Factors, multiples, prime, composite, divisibility, factorization, staircases and trees....the vocab for the day. If math is really a set of concepts, why does it require so much memorization of terms, algorithms and processes? or should it? How can we get kids to better conceptualize math?
Question of the day? Is it possible to find the prime factorization of a negative number? if so, what are the prime factors?
Monday, September 10, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Integers
I learned something new today. Who could have guessed that little blue and red bingo chips could bring math to life the way that Mike did today. He did an awesome job of taking the rules out of the game and getting deeper into the knowledge of why positives and negatives work the way that they do. The lessons continually improved throughout the day. I really appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with both Sandie and Mike on how to make the lesson better and bring out the "5's" and even a "6" on fist to five today. Go Team!!!!
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