INTERACTIVE TELLING TIME ACTIVITIES

---->http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/telling-time/index.html


---->http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.html


----->http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html

-->http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/

USING MICROSOFT WORD and MICROSOFT EXCEL in TEACHING MATHEMATICS

These two microsoft offices are very helpful in teaching and learning of Mathematics in primary classrooms. Teacher can design simple and interactive activities using these microsoft offices such as 'copy and paste' activity and counting. For example, the teacher can teach counting by asking the pupils to count objects such as teddy bears from a picture that has many teddy bears. It makes teaching and learning more fun. It also helps teacher to design their teaching aids by only using 'copy and paste' in Microsoft Word to make the picture for counting. It is so easy!

Instead of learning Maths, pupils will develop soft skills such as keyboarding.

Honestly, we feel that using these Microsoft Offices is a good idea and very helpful for teachers especially in preparing teaching and learning lesson to pupils.

TRICK or TREAT??

Find you are genius enough?? Try to solve this tricky wicky questions:

1) There are 8 Apples on the table, you take 3. How many do you have?
2) 10 Birds in a field. 2 were shot, how many were left?
3) Take away the first letter, take away the last letter, then take away all the other letters.
What do you have left?
4) If you have 4 melons in one hand, and 7 apples in the other - What do you have?
5) A box has nine ears of corn in it. A Squirrel carries out three ears a day, and yet it takes him
nine days to carry out all the corn. Explain?
6) Why do white sheep eat more than black sheep?
7) A man wanted to plant 4 trees, but all 4 had to be equal distances from each other. How did he
do it?
8) I have 2 coins in my hand that add up to 60c. One of the coins isn't a 50c piece. What are the
coins?
9) A fisherman was asked how long was the fish he had caught. He said "it is 30cms plus half its
length" How long was the fish?
10) A Hammer and a Nail cost $31. If the Hammer cost $30 more than the Nail, what is the cost
of each?
11) It takes 7 men 2 hours to build a wall. How long does it take 3 men to build the same wall?
12) "I will bet you $1" said Fred, "that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return.""Done,"
replied Tom. Was he?
13) "How much will one cost?""25 cents""How much will fifteen cost?""50 cents""OK then, I'll
take one hundred and sixteen""Thank you, that will be 75 cents please"Explain.
14) What comes next in the following sequence ?1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11,...
15) In a scientific context, what could the following phrase mean?How I want a drink, alcoholic of
course, after the heavy chapters involving quantum mechanics

TRY THEM FIRST..and of course AFTER you have tried, find out the answers at link follows:
http://www.curiousmath.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=48

Today, we had presented our blog to the class. Unfortunately, we couldn't open the link from the computer. We felt disappointed that we couldn't show it to our classmates because the link was very interesting and interactive. We had explored the web and we found that there are loads of games that teachers can use in teaching Mathematics to children. The bonus point about this link is that it does not only focus on Maths but also other field such as Science, general knowledge, games, quizzes and others.

-LinKS-

Here is the link to maths quiz for children:



http://www.quiz-tree.com/

http://funschool.kaboose.com/?g=pss_ds1&t=j&w=620&h=360

Interesting Links for Interactive and Fun Activities

It was a big relief that we had presented our topic successfully today. The topic of our presentation was 'Designing activities using geometry software'. Our friends found that the activiy that we presented was fun and gave them ideas about the relevance of using the software to teach certain topics of Mathematics.

Today, our lecturer introduced us with interactive activities that can be carried out in classrooms.

Here are some interesting links that we find very resourceful for Mathemmatics teachers. The websites contain interactive activities that are definitely fun and can attract pupils' interest:

-->http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml#mem

-->http://www.ct4me.net/math_projects.htm#AboutPBL

DESIGNING THE TASK..

In primary school context, this activity is applicable to be done in groups. For example, by exploring the Geometer SketchPad (GSP), the students can create any object (or maybe more) by using shapes (rectangles, squares, triangle, circle, etc.). Then, after they finished, the group will present and describe what are the shapes that they have used to create the objects. Therefore, through this GSP, the students are able to enhance deep understanding on the topic and expand their vocabulary on shapes. Besides, instead of listening to the instructions given by the teacher, this hands-on activity is more effective as the students can try by themselves and they will engage actively during teaching and learning process.

INSTRUCTIONS..

Step 1:
Run Geometer SketchPad (GSP).

Step 2:
Click 'Compass Tool' or 'Straightedge Tool' on your left to start creating objects.
E.g--> house, car, etc.

Step 3:
Once you have finished, you can change the colour and the width of the objects.

Step 4:
Click any line that you want to change the colour and the width.

Step 5:
Go to 'Display' and select your favourite colour and the type of the width you wish.

Step 6:
If you want to make the objects move, just click to the line that you want to move.

Step 7:
To do this, go to 'Selection Arrow Tool', then click 'Display' and select 'Animate'.

Designing task for geometry exploration using dynamic geometry software..

To get free demo download of Geometer Sketchpad (GSP), just click the link below:
1. http://www.chartwellyorke.com/sketchpad/gspdemos.html.

To explore more about GSP, kindly click the link
1.http://www.dynamicgeometry.com/General_Resources/Links.html
2.http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/activities/sketchpadv4.html