My students use blank transparencies and overhead pens to write out solutions to problems. Then we display the solutions with the overhead projector to evaluate the problem-solving approach. It is a great way to show that there are often several ways to solve a given problem. We review in a game format and students hold up their answers on the boards. They receive 1 point for each correct answer.
Students bring in old tube socks to use as erasers.
We count the candy by placing them in cups of 10 for each color. We make a pictograph of the cups organized by color, labeling the axes and giving the graph a title. Then students use the data in various ways determining the most appropriate statistical measures and methods for displaying the data. Some students represent increments on the number line and others, numbers to be rounded. To practice students' familiarity with the metric system, I have them work in groups and gather objects that they think will weigh a certain amount, such as 40 grams.