My classroom is covered in number lines! We began our unit on rounding by making interactive and very visual number lines. We then posted them all around the room. When students have a good grasp of rounding, they are capable of making reasonable estimates. Rounding and estimating are useful tools in real life situations. We use them to see if we have enough money when shopping or when trying to get somewhere on time. We will be working all week to round numbers - stay tuned.
"What parts of your body do you use when you read?" this was the question I asked this morning and the answers were VERY interesting. Students aren't aware that their brain is an active part of reading and so I introduced my reading friend, Benny the Bookworm, and we looked in his brain for all the things he does while he is reading. Benny can make connections, visualize, ask questions, infer and transform. He is a pretty amazing reader. We will continue talking about what our brain is doing while we read all year long. Tomorrow we will begin practising paying attention to our brain!
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