We paid careful attention to how the body and face looks and what actions we see. For example, if someone is angry we can tell they are angry because their fists are clenched, their face turns red, and their eyes squint. If someone is excited they raise their hands wide, open their eyes wide and have a big smile.
We are hoping to have students start to brainstorm these exact types of features so that rather than tell how a character in their story is feeling, they can describe them to show how they are feeling.
In math, we have been working on an open-ended addition problem with multiple entry points. They all have the same basic reasoning behind them, but allow students to complete a question they feel most comfortable with.
Option 1: Students roll a die 4 times and record the numbers.
They then arrange these numbers into double digit numbers to make a number as close as possible to 50.
Option 2: Students roll a die 4 times and record the numbers.
They then arrange these numbers into double digit numbers to make a number as close as possible to 100 but not over.
Option 3: Students roll a die 6 times and record the numbers.
They then arrange these numbers into double digit numbers to make a number as close as possible to 100 but not over.
If a student rolled 3, 5, 7, 1 they could add: 35+17, 53+17, 51+ 37 etc.
They manipulate the numbers until they find one as close to their given number as possible. You can try this at home! Some guiding questions might be:
- How do you know this is as close to 50/100 as possible?
- What is your strategy for arranging numbers?
- How can you make a smaller/bigger number using the numbers you have?
Coming up:
- Inline Skating March 15, 16, 17. No volunteers needed!
- Early Dismissal Friday March 17
