#ElemMathChat Archive

Elementary math chat is a weekly math chat where participants come to discuss best practices, examine student work, explore routines for reasoning and research that guides and supports pedagogy centered on problem and student based learning.

Thursday February 8, 2018
9:00 PM EST

  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Q1 Welcome to #ElemMathChat! Tonight we’re investigating powerful, but underutilized, off-the-page approaches to math learning.
  • GalBlessin Feb 8 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Cuisenaire rod exploration at Watson Elem with @kath_mmitch: estimate and calculate the total value of 20 chosen rods. #engagement #sd33learns #elemmathchat #bclearns
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:01 PM EST
    Hello #ElemMathChat friends! We are in for amazing tonight with @mathinyourfeet leading us! Thanks Malke !
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Hi #elemmathchat! I'm Howie, I teach math to future Ts at Fresno State. Favorite math activity: Number Talks/subitizing.
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Molly from Mass. K-5 Math Coach Fav math activity is playing games and doing puzzles! #Elemmathchat
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:02 PM EST
    #elemmathchat A1 Sarah Caban - Math Coach from Maine. Currently I am really enjoying drawing with a compass.
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Melynee in Oklahoma teaching 6-8 Ss w/ disabilities. I LOVE finding patterns and rules! I think I love Algebra at it's purest! #ElemMathChat
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
    #elemmathchat Hi! Margie from PA Math Coach Fav math activity was having my Ss collect soda tabs for Ronald McDonald House, figure out the rate of exchange & how many nights we kept a family there. Then visit RMH with tabs and dinner and crafts for the little ones Life changer
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
    I'm going to be turning my attention #elemmathchat for the next hour, so let's resume tomorrow. I have to think about what you're asking. Offhand I don't think I would have gotten to int by parts without knowing ∫x dx but this is a lame answer.
    In reply to @DavidKButlerUoA
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
    Oops, #elemmathchat
    • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
      #elemmathchat Hi! Margie from PA Math Coach Fav math activity was having my Ss collect soda tabs for Ronald McDonald House, figure out the rate of exchange & how many nights we kept a family there. Then visit RMH with tabs and dinner and crafts for the little ones Life changer
  • JeremyDBond Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
    (Sick) parent from Connecticut here to learn. #elemmathchat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
    Hi there! Lori from Missouri. K-5 math interventionist. Lately been loving counting collections #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:03 PM EST
    Glad you are here Paula! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @PaulaKrieg, @DavidKButlerUoA
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    Hi friend! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach
  • MrElmerLLC Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    We believe every student has a story. YOU can point it in the right direction. Let us put all of your story telling data in one place. Hit the GET STARTED button today for a quick demo on how we can make your life easier! https://t.co/lN3nZ6HsNM #elemmathchat #lessonup
  • MrsNewell22 Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    Hi there #ElemMathChat! Chrissy, math coach from California.
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • MrsArnote Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    A1 Amy, a K teacher from MO. Fav math activities include subitizing activities and dice games #elemmathchat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    Me too! #countingcollections have been a great experience! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach
  • katrina_cade Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    Hello all, Katrina, math coach from Charlotte, NC #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:04 PM EST
    Awesome to have you here! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @katrina_cade
  • AnnEliseRecord Feb 8 @ 9:05 PM EST
    Ann Elise, Math Specialist from northern NH. I love administering math running records and listening to Ss' thinking. #elemmathchat
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Tessa, Instructional Coach in Shoreline, WA. I'm a big fan of 3 act tasks but lately have been loving the which one doesn't belong routine! #elemmathchat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Hi all! Lana, K-6 math coach from Calgary. #elemmathchat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Amazing way for them to understand the impact of their work! Thanks for sharing! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Marie Brigham, Grade 4 teacher from MA. I'm fraction obsessed and love using cuisenaire rods, @FractionTalks and #fractionsplats #elemmathchat
  • MrsNewell22 Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    A1: I got to do one of my favorite math activities today! It’s a fraction game called Cover Up/Uncover by the awesome @mburnsmath #Elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet, @mburnsmath
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Natalie from Ozark Missouri. Math Coach. Favorite activity is Fraction Talks right now. #elemmathchat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Hi! Listening to student thinking is one of my favorite things too. :-) #elemmathchat
    In reply to @AnnEliseRecord
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:06 PM EST
    John Golden, Michigan, teacher prep. Favorite elem math activity is a tough choice between a good math game (like Close to 100) and good math art (like Hundred Face) #elemmathchat
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A1 #elemmathchat Paula from upstate NY, teaching artist who tries to make art/math connections with elementary students during enrichment times.
