Going The Distance

We've been spending A LOT of time on adding and subtracting with regrouping in math, so this week it's been nice to put those new skills to the test as we've revisited measuring in inches and in centimeters. We've been measuring everything height, width, distance, and even circumference using our rulers, meter sticks, and measuring tapes. 

One of our favorite things to measure was our JUMPING! Each of the giraffes took turns jumping from the tile to the rug and once they landed, their partners would measure their distance in inches and in centimeters. Some of the giraffes jumped over 5 feet! 

Next week, we are going to take our measuring skills outside where we will really put our measuring skills to the test :) Stay tuned!

Solving Number Stories

In math this week, we've been working on all sorts of methods for solving equations and number stories involving double digits! While we can always rely on our number grid to help us, here are a few of the methods we've been practicing this week:

Open Number Line

This strategy can be used with any equation or number story! Even when we have a chart to help us organize our numbers, we can always use an open number line to solve problems with more than one place value. 

Start Change End 

The Start Change End Chart is very helpful when dealing with number stories that involve discovering the difference between 2 numbers. This chart is a great tool to use with problems involving changes in temperature or figuring out change with money. 

Part Part Whole (or Total)

The Part Part Whole (or Total) Chart is helpful when trying to find the sum of two objects or when one is trying to find the missing part of a sum. It is helpful with number stories that ask you to find the missing sum or to find the total cost of two objects. 

We will continue to use these tools and strategies to help us solve double digit equations and number stories as we move forward! 

Math Workshop

Mrs. DeLello has been visiting our classroom during our math time to help us set up Math Workshop! This week, we've started working in math centers that involve working with double tens frames, adding dominoes, playing math games such as Fishing for Ten and Name That Number, and looking at different addition and subtraction patterns.

Working in centers allow all of us to experience math at our just right level. We are so lucky to have Mrs. DeLello along with Mrs. Gorman to help us out and find new ways to learn different concepts. So far, we are loving the centers!