So, I was teaching today and was headed towards a "Math is Like a Language" lesson when I asked my new students (15 of them) if they knew any foreign languages. They started telling me words that they knew. One said that she knew her native language but wasn't willing to teach us any words.
We filled up two big columns on the board and the aforementioned young lady offered a word in her native tongue. I was so proud of her! So, even though I didn't get much math language taught, I think I was able to get and keep their attention and form some connections.
Which languages were represented:
Dutch
Ojibwa
Spanish
French
Japanese
German
Indonesian
Cool, huh?
Movie of the Day: Cool Runnings. Jamaica, mon!
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