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    I’m multitasking right now walking through Walmart asking people which is bigger 1/3 or 3/8. #elemmathchat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Pattern Block Challenges - changing the value of the pieces. KenKen Puzzles #PandaSquares #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • mwalkerhope Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Hi everyone! Mary Walker Hope here. I love doing Math in your Feet! Just finished an amazing project in our school board #ElemMathChat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Hello math friends! K-12 Math Coordinator/Instructional Coach in MO. Fave math activities is anything that allows kids to talk math and discuss their ideas together #elemmathchat
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Annie, sometimes K-5 math coach from near Philly. I like https://t.co/XRfTRSYqUx to launch discussion about persevering, #NoticeWonder, productive struggle, etc. #ElemMathChat
  • chrissybug24 Feb 8 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Thanks for facilitating @swoctm1 -- love learning with you all! Still want to chat math? Hop on over to join @NCTM #elemmathchat #OCTMchat
  • RozlynnDance Feb 8 @ 9:08 PM EST
    Hello all! Rozlynn Dance from the Seattle area. First grade teacher that loves ALL math, but I really enjoy number talks. #elemmathchat
  • katrina_cade Feb 8 @ 9:08 PM EST
    I love #numbertalks too. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @RozlynnDance
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:08 PM EST
    On fav activities, love getting into random sidetracked math conversation with kids. Today gr 1/2s turned to each other and engaged in unplanned debate about how many sides a circle has. Live for the moments like this. #elemmathchat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:08 PM EST
    Please remember to use the Q1/A1 format and put #elemmathchat in your replies so we can “see” you! (this is a note to myself as well!!)
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:09 PM EST
    I love you! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @themathgirl
  • mathbarb Feb 8 @ 9:09 PM EST
    Barb Weidus math coach from Cincinnati. Anything done by Graham Fletcher is my favorite math activity!!#elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:09 PM EST
    Hi John! Great to have you here! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathhombre
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:09 PM EST
    I love capturing those moments! #ElemmathChat
    In reply to @TAnnalet
  • MrsArnote Feb 8 @ 9:10 PM EST
    I love using seasonal shapes, bc you know that makes it completely different than dots :) I am also really starting to get into going from a subitizing session into dot talks #elemmathchat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • EuclidAcademy Feb 8 @ 9:10 PM EST
    Hello. Parent and amateur enthusiast here trying to share my passion for math with my children. I enjoy teaching them Euclid or doing KhanAcademy with them. #elemmathchat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:10 PM EST
    Hahahaha! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @themathgirl
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:10 PM EST
    I’ve never tried Hundred Face. Wondered if my Ss would make mathematical connections. Thoughts? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathhombre
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:11 PM EST
    So, I love so many things math, but it it is just for me I love the discovery. I love the connections, I love seeing it in the world. I love understanding the complex with the simple #ElemMathChat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:11 PM EST
    Q2 Math is full of interesting ideas that can be explored in multiple ways, both on and off the page. Example: Building polyhedra in 3D space adds new information to 2D representations. #ElemMathChat
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:11 PM EST
    Sorry for the distraction. It's a risk, sharing something like that during #ElemMathChat!
    In reply to @csarahj
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:11 PM EST
    Hi #elemmathchat, so sorry I'm late. Jeremiah, district math nerd. Porterville, Ca
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:11 PM EST
    what grade are your Ss? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach, @mathhombre
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:12 PM EST
    Glad you're here! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathkaveli
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:13 PM EST
    A2 I love my body size ten frame. One of my favorite activities ever was building giant Fibonacci Spirals on the Art Room floor. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:13 PM EST
    Q1 Jeremiah, district math nerd, Porterville, my favorite math activities always evolve, right now I'm into #visualfracops, #clotheslinemath, #numberlesswp, and #creatingmathauthors #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:13 PM EST
    The pleasure is all mine #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A2 I do Estimation 180, https://t.co/dSYwNZS9U5, Winner's Circle Wed, Quick Draw and Desmos Total Today, plus just the way I teach is off the page :) #ElemMathChat
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A2: I brought in objects so Ss can find Fibonacci patterns in the real world. I'm all for having Ss see math outside the classroom. #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    Those are both so powerful and useful #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MrsArnote
  • katrina_cade Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A2: First, #numbertalks have been amazing this year, I tried #clotheslinemath recently, I also love integrating math games to get the kids talking. #elemmathchat
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    Yea, it's awesome. I blogged about using it with an after-school program, and will start using it with some Ss next week. https://t.co/ACcePsMdyL #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • MrsArnote Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A jumbo kid-sized ten frame is on my wish list! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj, @mathinyourfeet
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A2 if they're standing or moving, I love it. Exploring with manipulatives or trying to make something. #elemmathchat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A1 walking number line, #clothesline math #ElemMathChat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A2 I am a big fan of a floor number line that students can walk on. #elemmathchat
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A2 #elemmathchat Making images that add up to 100 cents
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:15 PM EST
    Working on talking my PD parter in crime to come with me. I’d love to see you all #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath, @MFAnnie, @maxrayriek
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:15 PM EST
    LOL #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MFAnnie, @csarahj
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:15 PM EST
    #elemmathchat A2 Taking learning off the page with out place value creations
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:16 PM EST
    I love having a PIC=partner in crime. They are a blessing. Love that you have someone that makes us all better #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach, @MNmMath, @MFAnnie, @maxrayriek
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:16 PM EST
    That would rock so much! Please come with or without! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach, @MFAnnie, @maxrayriek
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:16 PM EST
    A2: Human number lines with fractions, decimals, integers, adding & subtracting with integers, etc... Kids love to get up and move and can really visualize what is going on. Also tried a human coordinate grid with equations in middle school #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:16 PM EST
    That's interesting Howie, why are those two your favorites? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua
  • MrsArnote Feb 8 @ 9:16 PM EST
    A2 I love having my Kinders create patterns with themselves. They can get so much more complex than just boy-girl (AB) patterns. They have a blast, too #elemmathchat
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:17 PM EST
    #elemmathchat A2 taking Counting Back to a whole new level!
