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My Technology Use: Go Noodle for Math: April 10, 2018

I have always been an avid user of Go Noodle for either brain breaks or indoor recess.  I love that it provides students an opportunity to release energy and re-focus, especially if wellness isn't until late in the day for them.  Recently, I have been receiving emails from Go Noodle reminding me that they have uploaded videos relating to content areas.  We are working on geometry in my fourth grade math classroom and I knew I needed something to help the students remember all of the vocabulary (line, line segment, ray, parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines, acute, right, and obtuse angles, etc.).  I decided to search on Go Noodle and found the perfect interactive dance for my students!

The very first day of geometry I told the students we were going to do a Go Noodle, not even mentioning that it related to what we were about to learn.  The students were dancing and doing all of the motions relating to all of the vocabulary words.  After the video, when introducing the lesson, the students were highly engaged.  They kept asking to do the dance again, and now when doing problems they sing the song to themselves to help them remember the vocabulary.  I now let each class period start with the "Lines and Angles" song by Blazer Fresh. It is a great way to review vocabulary and to keep students engaged in learning.  It almost seems like the students are looking forward to geometry each day now!

I plan to continue to look into Go Noodle for other concepts.  If you are interested, I also noticed that Go Noodle has videos for other subject areas as well, especially for elementary students. 

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  1. UnknownApril 10, 2018 at 7:18 PM

    Curious to see if Go Noodle has any middle school content. I'm a big fan of kinesthetic learning and being a special education teacher, I'm sure Go Noodle would have some topics that would still be relevant to my class. Do you see any behavior problems when you give the students a chance to dance around the room? Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Danielle TerryApril 11, 2018 at 5:39 AM

      I looked through GoNoodle for middle school content and it appears to be mostly K-5, however there is a game under math called Freeze It, where you can put in custom questions to fit your classroom. This may work for your class to review any material. The students dance and then it says "Freeze" and poses a question for them to answer. I personally do not have behavior problems when letting the students dance, however, I have set guidelines such as the students must stay in their area, etc. The students are normally so engaged that behavior problems are not an issue. I hope this helps!

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  2. UnknownApril 14, 2018 at 8:40 PM

    I love this! We are working on geometry too and this will be great for my students. I cannot wait to check this out with them on Monday.

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