by newschoolsyr | Oct 28, 2014 | 2014-2015, grade 5, math
Our 5th graders have been working on all facets of geometry lately. They started with reviewing polygons during class and individual time on their contracts. They played games such as: Guess My Rule and Get it Together Polygon 1-4. The challenge...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 28, 2014 | 2014-2015, grade 3, grade 4, math
Seven 3rd and 4th graders have been working hard in a place value class that has also integrated multiplication. We started with talking about skip counting on the 100s chart and what numbers would land us exactly on 100. We learned that 100 has the...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 8, 2014 | 2013-2014, grade 2, grade 3, math
Students in the middle grades have been working on division and multiplication using our TERC series of Investigations books. We’ve explored the number chart with skip counting, played games like Tricky Triangles, written riddles for our classmates to...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 10, 2014 | 2013-2014, Kindergarten and 1st grade, math
Five of our youngest children took part in a TERC Investigations math unit on Building Number Sense and Mathematical Thinking. An integral part of this unit is having students explain their...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 12, 2014 | 2013-2014, math
It all started with the ubiquitous “is this right?” from many different students. With that we began a series of mini-classes to teach children how to check their subtraction answers by using addition. We also decided to use this opportunity to try and...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 11, 2014 | 2013-2014, investigations, math, science, whole school
A favorite Investigations activity for our students is to cook. Besides honing their cooking skills and working together, students connect their math and science knowledge to real life experiences. But everyone agrees that eating the results is the best part.After...
