4th Grade Math: Practice problems and problem solving.
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4th Grade Math: Today we began with an outdoor game of Odd & Even. Back inside we worked as a class to reinforce math skills, introduce the use of a variable in math represented by a letter, and thought out problems with answers that are not directly obvious, such as:
Two men play five games of chess. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. How is this possible?
The students chose new math stations to work at today. Stations include measurement, time, an introductory activity with fractions, algebraic thinking and other problem solving activities.
The Berkeley School participated in the Great California ShakeOut Drill, of which there were 9 million participants this year. Our students did a great job getting under the tables to protect themselves and moving to the much safer Solar System.
Our class meeting focused on a discussion around the formation of our Student Council (which will be led by Sima and Kate on Tuesday mornings). Our class will nominate and elect one representative that will participate in the student council meetings. All of the students nominated multiple people that they thought would be good candidates. After tallying the nominations, every student was nominated at least once!
After taking a look at everyone's state map this morning, we used some time in the afternoon to put finishing touches on our state maps. Students finished coloring, made corrections, and added details to enrich their maps. They also started a reflection that focuses on their strengths and challenges in regards to the state maps and their efforts that they put in to the map and research.
We also took a look at some artifacts this afternoon-- a replica gun and some obsedion arrowheads. Students were asked to "See, Think, and Wonder" about these artifacts. We then transitioned to a brief discussion about Native Americans, colonists, and the finding of America. We finished the afternoon with a short movie following the timeline of Spanish conquistadors, the Spanish Mission system, as well as the establishment of French and later English colonies.
