Our number of the day today was six. - Cam H.
We played the Power of Ten game with a partner. - Jenna
The math card game we played was almost like the game 'War'. - Robyn
Today is Braylin's birthday! - Tyler
We had Gym and Health for the first time with our new teacher Ms. Beach. - Cam H. and Taylor
We played 'Ultimate Chicken' in Gym. - Gal
This week, we started Magic Object Cleanup at the end of the day, after Agendas. Whoever finds the mystery piece of garbage gets to pick a prize from the prize bin. - Marcus
I love teaching Mathematics - it's probably my favourite subject to teach (just edging out Science)! One of the reasons I love teaching Math is that there are almost always multiple ways to get the correct answer, meaning that everyone, no matter their proficiency, can succeed. One of the ways I get to see this on a regular basis is when students share their number sentences (or 'equations') with the class. As part of the Number of the Day exercises that the students complete on a daily basis, they have to come up with a minimum of five number sentences that end in (or 'equal') our Number of the Day. When it is time to share, they each have to add one sentence to the board, and it has to be different from any of the number sentences already shared. As the year progresses, it is so exciting to see the growth in EVERY student's Math skills, as they share their increasingly complex number sentences, and learn from each other! Check out this photo - not too shabby for the first day of sharing number sentences in Grade 3:
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