May 20th to May 23rd

This week in math, we focused on division, beginning with how division and multiplication are connected. Students solved division questions, created images to represent the division questions and found the related multiplication equation. We focused on the idea that division is breaking up or sharing a number into equal parts, examining when numbers can be shared equally and what happens when numbers cannot be shared equally.

The students continued to be engaged in the final stages of our food truck project. They added their final designs to their trucks and began building their three dimensional trucks. Many students selected to add other 3D shapes onto their trucks, providing further learning about geometry and how 2D nets can be made into 3D shapes.

We are very excited to share our trucks with your during our Celebration of Learning on Tuesday, May 27th. We will begin our program in the gymnasium at 12:45. We are very fortunate to have the chance to visit the visiting food truck, Lics!

Learning Outcomes:

I can understand that division strategies can be chosen based on the nature of the numbers.

I can divide 3-digit natural numbers by 1-digit natural numbers using personal strategies.

I can examine standard algorithms for division.

I can divide and express a quotient with or without a remainder.

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