"I'm planning a Chinese meal for everyone in our class. How many chopsticks would I need to bring? Use pictures, numbers and words to explain your thinking."
This was our sticker math question this morning. (It's just the question on a sticker that we put at the top of our math page to solve. Sticker math.) This is actually how I introduced multiplication at the beginning of the month so students have already heard this and seen this solved. We try for 15 minutes of silent time for everyone to work and then time to discuss with others how we are solving. Your little learner should be circling the numbers, underlining the question and boxing important words to help themselves get started. I always stress that drawing a picture will help to get things started. When marking work I'm looking for the thinking to be on the page and the strategy used to be clear. Skip count, double the number, multiply, repeated addition all would have solved this question. Without the strategy shared I can't see thinking. Finally a sentence using the answer must be written in words to complete the task. There are many steps involved but everyone can be successful with a little effort. Ask your little learner how they did today.
Pillars of Care assembly Friday January 24 8:15 am
In a backpack near you is an invitation to Math Night please have a look.
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