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[EnglishLanguage] teaching linear measures

dezreen at excite.com dezreen at excite.com
Tue Feb 7 22:12:48 EST 2006


There are nice, cleanly designed pages at this link:
http://www.learningpage.com/

I used them for teaching measurement to HS students last year. They are elementary, but don't look like primary material.

Kathleen
Telluride CO




--- On Mon 02/06, Dottie < dottie at shattuck.net > wrote:
From: Dottie [mailto: dottie at shattuck.net]
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:58:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguage] teaching linear measures

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<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Colleagues:  HELP!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Any ideas for teaching linear measure other than basic
vocab. (inch, feet, yard, fractions 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16; length, width, etc) and
actually measuring things in the classroom & immediately
outside?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000>We have a very good possibility of several
woodworking/carpenter jobs for our refugee clients (mostly Meskhetian Turks
& Montangards), but I must teach them to understand & do measures within
the next week or so.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000>The M. Turks (from Russia) & some of the
Montangards have high school educations, so I think they'll know the
concept of fractions, but as related to the metric system.  I plan to
do 1/8 & 1/16 w/a pizza illustration, but I really need other
ideas! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Of course, I'll hit Home Depot & Lowe's for
donations of measuring tools!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Dottie Shattuck</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000>ELT instructor</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000>Charlotte, NC</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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