In Ms. Sen's Gr. 1/2 class, they were working on shapes and patterning while some other students were working at measuring different items (e.g., a feather) using non-standard units (e.g., paper clip).
In Mr. McQuirter's Gr. 2/3 class, students were working on adding two digit numbers using the strategy of making a number into a friendly number (e.g., instead of adding 54 +49, add 53 + 50). Students tried this on their own and then Mr. Mcquirter led a discussion about different strategies that students used to find the answer. He reinforced the effectiveness of students using this strategy and modelled how to use it.
In Ms. Kenwell's Gr. 3 class, students were working on addition as well. They were practicing using their knowledge of place value to add numbers. She also reviewed some key words that indicate that addition is the required operation in a word problem. To further support the students, she had a place value chart that was available for them to use to organize a number based on place value.
In Ms. Gardner's Gr. 4 class, they were working on deconstructing the different parts of a complete graph (e.g., title, scale, x and y axis...). Students used their background knowledge to identify the different parts and their importance in a graph.
In Ms. Malamas's Gr. 4/5 class, students were engaged in a diagnostic measurement assessment. This is where she is determining the students' skills right now with measurement. Students were asked to draw a line of different lengths and do different conversions.
