An Inch, a Cinch: 2nd Grade Mathematicians Measure Up
“Hold your finger here. No wait, it’s moving! We could make a little tiny pencil mark so we know?” 2nd Grade Mathematicians are expanding their …
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Blueberries, Grandmas, and Aging Acrobats: Division Studies in 5th Grade Math
“I need a picture!” 5th Grade Mathematicians on Wednesday analyzed different situations about the same context (groups of people sharing pounds of blueberries) to generalize …
The Imposter Roster: 1st Grade Mathematicians Find “Which One Doesn’t Belong”
“Because almost all the rest use a plus but that one uses a minus; that’s the only one that uses the minus.” 1st grade Mathematicians …
Miles of Tiles: Skill-Building in 3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade Mathematicians this week began their Illustrative unit all about area. For all of their math learning this unit, students join one of three …
Parsing Parabolas in 9th Grade Integrated Math
“I’m gonna be honest. I had trouble finding a pattern. So I asked ChatGPT to help me but I didn’t understand what it was telling …
Pumpkin to Talk About in JK Math Explorations
“I think it will be orange, white, hard and squishy.” Or, “sticky, gooey, so many seeds.” Can you guess what Junior Kindergarteners explored in this …
Esti-mysteries in 4th Grade Math
“YES! Esti-mystery! You can play too. You have to guess how many there are. Then you get 4 clues and then you find out.” This …
Considering Napping Rabbits in 8th Grade Math
“What’s a real-life situation when you’d have no slope?” This week, mathematicians in 8th grade who are taking Upper School Math 1 presented their work …
Getting the Hang of Angles in 4th Grade Geometry
4th grade mathematicians are studying Geometry this week, wrapping up the year with in-class and at-home work on angles, lines, shape attributes and more. Early …
DNA, Decimals, and Design in Fifth Grade Science and Math
5th Grade Mathematicians and Scientists had a big week of both discovery and solidifying procedural skills! In Math, students tested their knowledge of the algorithm …