Estimating

It is vital that students learn how to make a sensible ‘guess‘ or an ‘estimation‘, as it is something we all do at any time of the day. Imagine if you can easily estimate how much something would cost or how big something is.

The students first ‘estimated’ how many dominoes they thought were in the bag. They recorded this information. Then they counted to check.

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Repeating Patterns and Geo Shapes

The students have been exploring 3 dimensional shapes in their environment. They have also been copying and repeating patterns using Geo shapes. They used stamps to record the patterns on paper.

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Centres around the classroom encouraged students to explore 3 dimensional shapes using other concepts such as measurement (weight) and space.

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How heavy is the egg?

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Can you fill in the pattern?

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Can you make the picture?

Students exploring a variety of centres in the classroom.

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Shapeasaurus and Shape Pictures

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We have been exploring 2 and 3 dimensional shapes in our environment. A group of students went on a shape hunt, another traced shapes to make a picture and one group made their own ‘Shapeasaurus‘ using shapes. How many shapes did you use? Can you make a graph using this information?

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Shape Pictures!

Another group of students created a picture using 2 dimensional shapes. They used their words to talk about their picture.

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Exploring Base 10 Blocks

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In Kindergarten we use the base 10 blocks to build conceptual understandings of number. A group of students used the app Drawing Pad to draw two-digit numbers using the base 10 blocks. Then they took screen shots of their pictures and inserted them into a book using the app Book Creator. Listening to instructions, following steps in a sequence, collaborating and helping peers are important skills when app smashing, which is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks. Here is a

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We Agree!!

The students gathered to create an essential agreement for the new semester. First they brainstormed ideas and discussed the consequences of making poor choices. Students wrote their ideas on sentence strips and made hand prints to use as a border in their poster. 

IMG_9441Students listened to the story ‘Not So Tall for Six‘ by Dianna Hutts Aston. Kylie Bell is the smallest one in her first-grade class but when it comes to standing up to mean Rusty Jacks, her courage is monumental. Life isn’t easy when you can’t reach the water fountain, but Kylie Bell’s big heart and good manners prove that sometimes it takes the most courage to do what’s right.Not so tall

After the story the students drew a picture that shows how they can be caring to one another.

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