Math

The third fourth grade works so cooperatively in groups when given a problem to solve. They are especially supportive when asked to peer teach.  We have practiced identifying place value for each digit for numbers up to one million and extended work with the operations of addition and subtraction.

We have taken groupings of items and translated them into rectangular arrays to construct multiplication problems. We have explored patterns found on multiplication and addition charts and used the inverse relationships of addition and subtraction to compute and test results.

Rep-Tiles! A math manipulative to practice multiplication!

The Harvest Festival is always a good time to practice measuring ingredients and following the directions of a recipe. This year, the little apple pies helped introduce fractions.

How many equal pieces do we need to divide our pie crust to insure all the students get at least one little apple pie? We need to divide each pie crust into 16 equal pieces. Each piece is one part of sixteen or one sixteenth of a pie crust!

The yearly Apple Investigation and Pumpkin Caper gives the kids a chance to explore hands on, applied mathematics.

“I wonder how much my pumpkin weighs? What is it's circumference? Will it float? How many seeds does it have?” The students pondered these questions and made predictions. They weighed and measured and counted to check the accuracy of their predictions. Then they recorded their data and calculated the averages of the class’s pumpkins. Finally, they got to carve their pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns!

Some Thursdays there is time for math for free choice!

Animal care on Mondays!