Friday, September 12, 2014

Figure Me Out!

I got this idea from my peer teacher, Nina.  It's a great way for students to share about themselves. I think it would be perfect for a first day of school activity.  I would start by having the students first write the numbers.  Later, once we have learned about multiplication and division, I would have them create the equations.  Finally, they can put it all together in time for Open House.  

 It can be easily adapted for the younger grades by using addition and/or subtraction.  It can be adapted for older grades with exponents, multi-step problems, and including fractions or decimals.  Thanks to my friend Nannette for inspiring me with her sample.

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40 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 14, 2014 at 2:14 AM

    Great ideas!

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  2. UnknownJune 3, 2015 at 9:59 PM

    Love this!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 5, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    What a fun idea! You know how they LOVE things about themselves!?

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  4. AnonymousJuly 6, 2015 at 3:00 AM

    wonderful idea! :D

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  5. The Math ManiacJuly 6, 2015 at 10:23 AM

    Fun!

    Tara
    The Math Maniac

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  6. UnknownAugust 23, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    Love this idea!

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  7. Brenda EllisApril 10, 2016 at 5:53 AM

    Really liked this. Thanks for sharing. I can do it with more complex problems for them to practice Orders of Operation.

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  8. Ms. L June 11, 2016 at 8:35 AM

    I love this 💡.

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  9. Ms. L June 11, 2016 at 8:36 AM

    I love this 💡.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    Awesome!!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2016 at 5:23 PM

    very nice! I'll share it with all the math teachers...

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  12. melOctober 6, 2016 at 5:25 AM

    cool!

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  13. Etta Alston-BurgessOctober 27, 2016 at 6:28 PM

    I love this idea.Great way for students to do math and have fun.

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  14. UnknownMarch 13, 2017 at 11:30 PM

    Very nice Idea

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  15. AnonymousJune 14, 2017 at 6:05 PM

    Absolutely love this idea!!

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  16. RosannaAugust 31, 2017 at 5:18 PM

    Great idea. I will title this Math About Me.

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  17. B. WilliamsSeptember 9, 2017 at 6:06 PM

    Very cute for Open House!!!

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  18. jbownes2September 11, 2017 at 6:16 AM

    Excellent way to expose children to the numbers all around them and get them doing equations. Love it!

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  19. UnknownApril 19, 2018 at 9:03 AM

    Going to adapt this for my French students. Merci : )

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  20. Brittney TateApril 27, 2019 at 8:49 PM

    This is an amazing idea! Thank you for sharing :)

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  21. amberMay 12, 2019 at 10:36 AM

    I'm so glad you and your teaching partner liked my Figure Me Out activity! It really gives my 4th graders a new outlook on math during the first week of school. I think parents love the displays even more than they do.

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  22. UnknownOctober 22, 2019 at 12:31 PM

    what was your objective? I'm still in school and I'm just trying to get a hand of making objectives.

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  23. JyotimoyOctober 28, 2019 at 12:05 AM

    Great Ideas

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  24. UnknownMarch 30, 2020 at 7:20 AM

    that is amazing

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  25. UnknownSeptember 3, 2020 at 10:21 AM

    thats a great ideia

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