This week during our math time, students completed bar graphs to display the data from the snowman glyph question about favorite snowy day activities. Not only did students challenge their thinking by creating a bar graph with bars that run horizontally instead of vertically, but they also designed their bar graphs with a scale that counted by 2!
Upon completing the graph, students were asked some problem solving questions.
How many more people voted for sledding than building a snow fort?
How many people voted for an activity that require making something out of snow?
How many more people voted for building a snowman than building a snow fort and sledding combined?
Upon completing the graph, students were asked some problem solving questions.
How many more people voted for sledding than building a snow fort?
How many people voted for an activity that require making something out of snow?
How many more people voted for building a snowman than building a snow fort and sledding combined?
Keva Exploration
Mrs. Owen is now the proud owner of three boxes of Keva planks thanks to the MSiC! My first graders were the first to be able to use them. We started by just playing with the Keva (to get it out of our systems). We then learned some special Keva terminology and practiced building structures using those terms. Finally, students were given the following three challenges:
Challenge 1: See who can build the tallest tower having only three Keva planks touching the table.
Challenge 2: See who can build the tallest tower with a triangular base.
Challenge 3: See who can build the widest tower with only one Keva plank touching the table.
Students enjoyed the challenge of each new task and did some wonderful problem solving in order to experience success on some level!
Challenge 1: See who can build the tallest tower having only three Keva planks touching the table.
Challenge 2: See who can build the tallest tower with a triangular base.
Challenge 3: See who can build the widest tower with only one Keva plank touching the table.
Students enjoyed the challenge of each new task and did some wonderful problem solving in order to experience success on some level!