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SMARTBoard Mini-Movies

Using dominoes is an effective approach to teaching addition and subtraction. This month I created almost 40 new SMARTBoard mini-movies that teachers can use to teach doubles addition and family of facts with dominoes.

With the domino doubles, students can write an addition equation horizontally and then click the button to turn the domino vertically and write the equation with one number on top of the other. Family of facts dominoes present students with a domino with no dots on one side. Above the domino is a number. Using that number, and the number of dots on the domino, students must figure out the number of dots on the blank side.

More math resources: Number Properties | Integers | Circles | Alphabet Geometry

Fall is the Perfect Time to Teach about Nature & Photosynthesis

With the change of season comes less daylight. Less daylight results in the fall color change for trees. This is the perfect time to get your students outside into nature to explore a local habitat, gather some leaves, and discuss the connection between the leaf change and photosynthesis. Check out the resources below for ideas and activities:

• Nature-Based Learning - A lesson where students take a field to a local ecosystem and then create a presentation about biodiversity.
• Teaching about Photosynthesis and the Fall Leaf Change - Resource guide for fall lesson plans.

More science resources: Properties of Light | Thermal Energy | Forces | Magnetism & Friction

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Teach Multiplication with SMARTBoard Version of Circles and Stars

Now teachers can use SMARTBoard mini-movies on misterteacher.com to teach multiplication with a SMARTBoard version of the dice game Circles and Stars. In the traditional version, students roll a die once to determine the number of circles. They draw the circles on paper. They then use a second roll of the die to determine the number of stars to draw inside the circles. Finally, they write a multiplication expression and product based on the circles and stars.

In the SMARTBoard version, students come to the board, push the CIRCLES button for the number of circles and then the STARS button for the number of stars. From there, students can write the multiplication expression over (or under) the mini-movie. The circles and stars animations aren't revealed until students click the buttons. There are 24 multiplication mini-movies in all so most teachers should be able to create a SMART Notebook presentation with enough problems to engage the whole class.

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Check out: SMARTBoard Mini-movies | Light Energy | Forces | Thermal Energy