Thursday, September 9, 2010

Spring Creek Mathematicians Tell Addition Stories!


8 Sleeping Billy Goats + 2 Billy Goats Playing from (Chris) on Vimeo.

Mathematics is about far more than numbers - and certainly must include more than lists of rules. In her book What's Math Got to Do With It?, Jo Boaler describes math as
a human activity, a social phenomenon, a set of methods used to help illuminate the world
 Second graders at Spring Creek are exploring how mathematics can be used to illustrate simple stories. More specifically, they are crafting stories involving combinations of 10. Perhaps you can tell what time of day these were recorded by all the references to sleep.  /grin




6 Humans + 4 More Humans from (Chris) on Vimeo.


3 Bigfoots Sleeping + 7 More Bigfoots from (Chris) on Vimeo.


7 Lizards Sleeping + 3 Lizards Playing from (Chris) on Vimeo.


5 Kids Watching TV + 5 Sisters Helping Their Mom from (Chris) on Vimeo.


1 Kiersten + 9 Cousins In the House from (Chris) on Vimeo.

2 comments:

  1. Dear Chris,

    Thank you for coming to Spring Creek School to film us and make movies of our friends. We are proud of the movie stars and our hard work. We liked watching students act out their stories and add the cubes.

    We miss you! Have a good day!

    From,
    Ms. Haswell and Ms. Morandi's All-Stars:
    Mia, Leiloni, Kiersten, Essie, Treeyan, Isabella, Matthew, Laun, Viola, Holly, Darwynn, Carlos, Stephon, Reign, Jesse, Darius, Salome, and DJ

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  2. Hey All Stars! It was my pleasure to make movies with you. I hope you will think of some new stories this weekend, and I'll see you again next week!

    The Motorcycle Boy Rules!!!

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