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:17 PM EST
    Q3 Changing the scale of an activity to make it big enough to accommodate students’ whole bodies is a great first step taking math out of the symbolic realm. #ElemMathChat
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:17 PM EST
    A2 When I taught 1st, I loved having kids act out the problems were were solving. Funniest was missing addend problems where they "sneakily" gave their friends more stuff. #ElemmathChat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:17 PM EST
    OMG if I still did elem I would so need to have some body size ten frames! Wooo! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @csarahj, @mathinyourfeet
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    I don't know why but I can't get this song out of my head with this idea https://t.co/3jc07r8nXn #elemmathchat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    Boy, wanting to try to do #ElemMathChat and #SwDMathChat simultaneously, while watching mixed doubles curling! #SwDMathChat Q1 I'm now math specialist for a children's chorus, will be directing small group work with volunteer coaches.
  • MrTravisDrake Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    A2 Within the last week, we calculated the surface area of 3d shapes that were in the classroom. #elemmathchat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    If your floor has square tiles already on it, use electrical tape to outline the ten frame using the squares. It comes up without the sticky residue! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MrsArnote, @csarahj, @mathinyourfeet
  • MrsArnote Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    That's an awesome idea. I bet my Kinders could do that! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    Well hello there #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathkaveli
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    So the open ended and Ss voices captured really grab you #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
    #elemmathchat A2 Having monthly school-wide math challenges!
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:19 PM EST
    LOL, hey Lori, so happy to see you #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:19 PM EST
    Super fun! Those little guys are great actors :) #ElemmathChat
    In reply to @MrsArnote
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A2: This week were adding context so that Ss can build their own understanding around unit fractions, adding fractions, moving from fraction greater than one and mixed numbers. #elemmathchat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A3 Thinking collaboratively about 3d shapes in a diff ways. Get big muscles moving! #ElemMathChat
  • DevEducators Feb 8 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A2: Using already learned math vocabulary, have the students sit back to back & recreate a geometric structure verbally. A great noisy lesson. #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:20 PM EST
    a3 we literally tried that today in MS with a version of philosophical chairs, Ss stood or sat on the floor down the center of the classroom #elemmathchat
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:20 PM EST
    A3: I love how that is an application of math. Math is beautiful as a language, but it's even more beautiful when applied to something! #elemmathchat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:20 PM EST
    I have not ventured into the blogging world yet. Still fairly new to the twitter world. I have shared the ideas at math conferences though. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @PaulaKrieg
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:20 PM EST
    A3 I was thinking about different ways of communication (off page) but I actually really love asking kids to journal about their body scale math experiences. How will I know what the students are learning? #elemmathchat
  • Dale_Chu Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    HAPPENING NOW: @mathinyourfeet hosting a conversation on off-the-page approaches to math. Follow along at #ElemMathChat!
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    Annie, how many super powers do you have? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MFAnnie
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A3 Ss process differently sometimes larger scale that is able to be manipulated makes the processing and understanding accessible. It is UDL for a few that helps all! #ElemMathChat
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A3 We need to let go of the control. Body scale activities create a giant space for student agency. Don't over manage it. Get out of the way. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A2: This week we're adding context so that Ss can build their own understanding around unit fractions, adding fractions, moving from fraction greater than one and mixed numbers. #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    Yes! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath
  • KarenDGoodman Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    Karen, math interventionists from AR jumping in late! A2 problem solving using a robot coding mouse and Laser Maze #ElemMathChat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A3: Would it be better for them to be building them and then comparing others. #elemmathchat
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    Yup, and we will be doing https://t.co/JaDCMjjL4B in their first sessions! Mostly one-on-one, some two-on-one (students to coach). My goal is shifting coach role to "why" instead of "what". #SwDMathChat #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @csarahj
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A3 More parts of the brain are activated as we use more parts of the body. Making the activity bigger makes the learning bigger! #ElemmathChat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A3 practical considerations add a whole new dimension to the problem solving. Will it stand? Is it stable? #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:22 PM EST
    I love that you finally used that pine cone :) #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:22 PM EST
    You are both so bad to the bone! Why did I have to hear that song? xo #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathkaveli, @pearse_margie
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:22 PM EST
    Ha! That question is coming up later! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @TAnnalet
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:22 PM EST
    Q4 What math tools do you have in your classroom that might lend themselves to being investigated at a larger scale? #ElemMathChat
  • mwalkerhope Feb 8 @ 9:22 PM EST
    Q2. Figuring out the ratios, percentages and decimals of the colours in a piece of student created artwork in the style of Paul Mondrian. #ElemMathChat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:23 PM EST
    LOL I could just imagine playing that with kids as they made their model walk down number line #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath, @pearse_margie
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:23 PM EST
    A2 walking up & down steps when counting, adding/subtracting, going on geometry hunts inside & out, counting collections we find outside #elemmathchat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:23 PM EST
    A3: Students are experiencing the math. They physically connect each edge with a vertex with their own 2 hands in these images. They discover that there is always 2 or more edges that connect at each vertex. So neat! #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:23 PM EST
    OH nice, so these are different ones :) #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:23 PM EST
    A3 #elemmathchat making small and big ones: scaling!
