as that's what we're currently studying.
Students worked as teams in choice groups to determine the accuracy of a food advertisement. Students followed a cycle of brainstorming--planning--working--and then reflecting and/or revisiting the project. Extension projects linked with division, as that's what we're currently studying. Investigative question: is there really 6-feet of bubble gum in the roll? Investigative question: do double-stuffed cookies really have double the stuff? Investigative question: is a foot-long sub really 12 inches long? Investigative question: does the burger really have 1/4 pound of meat? Sample student process work below.
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Virginia giannotta
11/26/2014 02:50:26 am
Wonderful work! Please begin to write. Your concept of teaching, learning and particularly of children is too good not to share. Thank you for the work you do.
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Pam Moran
11/27/2014 01:49:31 am
This is fabulous work by children who see math as interesting and something they can do well. Too many children have grown up in this country seeing themselves as not having math ability. It's simply not true. Research is clear that people who like math and get opportunities to build mathematical thinking in authentic ways are able to master complex concepts and engage in solving challenging problems. Your approach sustains curiosity, challenges thinking, offers interesting work, and pushes kids to stay with the work with a can do attitude. Thanks for sharing and Happy Thanksgiving!
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I love, love, love this work! It's interesting, engaging, useful, and a direct connection to students' everyday life. I'd suggest one small change to the reporting process for your students: change out the word "prove" to "evidence." Proof really isn't part of science. It's one of the misconceptions we work very hard to change when kids arrive at the high school level.
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Andy Johnson
11/29/2014 02:55:17 am
Great modeling for chldren to see how math can have relevance to their lives. Reminds me of when I was a kid and just had to get some "Sea Monkeys" because of the great advertising in comic books and on the box. I was disappointed to find out that I needed a magnifying glass (or microscope) to see them and then all they did was swim around in circles. I wonder if the kids have some stuff they'd like to add to the list to measure.
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AuthorMs. McGill is a public school librarian at Stony Point Elementary. She has previously taught all subjects in 4th & 5th grades, and creative nonfiction at UVa's Young Writers Workshop for nine summers. Categories |