Second grade math broke into two groups today. One group continued to practice adding multi-digit numbers with regrouping by playing Don’t Break the Bank. Another group started to work on some basic algebra concepts using the Balance Benders book. The concepts get more difficult the further into the book they go. It teaches students to think logically and to apply the information they’re given to new problems.

Most students in third grade reading continued to work on their research. A small group, the architects, started dipping their toes into the pool of learning how to determine scale. It is possible this may prove too difficult for them, and we talked about that today. Though there was definitely some frustration, we made progress and students felt better about their task.

Third grade math continued to work on Hands on Equations. Though this will sound repetitive, students are working at their own pace. They are working deliberately and checking their work. They move on when they’ve mastered a lesson and not before.