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:23 PM EST
    Well, since I don't have a job any more, I'm able to pick up some new adventures. But doing three things simultaneously right now isn't going that well. I need a pause button on all three! #SwDMathChat #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathkaveli
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:24 PM EST
    Right there is the essence of what we need to let kids capture, the experience of math, not a lecture, notes, and 20 problems #elemmathchat
    In reply to @Scoothie_Math
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:24 PM EST
    Ahhh yes! Proof was the piece I did as missing TY #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathhombre, @PaulaKrieg
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:24 PM EST
    Asking questions like "what is the same and what is different" and then discussing, critiquing, and questioning some more. hmmm.... good thought! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @themathgirl
  • MrsNewell22 Feb 8 @ 9:24 PM EST
    #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:24 PM EST
    #elemmathchat A3. Class is more dynamic. The script is gone, so preparing and getting comfortable with questions that elicit student thinking and conversations are very helpful for keeping it centered on focus of the lesson
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:25 PM EST
    A4: I think it let's Ss grasp concepts a little better. It's easy to say the area is 20 sq ft on paper, but exactly how big is 20 sq ft? #elemmathchat
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:26 PM EST
    Annie, you will always have a job in fulfilling your mission to transform the way math is viewed, taught, and experienced. You are on a different pathway now. That being said, what does pause button in life look like? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MFAnnie
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:26 PM EST
    A4 #elemmathchat In your picture, seems like kids have to hold on the vertices to keep shape together. Seems like there might be an opportunity there.
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:26 PM EST
    A4In my MS classroom we turn the floor into a whiteboard oh so often. We use the tiles as empty # lines, area models, fraction tiles, ect, the sky is the limit! Dry erase marker comes right off! #ElemMathChat
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:26 PM EST
    A4 I have always wanted to make scaled up Cuisinaire rods. When we made our giant Fibonacci spirals, the students could feel the magnitude of the spiral growing. #elemmathchat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:26 PM EST
    #elemmathchat
    • MrsNewell22 Feb 8 @ 9:24 PM EST
      A4 So much opportunity for flexibility and revision here! Thinking 3 dimensionally is so important for Ss
      In reply to @mathinyourfeet
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:27 PM EST
    Paper plates are awesome counting chips for this #elemmathchat
    In reply to @Scoothie_Math, @MrsArnote, @csarahj, @mathinyourfeet
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:27 PM EST
    A4: Ss might gain perspective on how the area within the shape is impacted as they increase the perimeter of the shape. ?? This question has me pondering yet. #elemmathchat
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:27 PM EST
    A4: I think the math gets more real. Angle size, length of sides, area, perimeter, are all more relevant and meaningful. #elemmathchat
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:27 PM EST
    #elemmathchat Taking math outside is always fun!
