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PROVING STUFF: Mathematical Thinking with Five-Year-Olds, 3.0

Posted by Rodi Steinig

· Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

CLOCK JUMPING – SELF-DOUBT, LOOKING FOR PATTERNS (April 1, 2014) Things started out smoothly enough. The clock was taped to the floor, and the kids were ready to jump on it. Will you land on every number if you count by four? They did this without me, and added a new approach: everyone started on a different number, and half…

OPPOSITES: Mathematical Thinking for Five-Year-Olds, 2.0

Posted by Rodi Steinig

· Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

COUNTING STRATEGIES (March 25, 2014) We started out on the floor counting pennies. “I want to buy a piece of candy – a Swedish fish. It costs 10 cents. Do I have enough?” The pennies were arranged in a particular way.1 The students counted, with various results. “Is there more than one way to count them?” “No!” announced everyone…

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