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Posted by bspalding  On Oct 31, 2017 at 8:53 AM 22 Comments
  
In Mrs. Martinez's 2nd grade class, students started by learning the anatomy/parts of a pumpkin. Then they estimated how many seeds the large pumpkin would have compared to a medium and small pumpkin.

Then they removed all the seeds to begin counting.  The students from the big pumpkin put seeds in groups of 10s, the medium pumpkin counters put the seeds in groups of 5s, and the small Pumpkin counters put them in groups of 2s. Students were able to compare their estimation to the count to see how close they were.  

To top off the lesson, students got to eat the cooked pumpkin seeds!


Students are removing seeds from inside the pumpkins.


Students are counting the seeds from inside the pumpkins.
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 30, 2017 at 9:19 AM
  
In Mrs. Douty's kinder class, students are learning all about pumpkins.  They got to explore a pumpkin, inside and out and use their knowledge from what they read to create a Jack-O-Lantern of their own.  They even got to enjoy a piece of pumpkin pie, YUM!

Kinders having fun with pumpkins.
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 30, 2017 at 9:07 AM
  
Mrs. Chavez's 1st graders play a math fluency game called Knock Off the Clock.  In this game, students roll a pair of dice to create an addition or subtraction sentence to "knock" a number off their clock.  The 1st player to get all 12 numbers off the clock wins.

1st graders play a math game
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 30, 2017 at 9:00 AM
  
Students in Mrs. Wayman's room 3 and Mrs. Decano's room 4 used a bridge map to understand how numbers related to objects.  Students were able to practice their numbers and relate them to the stickers they put on their page.  

Following the activity, the students were able to partner with other students and talk off their map.  

Room 3
Room 3 Kinders practicing their Math Maps.

Room 4
Kinders in room 4 practicing their maps.
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 30, 2017 at 8:48 AM
  
3rd graders in Mr. Ebeling's class use their math skills to create a scary creature.  Each time students answer a math problem they add another feature to their creature.  This day, the creature turned out to be a spider.

3rd graders working hard on creature math.
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 30, 2017 at 8:35 AM
  
Students in Mrs. Simon's room 27 were able to look at a whole pumpkin and break it down into several parts to create a Brace Map.  Students then went around the room to read off their maps to their peers.  The following day they were able to write a small paragraph from the map.

Students listen to their partner while reading off the map.
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 30, 2017 at 8:27 AM
  
Center time in Mrs. Douty's kinder class.  Room 5 students are learning all about letters, numbers, writing, and technology skills.
Students in different centers
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 24, 2017 at 9:34 AM
  
In room 9, students demonstrate their math skills during a 3 ACT math task.  Students collaborate in teams to solve a real-world math problem.  Using presentation skills, students were able to explain the different ways to solving the same problem.
5th grade 3 ACT Math
Posted by cgartung  On Oct 24, 2017 at 9:34 AM