Teachers leading a number talk in grade 3 about how to work through a math problem. Providing students lots of opportunity to problem solve and teaching them how to problem solve is essential to developing…
It is great when students solve math using a variety of strategies and then are able to display their thinking and share their strategies with each other.
These two grade 2 students were answering this question and had different answers but their approaches were similar. They presented their thinking and through a rich discussion and looking at each other’s work, they agreed…
Grade 5 students at the American International School of Mozambique had a wonderful opportunity to share their thinking with the parent community. It was great to see parents working through problems with the students, sharing…
These grade 2 students spent their math class working on how long is this snake. Love how they showed their math thinking and how they approached solving the problem. Well done!!!
In a grade 4 math class, students were provided with 3 graph questions. The teacher worked with a small group of students offering direct instruction and support, another group was working independently and then provided…
At the American International School of Mozambique, students spent their grade 8 math class understanding surface area and area using their own hands. When learning is designed around a rich task, student engagement goes up,…
These grade 1 students had the opportunity to reflect on their learning regarding addition and subtraction word problems. After looking through their work books and conferencing with their teacher, the students filled out a post-it-note…
Today at AISM in Mozambique, Kindergarten parents were invited to join their children and be part of morning carpet time and then play some wonderful math games with their children. A beautiful opportunity to share…