"Mastering Measurement Skills and Other Mathematical Concepts"

The Master Ruler Measurement Workshop
Presented by Master Innovations

Participants learn exciting and innovative methods for teaching the following skills.  Hands-on activities provide practical application, which lead to student/teacher success, ease and enjoyment.

• Measurement-understanding and reading a ruler
• Fractions
  • Reducing
  • Equivalency
  • Adding and Subtracting
    • common denominators
    • uncommon denominators
    • improper fractions
• Mixed Numbers-converting improper fractions to whole/mixed numbers
• Map Skills
• Scale Drawing
• Area, Perimeter

Benefit of workshop content and accompanying materials:

• Develop understanding of concepts
• Increase ability to apply knowledge
• Aid in developing skills
• Enhance self-esteem and confidence
• Improve test performance-ESPA, GEPA
• Shorten instruction time
• Reduce teacher/student frustration

Workshop content:

• Included in ESPA/GEPA
• Correlates to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards
• Reflects the NCTM Standards

Each participant receives:

• One Classroom Set (25 student rulers, one teacher's model and one workbook)
• Plans for 4 three-dimensional projects which include the following:
  • The Washington Monument
  • Trucking Across America (18 wheel tractor trailor)
  • Fancy Footwork (foot square quilting piece)
  • Decimeter Dream Cube
• Outline of the workshop and reproducible worksheets

Room with overhead, tables and chairs, blackboard/flipchart requested.

For more information please contact us.

Proven effective for students of varied grade levels and learning abilities.  Endorsements available upon request.