| What kid doesn't love play stations? Many students have played video games and are highly motivated to play. So, we came up with our own play stations. When you are first learning a video game or a computer game, most kids don't read the directions, they just start playing. They are learning with a purpose. They have to push the buttons to find out what happens when they do that. There is a purpose of the game which usually has something to do with keeping your character alive or winning a race, etc. In Math Play Stations, my students are working with math manipulatives with a meaning and purpose. They are allowed to take the math manipulative they choose and show what they know with math using it. They can decide what they would like to do with them as long as they can connect it to math. I just ran the first round of Math Play Stations to introduce some new math materials to my students. Jackson, Caleb, and Dylan came up with a math probability problem with dominoes. They wanted to find out how long it would take for their dominoes to fall all the way around the table if they set them up. After several tries and much of the class joining in to help, they were able to accomplish their goal. We discussed estimating, we problem solved to fix the gaps and encourage everyone to not bump the table. After numerous tries, we finally got it to work! Here is a video of that happening! |
8 Comments
abby davis
8/20/2014 08:14:46 am
looks fun.
Reply
Emma Just
9/11/2014 08:29:55 am
your the best.
Reply
Emma just
10/9/2014 10:30:26 am
miss.coon I think you should put a picture of Leo on your website. :)
Reply
Abby davis
10/11/2014 04:03:54 am
I agree with you Emma
Reply
Emma Just
9/16/2015 02:49:04 pm
Miss.coon, I'm having a blast in 4th grade! how's your new class?
Reply
Emma Just
9/16/2015 02:52:26 pm
what is the school theme?
Reply
Miss Coon
9/17/2015 01:24:10 pm
Hello Emma!
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Meet Mrs. PriceI love to learn new things! One great place to learn is by spending time in nature and the outdoors with my husband, David! Any opportunity that we can get to take a bike ride, hike, or walk we will take it! I also love music and enjoy playing my flute at church and singing. I also love learning with kids. My passion is to join children as they inquire, and teach them to cultivate their love for learning about this incredible world. Let's get started! CategoriesArchives
March 2020
|