SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Math Teachers Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • September 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: teaching math vocab Posted by Sara on 7/03/08 On 7/02/08, Math Mommy wrote: > How do you teach math vocabulary? My district is insistent > on teaching vocabulary each six weeks. I want to do > something more creative then just looking up the > definition in the book. Are there any good creative ways > to teach vocabulary that will really help my students > understand the meaning of the words? (this would be for > 8th grade math and Algebra) Yes. Have them invent new words and phrases for those words and phrases. Math words and phrases are too long, too heavy and too obtuse. What else could we call 'decimilization of fractions'? My kids shut down at the very name. And why do we call algebra algebra? Where did the word come from and why? And what better could we call it? What's another phrase for 'quadratic equations'? What if you HAD to rename all those things? I find it gets kids thinking, really thinking and they love the task - they feel like they're getting back somehow at whoever gave these things such long and obtuse names. RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one teaching math vocab, 7/02/08, by Math Mommy. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/02/08, by Terrence. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/03/08, by dm. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/03/08, by Joy. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/03/08, by Florida. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/03/08, by Sara. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/03/08, by DSF/NJ. Re: teaching math vocab, 7/04/08, by Message To DSF/NJ. Re: Message to DSF/NJ, 7/04/08, by DSF/NJ. Re: Message to DSF/NJ, 7/07/08, by Math Mommy. Re: Word Wall, 7/08/08, by middle school math teacher.

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