?When are we ever going to USE this MATH?? How many times have you heard this question? Students delight in challenging the teacher for reasons or justifications of the material taught. What better way to answer this question than to allow students to research career fields of their own interest and make the math connection!
How can we determine the value of the timber in a forest? How can we measure a pine tree, or for that matter, any item that is longer, taller, broader, or deeper than our measuring tools?
This integrated unit actively involves kindergarten students in understanding the day sky, night sky, and movement of the sun across the sky as they learn to count to ten.
Students incorporate listening skills, expository writing, graphing skills, and surveys to learn about wellness strategies and health information. Students then use what they have learned to create individual action plans and record progress towards personal goals
The purpose of this unit is to involve students in the process of recognizing, extending, describing, classifying, and creating a variety of patterns.