Yes, you read that right.
This is what happened this afternoon. This is every teacher's dream....
Today we applied some of our mental math strategies to an open ended math problem. We have been working on strategies: counting on, doubles, doubles +1/-1, and most recently making tens. Today we used the strategy of making ten to help us solve this problem:
Sam scored 10 points in 2 games. What might his scores be at the end of each game?
We talked about different strategies to help us solve this problem such as using manipulatives and using a chart to help us organize our solutions. Although it was difficult starting this problem, students did get into it and by the end of the math lesson they were sad to clean up. This would go well with IXL E.2 - Ways to Make Ten
Here are a few examples of their work from today:
Tomorrow as promised, I will give them time to finish this problem!
Coming up:
- Popcorn day tomorrow
- Early dismissal Friday
