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Sandra Martin dresses up as a Pittsburgh Steeler King to provide motivation for the metric section of Mathopedia. Students learn that the English system of measurement is unscientific. Although many students are afraid to learn a new measurement system, they discover that the metric system is a logical way to measure in comparison to the English System.
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Teacher's Instruction Page 1. One level of Mathopedia may be used OR purchase both of the Mathopedia, Levels 1 and 2 books. The books complement each other page by page. Purchase a book for yourself only OR purchase enough books for every student in your classroom. 2. Decide which ability level is right for your class, and then use the appropriate level (1 or 2) for each lesson or map the math curriculum to use certain levels each year. (Ex. Level 1 in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6, Level 2 in grades 7 and 8). Remember that you can use the levels at any grade level depending on the ability level of the class. 3. The sequence the book follows will promote optimum learning since each concept builds on previously learned math skills. However, you may skip certain pages and return to them later if time allows. This book utilizes a part-to-whole method. Instead of looking at the question at the end of a word problem first, students may have to draw and analyze each line of the word problem before they look at the question at the end. Many students actually learn better this way. 4. Buy the Mathopedia, Levels 1 and 2 transparencies. Use the transparencies to introduce the concept that you wish to cover. You can even use Mathopedia, Level 1 to introduce a concept to your class and Mathopedia, Level 2 to wrap up the concept with your class. 5. Students use Mathopedia just as college students use their texts. They may write anything in their book that you ask them to write. As you show a transparency of a concept, use a marker to highlight the important steps. Allow students to highlight the areas that you highlight. As you show other practice problems, students write the sample problem in the book on the back of the page. There is space on the back of each page to make a drawing and space to work out several example problems. DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO WRITE ANYTHING ELSE IN THEIR BOOKS. Treat any infractions the same as you would a textbook that they cannot write in. 6. You may allow students to use Mathopedia as a reference at any time. Students with special needs may use the books during a test to help them by looking at their sample problems. 7. Collect the Mathopedia books at the end of every year. Students should use the books again the following year as a reference. Teach the concepts in the exact same way every year until they are mastered. Teachers often show students several ways to work a problem. Show new math concepts to students with math difficulties using the same methodology each year until they have reached mastery. If books are reused the following year, allow room for the student to add sample problems from next year’s teacher. 8. At the start of a new year, the teacher should use the same sequence and methods in the Mathopedia book. Add more difficulty by using Mathopedia, Level 2. This level will reinforce the same math concepts in the same way, allowing students to overlearn and retain the concept in their long-term memory. If students use these books and are taught in the same way every year, they will easily perform well on the state’s assessment test and advance to more difficult math levels.
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