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:27 PM EST
    What a great idea! Question is how do we make that work in carpeted classrooms? :) #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    A4 Area of arrays - Tiles on the classroom floor for square foot. #ElemMathChat
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Haven't found the pause button yet. Ask me after I finish editing the #CMCmath Ignite videos. #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathkaveli
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    I was too nervous to try the dry-erase markers, but after some trial and error I found the best tape to use on the floors was electrical tape. It works on white boards too without damaging it. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Let's take some time for Q5 @Mrs_Torrance’s 1st graders were moving and thinking while they proved they had found the center of the ladder structure taped on the floor. Watch this short video: https://t.co/R4AI8wOa4W #ElemMathChat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Oh I can’t wait to duplicate this. Already have containers, just need some Valentines candy. Dollar Tree here I come #elemmathchat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    #elemmathchat Firsties learning about spheres
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Fun to think of paper as a tool for BIG scale math. We're so used to 8.5 x 11 paper which is scaled for hands and eyes only. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua
  • katrina_cade Feb 8 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Such a great idea! #elemmathchat
    • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:18 PM EST
      If your floor has square tiles already on it, use electrical tape to outline the ten frame using the squares. It comes up without the sticky residue! #elemmathchat
      In reply to @MrsArnote, @csarahj, @mathinyourfeet
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:29 PM EST
    Tape? I love that the tiles are 12x12! I also have random patched of black and random patches of red! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A4 Scaled up work allows students to use their "personal referent" measurements to work with math concepts and models (number line, ten frames, geometric shapes). Makes abstract ideas like magnitude more concrete. #elemmathchat
  • EuclidAcademy Feb 8 @ 9:29 PM EST
    That looks fun. What have been your favorite activities with children outside? What has worked and what not? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • MrTravisDrake Feb 8 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A4 We had a student accidentally throw a rubber sticky panda that stuck to a ceiling tile, so we immediately had to find out how many pandas it would take to cover the ceiling, how many pandas to fill the classroom, and how much all of them would cost. #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:29 PM EST
    LOL! I love to see my Ss faces when I start writing on the floor! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @MarieMcMB
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:30 PM EST
    Are half-pint milk cartons cubes? I wonder if taped together and painted milk cartons would be a cheap way to do this? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:30 PM EST
    #elemmathchat Including our older students outside for a math lesson
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:31 PM EST
    This is wonderful. Wonder what they thought about all these "connected spheres". #elemmathchat
    In reply to @pearse_margie
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:32 PM EST
    The hall is carpeted too! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:32 PM EST
    Q5: I notice more and less efficient ways of counting the square! I notice someone taking charge with a seemingly sound strategy. I wonder if the two people executing her strategy had same understanding and pulled it off to find middle. #ElemMathChat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    A5 Kids counting, talking about odds/evens. One kid was walking upside down. #ElemMathChat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    A5: I notice there are SO many possibilities with the structure in this video. Ideas churning.... the integration of math and PE comes to mind. I wonder how many coaches at my elementary buildings would work with me to support math in their classes #elemmathchat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    Q5 love all the variety of the ways that students explored the ladder #elemmathchat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    A4 had preservice elementary teachers out trying to walk shapes with a whole class. The problem was how to do it, and made for some great thinking. #elemmathchat
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    The custodians don't like tape on the carpet very much, but I think we could figure something out for an outline. I just love the idea of being able to write on the floor! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    Oh no! Do you have a gym? Sometimes those are available and gym teachers even have special gym-floor tape. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • herbertmath628 Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    Can every math teacher ever please read this? Not only is this a wonderful approach to solving inequalities, it also points to a more fundamental pedagogical philosophy in @IllustrateMath: REASONING > RULES #MTBoS #iteachmath #elemmathchat #mathchat #edchat
    • k8nowak Feb 8 @ 9:10 PM EST
      This is the lesson narrative for lesson 14. I love this part.
      In reply to @jreulbach
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:33 PM EST
    A5 I notice students move their bodies so differently. I wonder how it impacts their learning. #elemmathchat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
    Did you figure it out? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MrTravisDrake
  • mwalkerhope Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
    Q2. Students learning how to use movement variables, math talk and elements of dance at the same time! #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
    A5 I notice Ss are being leaders in their learning and exploration. I notice creativity and Ss using different ideas to interpret same data. I wonder how that one backbend kid is still able to breath! LOL! #ElemMathChat
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
    A5: I loved how the S was walking in a bridge. Notice: Girl had a good idea. Wonder: Did they end up finding the center? #elemmathchat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
    depends.... the cartons at our school are not cubes, even with the spouts cut off. I've checked 😁#elemmathchat
    In reply to @maxrayriek, @csarahj
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
    A5 #elemmathchat It looks like they started from just one side, using different ways to get to the other side, then they started to think about starting from both ends. Quite a leap of an idea!
