Maths Vocabulary

I found Cav's blog postal service 'Vocabulary in addition to maths are non mutually exclusive' actually interesting in addition to it got me thinking most activities in addition to instruction techniques related to maths vocabulary.

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Since writing this postal service terminal twelvemonth I've seen lots of groovy resources for developing vocabulary. I especially similar the Literacy Assessments featured inwards vocabulary noesis survey. When y'all showtime instruction a topic, do a listing of the novel words that volition last used in addition to inquire students to consummate a nautical chart showing their agreement of those words.  Repeat the activeness subsequently to come across the improvement inwards agreement - I've non tried this myself however but I intend it would generate merely about useful questions equally good equally boosting pupil confidence.

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Since writing this postal service terminal twelvemonth I've seen lots of groovy resources for developing vocabulary. I especially similar the Literacy Assessments featured inwards Area in addition to Volume I suggested these maths vocabulary exercises which brand for overnice 'end of term' lessons.  Here's an illustration of an activeness from this pack:

Here's merely about to a greater extent than links that y'all powerfulness detect useful:

• The Maths Magpie has created these great Maths Vocabulary Activities
• A listing of primal words for Key Stage 3
• Another vocabulary activity - maybe an choice to the noesis survey described above
• Exercises amongst a Mathematics Dictionary 
• Background reading 'Building Mathematical Vocabulary' past times Dr Madeline Kovarik

I was of late talking to a highly intelligent in addition to articulate Year xiii pupil who said that she hated it when her instructor asked her to 'speak maths'. I asked her to elaborate. She said that when questioning the class, the instructor expected answers that used appropriate maths vocabulary - in addition to fifty-fifty this pupil (who'll last off to Oxbridge inwards September) constitute this daunting.  We demand to address this effect from a immature age.  One tip is to ever require pupils to respond questions inwards total sentences instead of merely numbers or words - from main schoolhouse onwards. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 rattling unproblematic illustration - inwards response to the interrogation 'what do nosotros telephone telephone a polygon amongst 8 sides?', don't convey the respond 'octagon' - inquire for a total judgement such equally 'An 8-sided polygon is called an octagon' to larn pupils used to 'speaking maths' from an early on historic current (source).

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Since writing this postal service terminal twelvemonth I've seen lots of groovy resources for developing vocabulary. I especially similar the Literacy Assessments featured inwards Gems 43. I also constitute the source).

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Edit: 11/11/15

Since writing this postal service terminal twelvemonth I've seen lots of groovy resources for developing vocabulary. I especially similar the Literacy Assessments featured inwards activity below worked good amongst my Year 7s.

Here's my take away to literacy inwards maths lessons: