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Puppets Teach Math
The metric system? Have a meter
apply for a job...he has to prove that he is more qualified than the yard.
Have a gram tell about his family...how
much bigger his father and mother and grandparents are than he...how much
smaller his little brother and sister are...their names? Kilo, Hecta, Deca,
Deci, Centi and Mili of course. Have the kids draw pictures of their families.
Have a puppet that loves to take
things apart...he can use the old pieces of pie trick...he can take one shoe
from a pair...give him a feltboard...give him a bunch of blocks...have the
kids write fraction-skits for him...in other words, show them what "1/2"
is the fun way.
Have a puppet that never gets
the right answer...he may try and try...the more he thinks, the more muddled
he gets...it is surprising how much kids love to show him his errors.
Have a puppet that is always backwards...he
adds instead of subtracts...he multiplies instead of divides...he even counts
backwards...have the kids point out his errors and correct them.
Have eleven decimeters dancing
to a little tune...one is always left out because he doesn't understand the
meter.
Drill work...have a puppet do
it for you...if you are like most teachers, drill time is not the high point
of you day...put a puppet on your hand...chances are you will have a grand
time and the kids will learn ever so much faster.
Have a puppet that goes crazy
every time he hears a certain number...choose your work problems so that the
number is in the correct answers...whoever gets the problem right first gets
the puppet for the next problem.
Have a puppet that always has
a secret number, concept, word...he will only give the kids hints...when they
figure it out, he will be approached by another puppet that will tell him
a new secret.
--Ad Infinitum--
Do you have any great stories or suggestions for using puppets to teach
Math? Please e-mail them to us. We would love to include them on our site.
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