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
    I think the gym and cafeteria would be our only options. I'll have to do some investigating and find a time when they're not in use. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @maxrayriek, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • mathkaveli Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
    LOL will do...I have been enjoying the flood of those btw so thank you for that #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MFAnnie
  • MrTravisDrake Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
    A5 Knowing how to find the center of an object is a life skill. I'm wondering how many adults still can't do this properly? #ElemMathChat
  • EuclidAcademy Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
    That sounds great! What did you conclude at the end of it? What was possible, what not? And would you repeat it...? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathhombre
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
    Darn! Hmm how about electrical or painters tape? #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84, @PaulaKrieg
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:36 PM EST
    A5 Notice-I think the walkability made the movement more natural than counting because of the intuition. Wonder- how would students who had done this then think about it on the page? #elemmathchat
  • MrTravisDrake Feb 8 @ 9:36 PM EST
    Yes, but it took some work. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @TAnnalet
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:36 PM EST
    What about a plastic tarp or clear shower curtain? May need to test our certain types to make sure they will erase #elemmathchat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84, @MNmMath
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:36 PM EST
    #elemmathchat
    • mwalkerhope Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
      Q2. Students learning how to use movement variables, math talk and elements of dance at the same time! #elemmathchat
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:36 PM EST
    Painters tape would probably be the safest bet. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath, @PaulaKrieg
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:37 PM EST
    I've used painters tape and duct tape on carpeting before. I had no fear of ruining it though either, as it was very old and gross carpet in the hallway and the custodian gave me the OK. Play around with types of tape and you might still be able to make it happen. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84, @maxrayriek, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:37 PM EST
    Here's a whole bunch of the wonderful things our teachers are doing to help make math come alive https://t.co/47QQCDZqho #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @EuclidAcademy
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:37 PM EST
    Dagnabit! (And of course the math people all know the shape of the milk cartons!) #elemmathchat
    In reply to @Scoothie_Math, @csarahj
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:37 PM EST
    I envision you standing on the ladder and covering the ceiling with little pandas while the students are cheering. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MrTravisDrake
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:37 PM EST
    ooooh, that could work! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach, @MNmMath
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:37 PM EST
    Q6 In addition to whole-body math, other off-the-page approaches I love are math games and math art. What are your favorite classroom math games? #ElemMathChat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:38 PM EST
    Definitely. They came up with the idea of follow the leader, but when the leader stops it's a vertex. Lots of discussion then about if sides were straight, angles, etc. What did we make? The scale was huge, shapes with sides 50 feet or more. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @EuclidAcademy
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:38 PM EST
    Duct tape is a no go. I did that once and it did not end well... #elemmathchat
    In reply to @Scoothie_Math, @maxrayriek, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:38 PM EST
    A6 Prime Climb, played in pairs (two groups per board. ) creates a great environment for math discussions and strategizing. @MathforLove #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MathforLove
  • mwalkerhope Feb 8 @ 9:38 PM EST
    Noticed that too! I really liked that everyone had a chance to think it or move it through their own way before the last suggestion. That was really cool collaboration happening! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:39 PM EST
    A6 games and math art where kids can be creative, collaborative, and find joy in what they are doing. #Elemmathchat
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:39 PM EST
    A5: I wonder if the two students moving towards each other from the ends need to move the same way if they're going to find the middle #elemmathchat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    A6:I love SET. #ElemMathChat
  • MrTravisDrake Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    Too expensive. I believe I successfully started a new strand of panda phobia. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @TAnnalet
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    Report back! I haven't done it with anyone younger than 9th grade, though will be starting with >= Grade 5 in the next week or so. #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @jenniferklawler
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    A6: 4 Cs of course! There's collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. #elemmathchat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    I tried masking tape first and it was a wreck (kids had fun at the end of the year trying to get it off the floor). Painters tape was painless, highly recommend. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @tessakaplan84, @Scoothie_Math, @maxrayriek, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    Yes, love SET too! our PTO bought a game of SET for each classroom in our school! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @themathgirl
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    A6: https://t.co/bwj8ny1Ott Saw this great art project with angle concepts the other day #elemmathchat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    If you do this, please share! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj, @maxrayriek
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    A6: Students having the ability to MOVE, communicate, troubleshoot, problem solve, learn how to argue respectfully, develop proof, etc. #elemmathchat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
    A6 #mathgame too many to count https://t.co/BjeoptaO0w #elemmathchat Product game, Decimal Pickle, Burger Time, Change for the Better.... and commercially Blokus, Tiny Polka Dot, Prime Climb, Mastermind...
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:41 PM EST
    Never played with students, but my own children LOVE playing SET! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @themathgirl
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:41 PM EST
    A6 I love Brick Logic Board Game,ThinkFun Shape By Shape, ThinkFun Izzi, Spot It, Shut The Box, Friends of 10 Go Fish...... #ElemMathChat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:41 PM EST
    Q7 One of my very favorite #mathart projects is #hundredface--impermanent faces “drawn” by using Cuisenaire rods (lengths of 1-10) adding up to a target number. #ElemMathChat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:41 PM EST
    A6 Students have a genuine need to communicate about mathematics and to solve problems together. Everybody knows where to start and no one is "stuck". #elemmathchat
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
    My own kids love broken calculator challenges. My son invented a version of math hangman. Instead of a word, we make equations. You have to guess the numbers. It is pretty cool. #elemmathchat
  • EuclidAcademy Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
    Thanks. Sounds good. How did you manage to mark out these shapes? And what inspired you to try this in the first place...? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathhombre
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:43 PM EST
    A6 pt 2 I like Set too but I am not very good at it! I am better at Set Jr! #ElemMathChat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:43 PM EST
    A6: Just incase the link didn't work, here is the image. #elemmathchat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:43 PM EST
    A7 #hundredface encourages creativity, also making connections, so many diff ways to make 100... lots of possibilities! #ElemMathChat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:44 PM EST
    A6 sorry for plugging, but I love the #mathart a lot too. https://t.co/hlewMFHIHn Tessellations OF COURSE but so much else. #elemmathchat @HHminnebo been doing some great story problem paintings & those infinity tiles!
