tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post9124335423442224034..comments2023-10-10T05:20:11.192-04:00Comments on Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It: Surprising Ways to Make 8Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-52833148296724927542011-12-05T13:11:54.560-05:002011-12-05T13:11:54.560-05:00Shel, math is all around us ! I need to remember t...Shel, math is all around us ! I need to remember that more often in order to help the kids see it.<br /><br />Kristen, sadly I'm not sure I encouraged them. The best I can say is that I gave them the chance, and I'm so glad I did!<br /><br />Snyve, that's a good question and one I struggle with. I taught 4th & 5th graders and they were much less likely to do this sort of thing. They had a better idea of what a teacher would expect, I think.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-38862151646412762092011-12-03T16:23:49.050-05:002011-12-03T16:23:49.050-05:00The creativity in young minds is amazing. Give a s...The creativity in young minds is amazing. Give a similar prompt to a group of adults and you'd probably get a variety of math facts. At what point does this change in creativity occur? How do we continue to foster this kind of thinking throughout our students' entire education experience?Snyvenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-54839377023891795772011-12-02T16:56:15.207-05:002011-12-02T16:56:15.207-05:00What a fun way to help students see multiple repre...What a fun way to help students see multiple representations of the number 8. I love that they used the Froggy books - and that you encouraged them to do that. Good stuff.Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-84048069645625802402011-12-01T00:16:40.078-05:002011-12-01T00:16:40.078-05:00All of these representations of the number 8 show ...All of these representations of the number 8 show me that you've got some deep thinkers in your class.It's a great way to show one of my favorite concepts: that math is all around us, and we are all mathematicians EVERY DAY! Great post!Shel Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155179955664469513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-18542162640418414592011-11-30T21:40:18.802-05:002011-11-30T21:40:18.802-05:00Kassia, Thank you for the thoughts on relative mag...Kassia, Thank you for the thoughts on relative magnitude! That will be wonderful to add as we continue these discussions. <br /><br />Jill, I love it when the kids surprise me. I just need to be better about giving them the leeway to do so!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-84842060157210001562011-11-30T21:19:30.184-05:002011-11-30T21:19:30.184-05:00How creative!How creative!Jill Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162764425985636884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-1629025618925772282011-11-30T20:37:46.522-05:002011-11-30T20:37:46.522-05:00Yea! This is one of my favorite routines, ways to ...Yea! This is one of my favorite routines, ways to make a certain number. Great seeing your creative mathematicians. Could also ask, how could you make 8 with two dice? What would 8 be a lot of (elephants, planets, whole chickens for dinner)? What would 8 not be a lot of (grains of sand, goldfish crackers for snack, etc). Good way to relate numbers to relative magnitude.Kassiahttp://www.mathexchanges.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com