Students selected people such at Christopher Reeve, Jim Abbott, Lance Armstrong, Greg Lemond, Helen Keller, Wilma Rudolph and Eric Weihenmayer to research. The videotape of this talk show will be routed to each participant's home after February vacation. In math , students have been busy solving math mysteries . These activities build problem-solving skills. Second graders have solved a code, worked on understanding a word problem, determined perimeter and area using diagrams and solved two-step problems.
Second graders have weekly problem-solving math homework.
Math as problem solving cannot be stressed enough. Students should be able to verbally explain AND show a written representation of how they solved a math problem. This literature discussion group discusses the intricacies of Juster's meaning. The second round of WordMasters was recently completed. WordMasters is a national competition of word relationships .