On Friday, I posted a math task for you to check out. Hopefully you at least read it ... maybe you even pulled out a pen or pencil and wrote something out as you thought through the problem. Today, I'm sharing with you a video of me talking through the task.
To give a little more info, this a task that was written to reflect the standard 3.OA.A2 (third grade, in the operations and algebraic thinking domain:
Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each.Do you see how this task relates to the standard? It's worth noticing how instead of just showing students that there are two ways to divide 18 by 3, the problem helps them discover and play with this idea.
I think that the best way to better understand math education is by doing math and thinking about how I, as a learner, engage with the math, as well as how others (my peers, my students, etc) engage with the math.
Do you like doing the math with me? I'd love for you all to share some of your kids' work, and if it fits with what I'll be talking about, I can highlight it, and even work up a little vlog post for one of our Friday Math Tasks, and Sunday Debriefs!
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