Friday, April 5, 2013

FIVE FOR FRIDAY~HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!


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Math problems, that is! TGIF, Friends! How are ya? It’s been a lonnnnnng week, but we managed to wrap it up well!

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We spent this week focused on using strategies to solve story problems. It was a fun way to incorporate reading and a mixed review of skills we’ve previously learned in math. 

The first one we focused on was using a picture to solve a problem.

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Then, we added equations or number sentences….

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….and used props to act out solutions.  One of the little things my kids always love about solving story problems is finding their name or the name of a classmate in one, so I work to incorporate their names as often as possible.  It’s always the little things that hook them in and get them learning!

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Story problems can be a bit of a challenge, so we tend to work together to solve them. After one of the week’s whole group lessons, students got to choose partners to solve big kid, real-world problems!  Each pair was provided a problem to read, mark, and solve.

The goal of the week was to really in grain looking for important information and identifying what we’re looking for to solve the problem……INSTEAD of trying to just rush in and guess an answer.

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We also had a blast with vowel teams/diphthongs this week! We had two guests in our room today that both left with a severe case of the giggles after watching us play an exciting game to brainstorm words for each vowel pattern.

We’ll continue to work with both of these skills next week….and the fun continues! Have a great weekend, friends! =)

 

5 comments:

  1. I love the pretty illustrations for the word problems. :) Yes, getting kiddos to stop and analyze the information before jumping in can be difficult -- looks like you did a great job walking them through it.

    Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day!

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  2. Great post! I'm featuring it on Bagels and Blogs tomorrow. :)

    Donna
    Math Coach’s Corner

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    1. Wow, Donna!!! Thanks so much!!! Have a great weekend! =)

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  3. Love your charts! We've been working very hard this year on problem solving. It is so true that the kids sometimes just want to jump in before they've really looked at all the information.
    I'm a new follower!
    Carol
    Still Teaching After All These Years

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    1. Thanks, Carol and WELCOME!!! We're going to continue our focus on story problems this week too! The kids had a lot of fun with them...thanks, again! =)

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