Our class is filled with such amazing kids! I worked them pretty hard today...2 spelling tests, 2 math periods, a read aloud of Ernest to review our CAFE reading strategies, some journal writing and finally an art project! Phew! No wonder I'm tired!
How Many Ways went so well today! I'm proud of how the students are pushing themselves! I gave them 10 minutes to finish up their work with the number 9 today and they came up with fabulous math sentences! I asked them to each pick a favourite and share it with the class on the board. We went through each sentence and corrected any mistakes along the way. This is where really important spontaneous mini-lessons emerge. I can introduce students to multiplication after talking about a repeated addition sentence. We talk about multiplication being all about adding up equal groups. If you have 3+3+3=9, that is the same as 3 groups of 3, which can be written as 3x3=9. The kids are always thrilled to witness the mystery behind multiplication unlocked for them!
Here is our How Many Ways favourites from today!
We also did our first Weekly Graph activity today! We created our own graph about the types of indoor shoes that our classmates have. We then generated some data statements from the graph. The students were great at collecting information from the graph!
After so much work in the morning, we enjoyed an afternoon of art! A big thank you to Mrs. Toogood for helping us out this afternoon! The students enjoyed creating a decorative kite and writing their "all about me" poems on it! They turned out fantastic!
Have a great weekend! See you Monday!
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