Math This Week

This week in math students solved animal number stories. As a group we discussed the meaning of the words length and height.  Length is the distance across something from one end to the other and height refers to how tall someone or something is.  We then discussed the following question: What word would you use to describe the size of a giraffe standing up?  Students used data from the Animal Heights and Length Poster in their Math Journal to solve animal stories.  We practiced using the open number line to solve animal stories.  In addition we learned how to make ballpark estimates.  Students learned that if a number in the ones place is four or less we round down, and if a number in the ones place is five or more we round up!  Students did a wonderful job working through these new skills!