We played our Canada Board Games today and I think realized how important it is to have rules for games and how these rules need to be detailed so others can play the game. We used this opportunity to also practice self assessment and the assessment of others, seeing what it's like to take the point of view of a teacher when they are marking student work.
I was not in class during the middle block today, as I was learning about how I can help students move through the PRIME phases in math class. There will be an assessment in PRIME coming soon and I am still learning about how this new assessment tool works. However, today I was given lots of good ideas to help us fill in our learning "gaps" which will ultimately help all students succeed in developing higher level thinking and problem solving in math. I'm excited to play all the new games we have learned about. At home, you can practice you addition, subtraction and multiplication facts still. The Monday Missions that are sent home are great ways to practice some of these skills.
We are continuing working through our measurment unit in math as well. Today the class looked at perimeter and most have taken home some homework to practice. Next week, we will be looking at area. Remember perimeter is like a fence around the yard while area is the grass.
Finally, we are working establishing our learning goals and looking at them on a daily basis now. Learning goals are the things we hope to learn during each lesson of the day. By identifying these goals, we know what to set our sights on and can see the steps of how to get there.
Have great weekend everybody!
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