Math!

The students are excited about getting into their math books.  We have 3 different math groups in the class.  Each group takes a pre-test at the beginning of the chapter and only completes lessons that each individual needs.  There are times when the different groups will be working together, while at other times, they will have separate lessons.  

During each lesson, students are asked to complete a set of problems on their individual white board to show understanding of a concept.  Once students have shown comprehension, they are asked to do problems in their math book.

But students are not just working in their math books this year.  They work weekly on math that relates to our overarching concept and science and social studies topics.  Examples of this include calculating electoral college votes and creating a timeline using scale.  

We are also working in groups to create a farmers' market.  Students have been working on their concept and thinking about the types of stores they want in their market.  This past week, they drew a rough draft of their market, keeping in mind the flow, design, and placement of shops.  They then drew a scale model of their market using graph paper.  In the coming weeks, students will research who in the city is in charge of the market and how much it costs to run a market.