Showing posts with label decision making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decision making. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wacky Wednesday


Today we had our second Wacky Wednesday in the Unicorn classroom.  What makes Wednesday so Wacky?  First, the room is rearranged for the day.  That's the only choice the teachers make for the day.  Everything else is up to the Unicorn children.  They choose the snack (wacky watermelon today!) and the choices we'll be making for the day.  It's a silly, fun day for all.   Only two more to go before the school year ends!
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A new way to have fun with math

The Kohavim children have been having a lot of fun with our new math game. We adapted the instructions some to fit the developmental level of our kids. Since so many children have wanted to play, we divide the group in to teams. Two children on a team take turns rolling the number cube. If, for example, one child rolls a 1 and his teammate roles a 2, they decide whether they want to put a color frame around the number 12 or 21. There are many variations to the game which we will try as time goes on. Another way to play is to add or subtract the two numbers and frame the sum or difference. The children have been helping each other by giving hints and suggestions. It has been a great way to tell what numbers they know, which ones are confusing, and what we need to work on more. One of the biggest challenges has not involved the math. It has to do with teamwork, and it's something we will write about in another blog.

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