le 23 octobre

Bonjour

This song has consistently been, through 12 years of teaching, a hands-down student favourite. Enjoy C'est l'halloween!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYfmQ5eAQlg

In Math we did an open-ended problem solving question called "combien de pattes." We brainstormed a list of domestic animals and listed how many legs each had. I then told students that in my house there were 8 pattes (humans have les jambes, animals/bugs etc have pattes) and asked them which combination of animals I could have.

Students then tried the problem using either 8 or 14 pattes and worked independently or with me to come up with at least one solution. Try the problem at home with another number.

We do open-ended problem solving for many reasons: it pushes students to explore, communicate and prove their answers, it allows for multiple ways of thinking, many skills are practiced (counting, skip counting, addition...), it gives an opportunity to be creative and it teaches them persistence and grit in their work. Students who can consistently come up with multiple solutions that are both correct and are proven (ie today I told them I was not going to count the feet- their work needed to speak for itself) will earn 4s in Math.

Today's sound and action.