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Usually during a workshop questions will arise that pertain to worksheets
assessment
game mats
teacher’s guide
etc.. Mention that you have the following materials which the teachers may wish to view after the workshop.
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Decimal Squares Teacher’s Guide: This guide has 33 steps or lessons
each on two facing pages. Each step contains an objective
student activities
needed materials
and a reference to follow-up worksheets. The back of this guide has over 30 games for learning about decimals and an appendix that relates the teaching of decimals and fractions. There is also an appendix of Reproducible Materials that includes Place Value Tables
Number Lines
and several types of Blank Decimal Squares.
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Teacher Resource Package: This package contains worksheets
tests
and answers. The worksheets are organized by the seven major decimal topics
and are accompanied by a list of objectives and a performance test for each topic. There is also an achievement test for the entire set of worksheets.
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Place a transparency of the following partial outline of three of the five major files from decimalsquares.com on the overhead. Note that this site has resources for teachers and eight challenging Interactive Computer Games for students. You might mention the following highlights: One of the five major files on the Home Page (outlined in blue) contains extensive details on the Decimal Squares Program
including the Decimal Squares Teacher’s Guide and its files (outlined in red)
Teacher Resource Package
suggestions for guiding students in Writing About Decimals
the steps in this workshop (Decimal Squares Teacher Workshop)
and Ordering Information. The other two major files (not shown on this transparency) have NCTM Journal References on Decimals
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A handout of materials will enable teachers to begin implementing some of the workshop ideas the next time they meet with their students. This handout might include the following: Directions for a few games
especially those played or described in the workshop; Black and white masters of Blank Decimal Squares sheets; Master sheet with a good quality copy of the tenth
hundredth
and thousandths squares; Summary of key information from the workshop; Your e-mail address for follow-up questions; the URL for the Decimal Squares Web Site
http:/www.decimalsquares.com; Address of the company that sells pockets for the Posterboard Holder (see opening paragraphs above on Preparation of Materials; and the address of one or more companies that sell the Decimal Squares materials. Scott Resources
Hickory Street
P.O. Box 2121
Fort Collins
Colorado
telephone 1-800-2899299 is the parent company for Decimal Squares. They will send out catalogs for Decimal Squares and will sometimes donate decks of Decimal Squares or sell them at a discount for teacher workshops.
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Display Table |
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Some teachers will appreciate a chance to see the Decimal Squares materials
such as the Step-By-Step Teacher’s Guide
game mats
worksheets
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Some teachers will want information on ordering Decimal Squares materials. Catalogs can be obtained from Scott Resources
Inc. (see above address). You may wish to leave catalogs by the door or on the Display Table. |
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The following quote may help some teachers to think about the need for teaching concepts before symbols. |
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