A project we did when learning about homographs. Homographs are like the acronym of M&Ms and have Multiple Meanings.
I love using any opportunity I can get to teach math using literature. This book "The Remainder of One" helped introduce division. The kids followed along with the story using their one inch cubes to divide 25 "ants" into two equal marching lines, then 3, then 4, then finally 5 where we didn't have a remainder or a "lonely Joe." The kids then picked a number to divide it by each of the following numbers: 2,3,4,5,6,and 7 to create a poster.
My kids were detectives today and had to use a "case file" full of written checks to figure out a story and how one check led to the next. This lesson/activity was used to teach them about making inferences and how when we inference, we do not know for sure but we use our clues to make an assumption. Each group came up with a different story for the same checks which proved the point of inferencing really well- we don't know for sure. Did you know that the 7 continents used to be one big continent called Pangaea? My kids can tell you all about it and show you fossil evidence that the seven continents did indeed used to be connected. Can a volcano form in your backyard? Ask your kids and they will be able to tell you! Learning about why some volcanoes explode while others do not.
I love that my kids will GLADLY work with anyone in the class. Team building activities are so worth the efforts and building classroom community means everything when it comes to education. This was a STEM challenge of having to get "Sammy the worm" into his life jacket (a gummy life saver) to swim back to shore with using only paper clips. These two used their hands and had to start over :)
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