One of my favorite mathematicians is Dr. Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University. I'm a little obsessed with her work, so I get really excited when I realize that we are practicing her brand of math pedagogy in Room M02. Dr. Boaler believes we should value depth, creativity, different ways of thinking about maths, and different explanations. Yes, Yes, and Yes! We kept the Mary Poppins theme alive in math this week. A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Musical Moment began a lesson and then the girls took a look at a typical Fourthie brain. Mathematical creativity followed. Each girl divided her own brain into fractional parts and worked with equivalent fractions. And naturally some writing was involved. Look for these in next week's work folder. The weather caused us to postpone our real life math cooking activity until next week. Should be yummy! The new math unit looks at compound measures. This week the girls practiced adding and subtracting compound measures. While solving an EdPuzzle, they found out why February has fewer days than the other months.
We started a new novel study, A Song for Harlem, by Patricia McKissack. The setting is the 1920's during the Harlem Renaissance. This fast paced novel will reinforce our study of the 1920's in History4Fourthies.
The girls completed their book project and many girls presented to the class. This project was student choice and the projects were varied. I'll post these next week after all girls have had a chance to present. The girls will check out a biography on Tuesday for the next project.
On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to "audit" one of Mrs. Blanton's Growing Up Healthy classes. I learned a few things and was so impressed with Mrs. Blanton's ability to teach this information to a very diverse group of Fourthies with varying levels of background knowledge. Several girls did not have their homework and we chatted about the importance of keeping up will all homework. Growing Up Healthy homework is posted on our homework plan as an extra check place.
The girls completed their book project and many girls presented to the class. This project was student choice and the projects were varied. I'll post these next week after all girls have had a chance to present. The girls will check out a biography on Tuesday for the next project.
On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to "audit" one of Mrs. Blanton's Growing Up Healthy classes. I learned a few things and was so impressed with Mrs. Blanton's ability to teach this information to a very diverse group of Fourthies with varying levels of background knowledge. Several girls did not have their homework and we chatted about the importance of keeping up will all homework. Growing Up Healthy homework is posted on our homework plan as an extra check place.
We are thinking spring in M02. The girls each have a "Spring Buddy" who is always there to lift up spirits and cheer on a Fourthie. The girls are in the process of designing homes for their buddies. Real estate is limited, therefor homes can't be larger than a shoe box. Silly, maybe, but we take to heart the words of a very wise British nanny:
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