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Use A Chair To Teach Math (SMILE)

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Author:Laura B. Reed, Rosa L. Parks School
Description: A lesson designed to teach students some basic operations of math through measuring a chair. Sample questions: What size box would it take to mail the chair? Could two chairs fit in the same box? How many chairs could fit in this room? What area of space does the chair occupy per floor space? From the Geometry and Measurement section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement.
Levels: Elementary
Languages: English
Resource Types: Manipulatives, Lesson Plans and Activities
Math Topics: Measurement, Higher-Dimensional Geometry

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