Wow! We've had a great first three weeks of school. I've really enjoyed getting to know all of your children. We spent the first two weeks building our "math community" within our classroom.
This past week we began Unit 1: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction to One Million.
We practiced reading and writing numbers to one million. Students learned 3 different ways to write numbers. Here is an anchor chart that we created as a class.
Students had fun writing numbers in expanded form. We blew up balloons to make the connection that when you write a number in "expanded form" you are expanding the number and writing the value of each digit just as a balloon expands when you blow it up.
We ended the week learning about estimating and rounding. Students were able to apply their estimating/ rounding strategies to real life word problems. For example, we solved a problem where students had to estimate the height of the Sheikra roller coaster at Busch Gardens. Students were excited to watch a video clip about the roller coaster and share their schema about riding the roller coaster. Students learned the strategy of using a number line to help them round. Using a number line to round really builds a deep conceptual understanding of rounding and is a great tool for students to use! Below you will find some rounding anchor charts that we created in class. I hope that you find these helpful when assisting your child with rounding at home!
During Science, students have been learning about energy and different forms of energy.
Feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions regarding what your child is learning in class!
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