tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post3474407849489289932..comments2024-02-19T10:21:54.496-08:00Comments on Just a Substitute Teacher.....: Numerators & DenominatorsKauaiMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-29424987058488540702013-03-06T18:57:06.280-08:002013-03-06T18:57:06.280-08:00I have taught this by playing "Denominator&qu...I have taught this by playing "Denominator" instead of limbo. The kids know it as limbo, which is just a made up name, so why not call it something else that will help them remember. They never forget. Once they were doing high jump in PE and they came back and told me that they were playing numerator! SunyDay76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01577625957098739220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-13604301724797068092013-02-26T00:59:59.716-08:002013-02-26T00:59:59.716-08:00Thanks for sharing this tip. :) I will be using th...Thanks for sharing this tip. :) I will be using the Denominator D for Down and Numerator n is like an upside down "U" analogy for "Up!" I think this is so helpful. As a first year sub, this stuff really helps. When I was taking a class in college to "brush up" last year....I absolutely loved little helpers like acronyms or word games for remembering -- they are like *Gold*! I know I also loved a good story! :D (aesop's fables or old mid-west stories are great). --thanksWeHelp2Learnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-63191230129706208302013-02-25T18:09:26.705-08:002013-02-25T18:09:26.705-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alex T. Valencichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176742152052333764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-88303499242635317792013-02-25T18:09:05.927-08:002013-02-25T18:09:05.927-08:00When I teach numerators and denominators, I teach ...When I teach numerators and denominators, I teach the etymology of the latter. We look at the parts of the word and consider other words we know, such as "nom de plume" and "denomination" and how all three have the root "nom" which means "name." The denominator is the name of the parts of the whole. The numerator is the number of the parts.(Notice that both have the "num" root.) Most of my kids (at least 80%) accept this and it helps them remember. The number of parts on the top, the name of the parts on bottom.<br /><br />I may use your trick to help those kids who are still struggling to get them to make sense!Alex T. Valencichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176742152052333764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-77631688065165500202013-02-23T22:26:57.839-08:002013-02-23T22:26:57.839-08:00Thats brilliant! i once had a class i was subbing ...Thats brilliant! i once had a class i was subbing for that i used a stopwatch.. every minute they wasted of my time by being loud while i was trying to give out directions, i would take away from their recess... their teacher liked it so much, that she adopted my method....The Bus Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259280794473075615noreply@blogger.com