"It was like we weren't doing math."

Ms. Barrett's gr. 6 students reviewed all sections of their upcoming decimals quiz through station work: word problems, searching for patterns, sorting and rounding, illustrating decimals, fortune telling, long division, and estimating.  Students completed the stations in random order and had fun doing so.  One students said, "I didn't feel like doing any math today, but that was really fun; it was like we weren't really doing math!"

                                                               

Homonyms in 4C

Mrs. Campbell's students were collaborating and deciding on the appropriate uses of "Their, There, and They're".  They analysed sentences, shared their thoughts, develped criteria, and listed examples.  I think they have it:)  It was the use of chart paper that solidified the concept!