Measuring Angles is FUN!

The students in my class always LOVE IT when I introduce something new. Today, they were not disappointed! We have been learning about angles for a few weeks now and today we started drawing and measuring them accurately using a protractor. Most of the students had never used one before and had no idea what they were even used for. I did a few examples on the board of drawing them with a protractor, then checking I did it correctly by measuring them. I did 3 examples on the board and then the students replicated the first one in their books. Once I checked them all, the replicated the second and the third in their books. Once I established they all understood how to draw and check them, I have them a challenge to draw a 15 degree angle. Once I had checked they did that correctly, they were free to do draw two acute angles of their choice and be able to show me using their protractor that their angle was correct. It is a rare thing, but within that 40 minute lesson I had 20 students who by the end of the lesson, all knew what a protractor was, what it is used for and how to use it accurately to measure and draw angles. They were so excited they wanted to do more but unfortunately, we could not spend the entire day drawing and measuring angles (Much to their disgust haha). Here's a few images of their bookwork from today!

It's great to see them so enthusiastic about learning!