2nd Grade Ms. Fritzie
Second Grade students are to make sense out of their world, to see the mathematics all around them, and to be able to begin to talk about the math in informal terms, and to begin to translate those informal terms and ideas to formal mathematics. It is the teacher’s job to see that there are many experiences for students to grow in these critical areas.
2nd Grade Sample Question
Students should work in partners to accomplish the tasks, but should have their own paper to create their own posters (I found this out the hard way when Ms Fritzie was beginning to find herself in primary classrooms. Havoc can ensue when it comes time to take the posters home if each does not have his/her own!
Materials:
- Unifix cubes or other manipulative that come in multiple colors.
- Paper/pencil
The Problem:
Ms Fritzie had 3 hats. She had a straw hat, a cowboy hat, and
a baseball cap. She also had 3 scarves. She had a green scarf, a red scarf,
and a blue scarf. “I
can wear my hat and scarves in 9 different combinations!” she
exclaimed.
Help the students read the problem, then given them the manipulatives
to check to see whether Ms. Fritzie’s answer is reasonable
or unreasonable. They should draw Ms. Fritzie’s face and
put a thought bubble that describes what Ms. Fritzie is thinking.
They
should then record how they solved the problem using manipulatives.
Once posters are complete, student pairs should tell how they
solved the problems.
The class should listen to each presentation. Ultimately you
want them to be able to compare the presenting solution strategy
to their own
strategies.
2nd Grade Sample Poster
This student used an organized drawing to solve the problem. She was able to see that each scarf could go with each hat, and that there would be 9 different combinations of hats and scarves.
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