Teaching angles

This post is dedicated to Mor over at A Teacher's Treasure. Last weekend I watched her video on Interactive Student Notebooks (click on the link to check it out for yourself) ... and I was so inspired I knew I couldn't wait to "kick it up a notch" again in my math journals. This was the piece I was missing in my math journals - and before I watched the video I didn't even realize I was missing something. Her interactive student notebooks are based on the right side and left side pages. The…

5 Activities to Teach Angles

Anchor chart, task cards, games, and five quick hands-on activities for teaching angles in upper elementary.

Angles are all around us. This lesson, which is recommended for the early elementary grades, is teaching the children to notice the angles all around them and be able to identify them. Originally, this lesson was taught in a coop setting and we had much fun with it. Even days, and in some cases weeks, […]

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Our math curriculum doesn't do a stellar job covering angles. I went on a search for some angle activities to hopefully make the unit more fun and meaningful. When I didn't find anything that fit what I was looking for, I decided to create something on my own. I put together The Angle Family

Add these 6 angle activities to teach acute, right, straight, and obtuse angles to prepare your students to identify different types of angles.

5 Activities to Teach Angles

So, yesterday I showed you how I got my angle studies kicked off with my students–how I solidified understanding of “right angle”. We had lots left to accomplish–so I’ll try to share some of the different lessons and activities we did over the next days! Tip 1: If you can get your hands on thin […]