Over the past week, I have been including a variety of games and problem-solving questions for students to work on. Personally, I see a lot of value in the math games, as it provides a highly engaging way of helping students understand concepts of number. I am hoping to include some updates and pictures of these games in my next post.
In conjunction with our work with estimation, I asked students to solve a problem posed by the parent council. The question: They want an estimate of how much food they will need to order a special lunch for primary students in grades 1-3. They need to order enough food for each student: 1 hot dog, 1 salad, 1 milk, and 2 cookies. We discussed how many primary classes there are (10), and that there are approximately 20 students in each class. We also had a conversation about the fact…
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