 

quinta-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2012

Bee Body Parts

Hi friends,


I have been away for such a long time. But I'm back and this week I am working with bugs life focusing on Bees and I have found this exercise online and I find it very interactive. I used with my kids and they loved. Give it a try.

quinta-feira, 12 de maio de 2011

Movie Lovers

I was searching the net to find an interesting thing about movies to be used with my group and I came across with this wonderful Quiz. Of course I didn't use it with my group as there were lots of movie titles my students wouldn't be able to guess. But it worths having a look.


It's very good!!!!!!

terça-feira, 19 de abril de 2011

Animal Description

It's been such a long time since I last made a post, but here it is.

It's a power point activity to help beginners to write. I am working with animals and I saw this picture on the internet (I'm sorry, I can't remember the site. If anyone knows it, just let me know, so I can get the rights to site). In this activity, the students build up the text and then they are invited to cross their own animal and write the description.
Next post I'll put some of the results from my students.

quinta-feira, 10 de março de 2011

What's the difference between OTHER, OTHERS and ANOTHER?


This is a very common and frequent question among pre-intermediate ESL students. Every now and then I am asked about the difference between "other", "others" and "another". So we are going to see one at a time, thus maybe we can avoid its misuse.

The first one is "other” which means “other person or thing”. This word is generally accompanied by the word "the". Take a look at those examples:
·   I have two pencils. One is black, and the other is blue.
·   The other car cost much less.
·   Where are the other boys?
·   The other people are waiting for the same thing.
·   Add the flour and the other ingredients.
It’s not a rule, because sometimes "other" can appear alone in the sentence or preceded by words like "some", "any", "my", "your", "his", etc., or also a number:
·   I have no other hat.
·   None of her other friends came.
·   Camila has three other children.
·   Many other people have said the same.
·   They gazed into each other's eyes.
·   Do you have any other questions?
The word "others" is used to avoid repetion of words in one sentence. The use of  "the" is optional.
·   Some people like to rest in their free time. Others like to travel. 
·   One boy fell off his chair and the others laughed.
·   This is not the only answer to the question. There are others.
It is relevant to mention that we can use the expression "the others" with the same meaning as  "the other people" or "the other things":
·   There were three books on my table. One is here. Where are the others?
·   Katarina and Andrew are bringing some food, but the others aren't.
Last, but not least, the word "another" which means “one more”. If you observe it closely It is exactly the same thing as "an other" written together. By the way, both are written together - another – since th 16th century. We use "another" when we want to refer to something which was mentioned before in a sentence.
·   This cake is delicious! Can I have another slice, please? 
·   Please give me another chance.
·   He was a wonderful teacher. Everyone agreed it would be hard to find another like him.
I hope I could clarify the doubts.
As a last tip: Try to observe the words in context, so then you will notice the difference between them. Observe the examples. They always help to understand the use of the words.
See you next time!!