1-100 Activity - Developing Group Skills
Students are assigned to random groups, then they are asked to highlight the numbers from 1 to 100 in order on a single sheet of paper. They have 3 minutes to complete the task, and after sharing helpful strategies after each trial, the task is repeated twice more. Notice the focus (especially when they didn't realize that their photo was being taken) and ways that they are helping each other.
Exploring Area
Students have been working both digitally and with pattern blocks to explore finding the areas of rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. They solved various challenges with pattern blocks, one of which was to create a large square using all the pieces they received. They also played "How Close to 100?" which involved working with a partner to fill a 10 x 10 grid.