Me: Now you just have to draw what you did. Student draws two groups of base ten pieces then erases the tens in one group and draws them with the other group. He looks at me and says, “Now I have to do this with the ones.” And he did. Brilliant!
That moment when a 2nd grader says, “Look at this perfect triangle. Look at the angles.” And I have to agree.
I was talking to a student about math. Another student asks, “is that your mother?” First student replies “No, she’s too old!” I just started laughing.
I love how this student decomposed 27 to 20+5+2 to make it easier to subtract from 50+5. The difference between the two 5s is zero!
In a reflection on low floor/high ceiling tasks someone wrote that the teacher’s role “is helping expand their(the student’s)ceiling while actively observing and listening.”
From a teacher today, “Gee, there’s a lot of math to understand in this program. I can see why some teachers may not like it.”
Fran Huntoon retweeted
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Trump claiming victory is the Patriots claiming victory at halftime of Super Bowl XlII. Every minute matters, every vote counts.
Today I stay home for the newest member of the family due in June. I can’t wait to meet the newest grand nephew! Who do you stay home for today? #IStayHomeFor