I was a bit mean, on the timetable I put "MLP" and had them guessing what it meant. They all thought it stood for Maths, Literacy and Painting! Little did they know!!
Maths like a Pirate (#mlap14) has been amazing. Challenge 1 –
bridge building was great, all students actively engaged in their mixed ability
groups, and so competitive…a perfect example of collaboration and competition
as per an #edchatnz twitter chat of a couple of weeks ago.
Students identified
so many areas of maths that were used and their bridges were all very different…one
even held the weight of an average sized year 3 boy!
The marble run wasn’t quite as successful
which I attribute to tiredness from camp and the fact that not all students
knew what a marble run was!
Discussion about why it is Maths like a Pirate and
not a Princess or Dinosaur was interesting, students came up with team work,
having fun and getting the treasure… a good start! Looking forward to this week’s
build a tower from tooth picks and marshmallows!
Will check on the school's policy about posting photos on the web before adding to the #mlap14 blog.
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