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A Science Analogy for Understanding Mathematical Structure
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Miles, Sandra J. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
To improve understanding of identities and inverses, and to provide a stronger foundation for future mathematics, Sandra Miles designed a two-part lesson that makes the relationship between identities and inverses explicit. This article illustrates Miles' teaching of the first part of the lesson, focused on addition and subtraction, and then gives…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 7, Grade 6
An Activity Based on Figurative Patterns: Moroccan Students' Reasoning
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Ennassiri, Brahim; Abouhanifa, Said; Elkhouzai, Elmostapha – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
The aim of this paper is to analyse the reasoning and symbolisations used by sixth grade Moroccan students in solving a task based on figurative patterns. Our analysis aims at identifying the systems of actions elaborated by the students to give the general expression of the sequence, according to their perceptions of the sequence of its patterns.…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra
'Swim Like a Knife Slipping on Fresh Cream' The Role of Metaphors in Struggling Students' Engagement with Learning Activities in Physical Education
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Petiot, Oriane; Saury, Jacques – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Introduction: Student engagement with learning activities is considered in educational research as a primary facilitator of academic achievement and student learning. Teachers play a major role in student engagement with learning activities. The use of metaphors is a way to promote this engagement, especially when students are struggling in…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Learning Activities, Physical Education, Learner Engagement
Fun While Showing, Not Telling: Crafting Vivid Detail in Writing
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Del Nero, Jennifer Renner – Reading Teacher, 2017
This teaching tip highlights three writing minilessons that help students construct vivid sensory detail (textual detail related to the five senses) in their fiction and creative nonfiction writing. Learning to show, not tell, is a difficult task for novice writers. The author explores reasons why this is the case and provides directions for the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Creative Writing, Fiction
Let's Share Perspectives! Mentalistic Skills Involved in Cooperation
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Sidera, Francesc; Serrat, Elisabet; Serrano, Jèssica; Rostan, Charles; Caño, Agnès; Amadó, Anna – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Previous research has found a link between theory of mind and cooperation. The aim of this study is to deepen into this relationship, to identify which theory of mind skills are more related to the cooperative ability on a referential communication task. A total of 50 children from first and fifth grade completed a battery of theory of mind tasks,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Cooperative Learning, Theory of Mind, Elementary School Students
Poetry Lives
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Gillespie, Joanne S. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2004
In this article, the author relates her teaching experience with seventh and eighth graders using poetry activities, and she describes how she teaches poetry by using "published" poems and by engaging the students in classroom activities. Though students in seventh grade usually have knowledge of poetic conventions, the author takes time to review…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 7, Teaching Experience, Learning Activities