Today, we started working on formally learning division in Math. A lot of the students had been including some minor division facts in the Number of the Day number sentences, but today was the first time we really 'tackled' this math skill head-on. We did a lot of hands-on learning together on the SMART Board, and had fun doing it. Most of the students, after just a day, have a really good grasp on the concept of division (or "sharing into", as we often call it) - I'm really looking forward to see them show their learning to me, themselves, and the rest of the class over the next while. Here are a few shots of some of the learning the students did this morning:
After we finished learning about division for the day, the students were very excited when I announced that we were going to be having an NHL playoff bracket draft. All of the students were provided with a bracket sheet of the teams matched up in the first round, and then proceeded to pick the teams they think will win. We are going to have a fun time in Math keeping track of how all the students do, with students getting 1 point for a first-round series win, 2 points for a second-round win, 3 points for a third-round win, and 5 points for picking the Stanley Cup winner. The playoffs start tomorrow... and so will the fun!
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