Welcome everyone to Math Circle!
This week in class we discussed what math is, and how we can find math all around us. I must tell all you parents that I was impressed with how composed and responsive this group of kids are. They had an excellent first day! We spent the second half of class playing some new games: Nim, Pig, and Snakey Rods. We ran out of time before everyone got to try all three games, but don't worry. We will bring back these games and many more throughout the year.
We were lucky enough to receive an egg carton donation, so we do not need anyone to bring in egg cartons! We will have enough available for the whole class.
One thing that I think would be really helpful to me as a teacher is if you could give me an idea of what your child thinks about math. Does he like math? Does she like solving problems? Does he have little interest in math? Is this her first big exposure to math? Any insights will be helpful! If you could respond in the comments, and include your student's initials in the response, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for sharing these amazing kids with Teacher Isabelle and me!
Judah has had very little exposure to math. We count things and do real life word problems. I read Life of Fred: Apples to him. That is all.
ReplyDeleteDamsel has had very little math exposure but she loves playing games.
ReplyDeleteM. H. likes solving problems, and math puzzles, and trying to do calculations. He is definitely a "mathy" kid!
ReplyDeleteHey ladies. Thanks for leading this awesome class! TW usually grasps math concepts pretty quickly, but isn't in love with boring pencil to paper type math. I don't anticipate any issues with lack of enthusiasm with the hands-on/game types approach you are using. Thank you for reaching out!
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