In the Math the last couple of weeks, we have been investigating measurement. Our emphases are:
- measuring with standard units
- understanding and finding perimeter and area
- describing and classifying shapes (2 dimensional)
One of our activities had us construct tetrominoes.
In the end, students were able to discover 5 different shapes with an area of 4 square [...]
This week in Math saw us gathering data about our class, and Places we like to … read, shop, play, relax, etc. In teams, students looked at the data we had gathered and were then asked to come up with a question to investigate. From this, they created categories to sort the data, and then [...]
This week, we started our second Math unit of the year - Surveys and Line Plots. After spending the last month and a bit reinforcing addition and subtraction skills, as well as recording our steps to solving problems, it is nice to move on to a new challenge. This unit will really engage the students, [...]
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The 3 day week is behind us, and I hope everyone has a fun, relaxing time whatever you are doing this long weekend. Friday Folders this week include one of our Investigations Math games … titled “Make A Dollar”. This is to give the students a chance to practice some of the skills and strategies [...]
Getting help at home for your Math homework just got a lot easier! Each student can access their own Investigations Student Book by following this simple process.
1) click on the link found at the side of our blog titled “Investigations Math”, found under the “Math” heading.
2) Next, you will need to type in your (student’s) [...]
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