Monday, December 1, 2008

Today, during math, we started thinking about different ways to make numbers. We talked about quilts and how a patchwork quilt is made up of different parts that belong together.
We started by creating the number 5 using two different colors. Zoe came up with 3 and 2 as one way of making 5. Next, we talked about the “rules” to making our number quilt. Ms. Stern corrected her work to go along with the directions before asking for help in finding another way to make the same number using the same 2 colors as before. Everyone went to their tables where the first task was to sort the tiles by color, then choosing 2 to work with. Everyone started off by showing 2 different number combinations forming the number 5. Some children were asked to create as many different combinations of 5 as possible. Others were given larger numbers to work with. After everyone had time to work, Ms. Stern called everyone back to the rug to reflect on their learning and give feedback in two ways: “I learned that…” and “I’m still not sure of…”