This week students partnered up twice, to work cooperatively on developing and expanding their knowledge of counting strategies. We drew popsicle sticks (with their names on them) for partners. This is always cause for excitement. The kids genuinely embrace the spontaneity of random partners which I think is pretty special. They're open to working and learning from one another, which enhances the learning experiences in the classroom. Working cooperatively with peers requires thoughtful communication, creative and critical thinking and problem solving skills. It's fun listening in on their conversations as they negotiate, choose strategies and work together to count their collections.
On the second day, new groups were created and new jars were selected. We added a recording component to this activity for the first time as opposed to a whole class share out afterwards. Transferring their thinking and counting to paper challenged them to represent their understanding in a new way.
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| groups of ten emerge |
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| counting by twos |
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| more groups of ten |
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| twos into tens |
On the second day, new groups were created and new jars were selected. We added a recording component to this activity for the first time as opposed to a whole class share out afterwards. Transferring their thinking and counting to paper challenged them to represent their understanding in a new way.
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| Some drew pictures, others drew circles to represent groups and some tallied. |
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