To start us off, we will be playing many coin puzzles I call What's in YOUR Wallet? Each morning, we will take turns asking riddles using real coins - an easy example being:
I have 4 coins. They equal 61 cents. What coins do I have?
Before that, however, I thought we could do a different type of math activity and try some origami. This morning, each child made and decorated an origami wallet, in which to hold their coins.
Two pockets! |
Not only was this a good math lesson, but it was a wonderful lesson on perseverance. Many, if not most, of the children wanted to give up after one try. I spoke to the group about the value of not giving up, trying again when it seems difficult, and so on - and finally convinced them all to take another piece of paper and keep going. Although it was challenging, all are very proud of their paper wallets.
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