Logical Reasoning and Games with Mr. Shep

This week students developed their logical reasoning skills.  Working in partners, students read story problems and identified key information to determine missing information.  We learned that sometimes what is NOT true is just as important a clue as what IS true. 

 

  On Friday we were invited into Mr. Shep's math class to learn a few cool math games.  This one was invented by Mr. Shep himself.   Sergeant Sheppy's "Any Number Game" from Justine Forrester on Vimeo.

First Week of Math

It was a pleasure to meet my math group this week.  Students demonstrated their readiness for Chapter 1 with a diagnostic quiz, and then we dove right in!  The first chapter in our Math Connects program covers “Place Value to 100 and Patterns.”  In lesson 1 we reviewed counting, reading, and writing tens and ones. 

We visited Math Connects’ Critter Junction for a fun way to warm up our skills of reading double-digit numbers as sets of tens and ones.

Tens and Ones from Justine Forrester on Vimeo.
We then used the Math Connects Tool Chest online to solve sums of tens and ones, such as 3 tens + 5 ones = 30 + 5 = 35.  Students relished the opportunity to solve problems individually on their laptops. 

  We are off to a great start and are eager for the year ahead!