Comments on: Great Classroom Action

By: Elena

Elena — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 06:12:48 +0000

I think this is a great activity for an ice-breaker or first days of school. I think it will set the tone of the classroom really nicely to show that math can be fun! My middle school students will love this and it will definitely become a competition amongst each other such as students can compete to see who can come up with one word with the largest total denomination.

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:16:07 +0000

I have used this in a similar way when talking about the qualities that determine success in what people do. Going with percentages rather than $ and aiming for 100%, the students are always surprised with the totals of three qualities of ‘Hard Work, Knowledge and Attitude’. I also stress that anything over 100% doesn’t count!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:43:03 +0000

This is a great activity. I first learned about in the book “Because of Mr. Terupt” https://www.amazon.com/Because-Mr-Terupt-Rob-Buyea/dp/0375858245
The class in that book collected $100 words throughout the school year.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:01:54 +0000

So happy that my name (KIMBERLEY) was worth $100 !!! KIM, not so much!
This is great. Thanks.