How do you engage children in ways that help them verbalise their thinking and help them learn? The children organise their own day and always make time for their ‘own time’ or free inquiry. This provides me with so much evidence of learning. During these sessions I observe the children to see: Where their passion [...]
Molly is in England and we all miss her very much. The good news is we can stay in touch and continue learning together. The children decided the best way to share their maths with Molly was to make her a video. They decided what they wanted to share. Here it is. The children decided [...]
There were some spring balances being given away. I took some and put them out. The video is a condensed version of 45 minutes of sustained inquiry into measuring and weighing. Be aware of: The mathematical language being used The thinking skills being developed The problem solving The cooperation
Children make their own video of how to do a number boggle.
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This is an explanation of the process children go through as they learn. The focus is on mathematics, but the process applies to all curriculum areas.
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If you write a letter you will need…Integrating Language Arts and mathematics. This simple task turned into a big inquiry.