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:44 PM EST
    You need to teach me how to play Prime Climb! I have it and have not learned how to play! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathhombre
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:44 PM EST
    That sounds awesome! Could you blog about it some time? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:44 PM EST
    I second the painters tape #elemmathchat
    In reply to @TAnnalet, @tessakaplan84, @Scoothie_Math, @maxrayriek, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • MrTravisDrake Feb 8 @ 9:44 PM EST
    A6 I now have 5 Blokus games in the classroom that the 6th graders love. We also love Coordinate Grid Battleship and inventing games using decks of playing cards. #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    @ok_ctm Summwe Conference, 8/8/18 NSU BA , OK Key Note @maxrayriek & @MFAnnie Early Bird reg. now open! $15 until May 18 If not member of OCTM you will need to join before registering. Member: https://t.co/4WSCb5RlJl Conf https://t.co/WlAx7881o2 #MTBoS #ElemMathChat #OKCTM
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    A7: So many benefits!! Allows Ss to ENJOY math, brings out creative thinking, encourages exploration, learning without fear can happen for many struggling students... gosh the list can go on and on. #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    My daughter, @JessycaNaegele is a good teacher, but she kicks my butt every time! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @themathgirl, @JessycaNaegele
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    Q8 Making math art is a lovely way to put math literally into action. #ElemMathChat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    Creativity in mathematics. It feels like a game, a puzzle. It has creative elements and has restrictions and rules. This kind of math has nothing to do with math being useful and everything with math being awesome. #elemmathchat
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    A6 A6 I don't exactly get to play math games with kids, but one of my favorite things is to start with a double square (domino shape) and show the different shapes to make with them, and how to use these to decorate. #elemmathchat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
    Kind of like @openmiddle #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj, @openmiddle
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
    Mmm, those are pretty! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @Scoothie_Math
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
    A7: My students are making "contemporary" homes with cuisenaire rods. Each pair got the same # of rods (21). They had figure out how many whole rods they had used if 1 whole = 1 yellow. They were blown away to see the range of the data. #elemmathchat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
    @mathinyourfeet always has me thinking about body scale and movement. We didn't mark the shapes,other than the student-vertices. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @EuclidAcademy, @mathinyourfeet
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
    There is this beautiful dance between the math constraints and the creative constraints. I remember when I did #hundredface w/3rd graders, we had a wonderful conversation about how to eliminate pieces w/out eliminating the "rooster-ness" #elemmathchat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
    I LOVE BLOKUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @MrTravisDrake
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
    Sharing is not the same as plugging. Thanks for sharing #elemmathchat
    In reply to @mathhombre, @HHminnebo
  • MsCastillosMath Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
    My son beating me for he first time at On the Dot. #nolongerundefeated #mathkid #hegetsit #elemmathchat
  • DavidKButlerUoA Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
    In Australia we have this stuff called "cloth tape" that you can get at hardware stores. It's kind of like duct tape but softer and not as sticky. I used it to make my floor graph. #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach, @TAnnalet, @tessakaplan84, @Scoothie_Math, @maxrayriek, @PaulaKrieg, @MNmMath
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
    A7 What a fun way to work in number sense as an instructional routine! This could be a great bell ringer or opening activity! #ElemMathChat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:48 PM EST
    Tell me more?? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MarieMcMB
  • DavidKButlerUoA Feb 8 @ 9:48 PM EST
    One thing I love about Blokus is you can play with the game pieces all by themselves, even with really young kids who can't play the game yet. #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @themathgirl, @MrTravisDrake
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
    Q9 One of the most important part of an off-the-page approach to math is bringing it back to the page! #ElemMathChat
  • RozlynnDance Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
    A7 I use large poster boards with different numbers. They roll a cube for the sum and then they toss two beanbags on the addends to make that sum. You can switch it up and use it for fractions that match with decimals...lots of options with this one! #elemmathchat
  • MsCastillosMath Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
    My son beating me for the first time at On the Dot. #nolongerundefeated #mathkid #hegetsit #elemmathchat
  • tessakaplan84 Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
    A8 I like the idea of math art. I think teachers would want lesson ideas to get started. #elemmathchat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
    Tell me more about this. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @csarahj
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
    Look #ElemMathChat friends! I pulled my amazing kid into our chat! She is a future cognitive neuro scientist who knows the power of growth mindset and #NoticeWonder ! Happy Day!
    In reply to @JessycaNaegele, @themathgirl
  • csarahj Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
    A8 I am so excited to be hosting a math club session for 4th and 5th graders in two weeks. I am bringing compasses, colored pencils, lots of different sized paper. We are going to explore circles (and polygons) and make beautiful designs. #elemmathchat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
  • MarieMcMB Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
    A7: I'm happy to share my five day fraction lesson. It addresses 4th gr. fraction standards and it is definitely off the page. #elemmathchat https://t.co/yNaOcx2Olb
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:51 PM EST
    A8 #elemmathchat Here's a hexagon-flexagon. made from equilateral triangles, can become a rhombus , a trapezoid, and make interesting pattern.
