tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post4223162371868950613..comments2024-03-14T07:20:49.419-04:00Comments on Ms. Math Madness: Order of OperationsKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05943384324247559885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-34911102112233212262015-08-16T06:55:09.073-04:002015-08-16T06:55:09.073-04:00These are totally great tips. Even I do love the i...These are totally great tips. Even I do love the idea of GEMS<br />Ishita Katyalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-18397505850294850372014-07-16T23:01:05.517-04:002014-07-16T23:01:05.517-04:00Hi Katie, I just came across your blog and love al...Hi Katie, I just came across your blog and love all that you are sharing. I also do interactive notebooks, but am always looking to update them. The vocabulary section with the Frayer model is spectacular...thank you! I noticed that you mentioned above that you wanted to create more guided notes so that they aren't copying everything down. Did you find that it took a lot of your class time for kids to copy? I struggle with their speed of note taking (or lack their of). As much as I would love to photocopy guided notes, I hate to photocopy 96 pages each time (so much paper), but also hate to waste class time on copying words. Have you found a happy medium? Thank you so much! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794381139608220146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-87154084509657971532013-08-01T14:53:21.613-04:002013-08-01T14:53:21.613-04:00Yes, GEMS really is great. Last year I had most o...Yes, GEMS really is great. Last year I had most of the notes and practice problems displayed on my Smartboard and had the students copy it. This year, I'm hoping to create more "guided" notes handouts that they can glue in. This way, they just have to fill in some of the information, rather than copying every single word. It also will help to have practice problems already printed and glues in their notebooks (especially word problems) so they don't have to copy them down.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943384324247559885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-79529019075043999142013-07-30T19:21:18.100-04:002013-07-30T19:21:18.100-04:00I really like GEMS for teaching order of operation...I really like GEMS for teaching order of operations. I'm going to use that this year. I have a question though about the notebooks. This may be common sense, but do you write the notes on the board each day and have the students copy them into their notebooks? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-75655683430874363392012-10-17T20:02:43.736-04:002012-10-17T20:02:43.736-04:00i love gems that will be such a good idea i will d...i love gems that will be such a good idea i will definatly use it this upcoming year<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-9200853428392048362012-09-01T15:37:15.032-04:002012-09-01T15:37:15.032-04:00Glad you liked the video. GEMS is great but PEMDA...Glad you liked the video. GEMS is great but PEMDAS works well too!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943384324247559885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-77209532686721379712012-09-01T15:36:44.963-04:002012-09-01T15:36:44.963-04:00I like your gem sticker idea! Thanks.I like your gem sticker idea! Thanks.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943384324247559885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-67669195839574744122012-08-28T22:53:58.239-04:002012-08-28T22:53:58.239-04:00GEMS is interesting. I hadn't heard of that. T...GEMS is interesting. I hadn't heard of that. Thanks for sharing the video. I just made something for PEMDAS for my 5th grade math class. We're starting to learn that this week and I look forward to showing the video. I made a foldable for my kiddos to show that there are four parts to PEMDAS. The MD has an arrow to the right showing they go together and the order is left to right and AS has an arrow for the same reason. I think teaching each separately causes them to be confused. I found your blog through a pin to this. I'm a new follower.<br /><br />Mercedes<br /><a href="http://surfingtosuccess.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Surfing to Success</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386090509020964930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767059767632748.post-44566617257979554032012-08-01T22:10:36.927-04:002012-08-01T22:10:36.927-04:00I use GEMS too and LOVE it. I bought a set of LAR...I use GEMS too and LOVE it. I bought a set of LARGE gems (in the shape of a diamond) and tons of very tiny adhesive gems at a party store online. When student come in, they all get one large gem to hold. I teach them GEMS and tell them to make sure their work looks like the diamond shape, large at the top and getting smaller. We also draw the upside down "carat" (pun intended). At the end of the lesson, they get to pick their own little gem to stick in the INB and help them remember. I love the post-it idea too! I'm adding this. Thanks so much for the great ideas! :)<br /><br />Julie<br />@jreulbachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com