My Superhero Power? The Power of Ten!
The beginning of the year can be difficult to get reluctant mathematicians to believe that this year will be different. This year, they can become good at math. Many students need to just believe they can succeed!
Lucky for them, I have super hero powers. What are they you ask? I have the Power of Ten!
Lucky for you, I know you have them too!
Here is their origin story...
Legend had it that a class was to come to me ready to learn the power has been passed down for centuries. They had no clue that this power was held within them. It was up to me share my superhero powers with them.
I was unsure how to share this information with them, so I started by telling them my secret, "Not many people know this, but I actually have superhero powers." GASP! " As I proudly put on my cape, I declare, "I posses the power of ten!"
Stunned, my trainees were unsure what would happen next. I explained to them, that I believe the power lies within them. With that, I share with them their intensive training checklist.
Over the next few days, I taught them everything I knew about my powers. By the time the evil scientist showed up with our quizzes to test our training they were ready to become a Power of Ten Superhero!
Superhero Training Steps
1. Get the gear
It's totally necessary! The kids love it, and it's fun to wear a
cape!
2. Get the students bought in
Rumors will start to fly about what you have done as a
superhero.
3. Make it manageable
I am not the type of teacher that likes a big show as I teach,
but I do like a good story and jokes. If you want it to just be
costumes, go for it! If you want to introduce it and just have
students progress in the checklist, go for it! f you want to deck
out your classroom in gear, go for it!
4. Show off their powers
After the quiz, students names were put into a drawing if they
earned an A on the quiz, showed growth in at least two of the
standards from the pre-test, and if they finished the iXL check list. I gave out homemade capes, finger
lights, stickers, and pencils with capes. Finger lights make great "laser eyes."
Superhero Training Checklist Items
The power to see an invisible decimals.
Even when there isn't a decimal written next to the number, it is invisible to the right of the digit in the ones place.
The power to shape shift numbers with multiplying.
Making numbers bigger by multiplying by a base of ten.
The power to shape shift numbers with dividing.
Making numbers smaller by dividing by a base of ten.
The power to cypher evil scientist codes.
Solving scientific notations.
The power to explode numbers.
Making numbers bigger by multiplying by a base of ten with an exponent.
The power to shrink numbers.
Making numbers smaller by dividing by a base of ten with an exponent.
The power to KAPOW numbers into pieces.
Expanding numbers by place value.
The power to assemble numbers into words.
Writing numbers in word form.
The power to have laser eye comparisons.
Comparing decimal numbers.
The power to find the greatness within numbers.
Comparing more than two decimal numbers to make them into a list.
Remember, with great power, comes great responsibility.
Miss Dowling