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:51 PM EST
    Sounds awesome! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @csarahj
  • MsCastillosMath Feb 8 @ 9:51 PM EST
    A8: Fractions: “illustrate a fraction using any materials in the pile”. Cool to see all types: set, area and distance models creatively. #elemmathchat
  • themathgirl Feb 8 @ 9:51 PM EST
    Tell me more about what you mean. #elemmathchat
    In reply to @DavidKButlerUoA, @MrTravisDrake
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:51 PM EST
    Q9 One of the most important parts of and off-the-age approach to math is bringing it back to the page! #ElemMathChat
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:52 PM EST
    A8: I loved doing compass constructions with my Ss because I get beautiful art like this. #elemmathchat
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
    A9 Here are some images of what kinds of reflections I do with my students. #elemmathchat
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
    A9 my standard is jot down (either to a specific question or what's your take away or what do you want to think more about), share with your group, then ask each group for one thing they heard. #elemmathchat
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
    Q9 The reflection questions I ask to answer in writing/drawing usually depend on the grade level. K kids might "describe what you did" while older Ss might be asked to come up with a definition, or to document some aspects of their learning. #elemmathchat
  • MsCastillosMath Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
    I did a math night once called “Mathterpiece Theater” each classroom did a different math art piece based on a book. My fave was Elmer Area and Perimeter! #elemmathchat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
    Encourages underutilized fraction representation #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MsCastillosMath
  • PaulaKrieg Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
    A8 I saw something like this recently on Twitter. Thought it was awesome https://t.co/RN263DtjgM #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MsCastillosMath
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:54 PM EST
    Q9 If body was a "manipulative" that students used to solve a problem, them they might need to explain in their reflection what they did and how this helped them to find the solution. #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:54 PM EST
    A8 Yes! Flexahexagons, tessellations, paper folding and https://t.co/QDzvElYBkc Amazing! #ElemMathChat
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:54 PM EST
    Nice! What grade are these math artists in (or what are they studying)? #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua
  • MFAnnie Feb 8 @ 9:54 PM EST
    I love asking people to share something their heard in their group or pair that THEY personally didn't think of, or that was different from their "way". So emphasis on listening to others' ideas. #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathhombre
  • DavidKButlerUoA Feb 8 @ 9:54 PM EST
    So the Blokus pieces are all those little polyominoes made of squares in four colours. Kids can play around with them, put them together in different ways and make patterns. They can do this from a young age without playing the game competetively. #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @themathgirl, @MrTravisDrake
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    #Elemmathchat welcomes @mathkaveli 2/15 when he leads Using Ss Data to Drive Efficiency Join us at 8pmcst #MTBoS #OKMath #ITeachMath
  • mathinyourfeet Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    Q10 Choose one activity, lesson, or idea from tonight’s chat you’re curious about and/or you’d like to explore further. What’s the biggest factor (ha!) in your choice? #ElemMathChat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    Totally going to share this idea w our art teacher. She has been incorporating math into many of her lessons this year #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MsCastillosMath
  • pearse_margie Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    #elemmathchat taking learning off the page with clothesline math promotes deeper conversations and justifications
  • TAnnalet Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    A9 Some K reflection from ladder "finding the middle" activity. #elemmathchat
  • mwalkerhope Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    Q7. A colleague of mine uses loose parts in the classrooms she visits and the creativity the students show is outstanding #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
    Also using pattern blocks and OSMO for left/right brain development while drawing #ElemMathChat
  • MsCastillosMath Feb 8 @ 9:56 PM EST
    Cool! I probably still have the projects I created and the books I used. I’ll look! #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MissMath_Teach
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:56 PM EST
    We have PT conferences next week. I may be a little late, but will be here! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @mathkaveli
  • mathhombre Feb 8 @ 9:56 PM EST
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:57 PM EST
    Yay! Welcome @JessycaNaegele #elemmathchat
    In reply to @MNmMath, @JessycaNaegele, @themathgirl, @JessycaNaegele
  • howie_hua Feb 8 @ 9:57 PM EST
    A10: I really liked @pearse_margie's introduction to spheres. Trying to connect that with what I teach though. Perhaps estimating how many cubic inches of air is in each bubble? #elemmathchat
  • RawdingMolly Feb 8 @ 9:57 PM EST
    A10 Painters tape to make a life-size 10frame & more.... Looking for ways to get kids moving - up out of their seats! and #hundredface but need to get more cuisenaire rods! #Elemmathchat
  • Scoothie_Math Feb 8 @ 9:58 PM EST
    A10: I want to explore the 100 face activity and adapt it for a variety of concepts and skills. I think the Ts will enjoy the outside of the box approach and I think the Ss will love the opportunity to be creative. #elemmathchat
  • MissMath_Teach Feb 8 @ 9:58 PM EST
    A10 Ready to try #hundredface w my Ss now #elemmathchat
  • MNmMath - Moderator Feb 8 @ 9:59 PM EST
    So fun! I need a grandkid to justify buying every single one! #ElemMathChat
    In reply to @themathgirl
  • maxrayriek Feb 8 @ 9:59 PM EST
    If you can get a bubble to pop on a piece of paper, sometimes you can see the diameter from the soap splash I think... #elemmathchat
    In reply to @howie_hua, @pearse_margie