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computation skills practice
Posted:
Mar 4, 1999 8:04 PM
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Since students must demonstrate their computational skills on Iowa
Tests as well as other forms of assessments, I have tried to give my
students the opportunity to practice these skills while at the same
time encourage mathematical thinking. For example, as part of morning
work(work students do while I take attendance or lunch count), I
frequently put 3 or 4 multiplication, division, subtraction, or
addition problems on the board. I ask students to estimate the answer,
write a real world situation which would require the solving of this
problem, and for a challenge try to find the answer two ways. Students
keep their work in a log book so they have a record of the various
strategies they use to solve problems. I do allow students who
understand the algorithm to use it, but I also challenge these
students to try to solve the problem another way!This has worked
really well in my grade 5 classroom.
We are in our fourth year of Investigations.
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