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Inauguration Speech Generator

What it is: With President Obama’s Inauguration speech looming on the horizon, this site is worth a look. Inauguration Speech Generator is like a mad lib, fill in the blank that generates a speech for President Obama to say. Students enter words in the blanks according to the part of speech that is requested and then read the speech they have written for our soon to be president. How to integrate Inauguration Speech Generator into the classroom: This is a great lead in to teach students about the Inauguration of President Obama. It is also a fun way to practice those parts of speech! Students can fill in the blanks individually and share with a partner, or a speech can be generated as a whole class. This would be a fun thing to do right before the inauguration. Save the students version of the speech. They can compare and contrast their speech with the actual inauguration speech after viewing it. Tips: The inauguration is supposed to be live on CNN, it would be fun to watch live but I suspect that Internet may be slow that day! Those of you with cable in the classroom take advantage!! Leave a comment and tell us how you are using Inauguration Speech Generator in your classroom. window.google_render_ad();

Math manipulatives

Posted by admin | Posted in Interactive Whiteboard, Math, Primary Elementary, Secondary Elementary, Websites | Posted on 13-10-2008

Tags: analog clock, clock, clock hands, game, inches, judy clock, math manipulatives, measurement, ruler, tenkely

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What it is: I’m actually doing a two for one post today because both sites have a great math manipulative tool. The first is an online analog clock. Students can explore the clock by moving the hour and minute hands in five minute intervals, minute intervals, 15 minute intervals, and hour intervals. There is no associated game with the clock, it is simply a tool to help your students get familiar with the analog clock. The second site is all about rulers and measurement, The Ruler Game. The Ruler Game teaches students how to read a ruler. Students can also practice their ruler reading skills with this game. Students can practice reading the ruler in sixteenths of an inch, eighths, quarters, halves, and whole inches.

How to integrate Analog Clock and The Ruler Game into the classroom: The Analog clock site is a great one for students to visit when they are learning about the analog clock. In the computer lab or projector classroom, have the students interact with the clock and make observations about what happens as they click the different increments. Talk about the way the clock works as a class. Call out a time and have the students match the time called with the clock on their computer. If you have access to a projector, play as a whole class and have students come up one at a time to demonstrate different times as a class. Bookmark the Analog Clock on your classroom computers as a math help center. The Ruler Game is a great way to help students understand how to read a ruler. Use it individually in a computer lab setting or use it as a math center in the one or two computer classroom. In either setting, this game will have your students reading measurement in no time. They will love trying to beat the clock!

Tips: The ruler game is not compatible with some web browsers, test it on a student computer before using in class… no one likes introducing a cool new tool to students only to find out that it doesn’t work at school!

Leave a comment and tell us how you are using Analog Clock and The Ruler Game in your classroom.