By: Mary Kienstra on: May 11, 2016 in: creating, Engagement, measure
What happens when kids create their own Estimation Station questions? They learn how to ask good questions, to measure, and to present their questions and answers in pictures. And… while they work on math, they enjoy every minute of it. All year long the fourth graders have been estimating everything from times of songs, distances […] Read more
By: Mary Kienstra on: June 19, 2014 in: #tlap, Engagement, Math, measure, nets, surface area, volume, worksheets
We’ve all had those days where things just don’t go the way you think it should. You plan the lesson with all the critical elements to meet the target, but when the students get started, there is no excitement, no spark. It’s just boring. That happened in my room when students were learning volume measurements. The […] Read more
By: Mary Kienstra on: January 6, 2014 in: Engagement, grades, Math, measure
Grade Less, Measure More.This is going to be my mantra for the remainder of this school year and beyond. I can measure student learning every day using many different kinds of tools: my own observations, written work, student discussions, exit slips, or whatever is going on in class. These are not necessarily graded measurements, but […] Read more
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