Today we did another similar activity with math using pennies and dimes. The students were given the same directions as yesterday but instead of building towers, they exchanged pennies for dimes for the tens place on their place value charts. Today was much more complicated for the students to grasp. One student in particular could not understand that the dime represented 10 pennies. So I had to sit and walk her through almost the entire activity. I left to go help another group and while I was gone she slipped again. So my efforts did not work well enough for her. Hopefully one day that lightbulb will click and she will figure this concept out.
The students also had another Math facts competition with the other 2nd graders. Mrs. Jones class almost won but after a tie they lost by 1. Emphasis was placed on how well the students performed and the fact that they all had a great time. They were encouraged to congratulate each other on a job well done.
Note to self - It is amazing how varied each student is with grasping their math concepts. Some children are so far advanced compared to others. I wonder if Math should be broken up into separate groups like they do reading.
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