Today our provocations continued. One thing which surprised me, is how enthusiastic the students are about using the overhead. Since it is old technology, and most children these days are exposed to numerous forms of technology, I assumed it would not capture their interest. I guess what is old is new again!
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| "Inside a Seed" |
"Ooh look miss! Raices!
Miss: this is the part that I like about my plant".
Me: The buds?
She nods.
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| Students collaborating on constructing a fairy house. |
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| Our students have become noticeably more adept at observational drawings as the year progresses. |
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| Here is an example of research done on the computer . This shows the detail of a horse's hoof. |
During Math instruction, I am trying to lay the foundation for multiplication in third grade. For example, I want them to see that 4+4+4 is just the long way of saying 4x3.
Today I asked the students to construct an array of 16 tiles that has an equal number of rows and columns. I couldn't find any square tile manipulatives so we cut up squares on graph paper and used that instead.
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