Janet Mahedy has been teaching in New Jersey for 17 years. She has experience teaching Kindergarten, Second, and Third grades but has found her passion for teaching mathematics to 6th graders. She enjoys teaching students to put the puzzle pieces they learned in previous grade levels together and apply them in new ways. Teaching students to explore patterns in the real world and solve complex problems enables her students to approach challenges with ease and confidence. She instills a love of learning in her students and encourages them to embrace challenges while always looking for new challenges herself!
Students use a hands-on approach to determine if the trees in their schoolyard are Big Trees.
Inquire: Students develop a procedure to determine if the trees in their schoolyard would be eligible for inclusion in the NJ Forest Service “Big and Heritage Tree” database.
Investigate: Students measure and estimate the size of the trees, then convert those measurements from inches to feet.
Inspire: Students compare, using greater or less than terminology, to identify if any of the trees measured are Big Trees.
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