After introducing the concept and providing examples of proper nouns use this gallery walk activity to help build/reinforce students' awareness of the concept.
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* An audio pronunciation-and you can record your own!
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Math Apprentice answers the question that nearly every student will ask during his or her math career:
When are we ever going to use this stuff in the real world?
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This lesson is designed to allow students to view the work of other students in the class and to explain their own work. Some teachers may be tempted to skip this step in the Unit Plan, but it is very important that students be given the opportunity to verbalize what the mathematics means that they performed in Lesson Three.