by newschoolsyr | Mar 29, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, math, whole school
Inspiration for our Valentine Bags this year came from the picture book titled, Snowflake Bentley. The book tells the story of a man called Wilson Bentley who spent his lifetime studying snowflakes. He saw snowflakes as small miracles. Just as each snowflake is...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 27, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, math
Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 were part of a three week measurement unit where we explored length, weight, temperature and volume. In each lesson students used tools to explore the huge world of measurement. After studying a thermometer and the two scales of...
by newschoolsyr | Jan 27, 2018 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, Kindergarten, math, Uncategorized
In math class over the last six weeks we worked on breaking numbers up to twelve into two parts, which helps the students start to develop basic addition skills. I used many different things in class to help the students see that numbers can be broken into two parts....
by newschoolsyr | Nov 13, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grade 1, Kindergarten, math
This year we have continued math class with our youngest children by working on geometry. The first class looked at what they knew about a triangle. They drew pictures that included triangles and we talked about triangles having 3 sides and 3 corners. The second...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 27, 2017 | 2017 - 2018, grade 3, grade 4, math
This math class focused of recognizing specific polygons. We started out learning that the number of sides and vertices a polygon has is what determines the polygon’s name. We also went over what congruent and symmetrical were and examples were shown as visual...
by newschoolsyr | May 28, 2017 | 2016-2017, math
Students in 5th, 6th and 7th grade participate weekly in a 50 minute math table that explores 5th, 6th and 7th grade math topics. This spring, we have spent a lot of time on fractions. Those pesky fractions have tested us with adding, subtracting, being mixed with...
