tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post2377076464664770187..comments2024-03-06T22:39:11.472-08:00Comments on cheesemonkey wonders: Ode on a six-ootsie Tootsie — a love poem to @Trianglemancsdcheesemonkeysfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post-66131897537641743402013-09-07T20:11:35.402-07:002013-09-07T20:11:35.402-07:00Hi Dan — Thanks! After all the lessons of yours I ...Hi Dan — Thanks! After all the lessons of yours I have used over the years, it's nice to be able to return the favor. :)<br /><br />I used this on Day 2 as a "getting to know you" and "practicing group work norms" activity that was math-centered, so I did not actually plan any extensions or generalizations. It took my 8th graders (different classes) between 30 and 40 minutes to work through. If a group came up with two ways to share very quickly, I tasked them with devising as many ways to share as they could in the remaining time. For a 9th grade Algebra 1 regular or remedial, I would probably have had groups make a poster and present to the class.<br /><br />I'm sure there are a ton of other extensions you could create. You could even have them generalize a rule for figuring this out, depending on their previous experience.<br /><br />Let me know how it goes!<br /><br />- Elizabeth (@cheesemonkeysf)cheesemonkeysfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post-7014676915919842802013-09-07T19:04:52.211-07:002013-09-07T19:04:52.211-07:00This looks like a great activity. Did you have th...This looks like a great activity. Did you have them do any sort of extension/generalizations? How long did it take to run the lesson as is for the 8th graders?Dan Wekselgreenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696028020767073620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779271385256625533.post-84766635010447827442013-08-28T20:43:46.281-07:002013-08-28T20:43:46.281-07:00Thanks so much for sharing this interesting task. ...Thanks so much for sharing this interesting task. I have it filed until my 'to-try' items. And thanks for inspiring me to look up the word synecdoche.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com