Find the Number Students used their knowledge of numbers and place value to match images and numerical representations to numbers on a recording sheet. They had to determine the value of the number and prove their thinking. This was a great way to review and for me to pre-assess. Rounding On an Open Number Line After learning how to round to the nearest ten and nearest hundred, we practiced rounding numbers using a number line. We pretended the number line was a highway and in order to exit the highway you had to round to the nearest 10 or 100. The kiddos used cars to "drive" on the highway which was lots of fun. The Boat Challenge We designed boats out of a piece of foil with a length and width of 15 centimeters. Then, we tested the boats to determine how many pennies the boat could hold before sinking. This proved to be more difficult than it looked. Surprisingly, the boats that were square and almost flat held the most pennies. These young scientists were eager to tweak their designs and retest their boats. Reading Workshop I love seeing these readers sooo engaged in their books. And they looks so comfy too! Counting Collections In this activity, students worked with a partner to organize and count a collection of objects. Then they recorded their thinking to show how they counted. Lots of great thinking was happening as mathematicians counted by tens, twos, fives, etc. One group made an array, while another made groups of 50 or 20. The kiddos were very excited to count their collections! I was impressed with how well most of the partnerships worked together to record and count. Using Base Ten Blocks and Number Lines to Practice Addition Dot Day! September 15th is National Dot Day, (inspired by the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds). After reading the book, I asked students to make their mark by creating their own dot art. Some of the kiddos were really eager to paint using dots while others created Google drawing with dots and other made a large dot with markers and water! Some kiddos chose to do it all! Check out the photos to see some of the various works of art inspired by dots.
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |