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Three Act Math Task

Posted on June 5, 2021June 9, 2021 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Three Act Math Task
Three Act Math Task

This year I have been pushing myself to use rich math tasks and problems that really get my students thinking and working together. One of my favourites is the Three Act Math Task. There are many teachers and math teacher blogs that advocate for the use of Three Act tasks, Dan Meyer and Graham Fletcher…

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Math In Images

Posted on February 23, 2021June 9, 2021 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Math In Images
Math In Images
Above is a picture I took of some of our current math activities in my room. Many of the items are playful in nature from our counters to using Lego to build arrays as well as more traditional manipulatives including Cuisenaire rods and decks of cards. For me math is a game and a puzzle to be solved.  I also chose the chess game below because it is a game of strategy and part of the playfulness of math involves trying different strategies to accomplish a goal. Math is often a game of strategy understanding which strategy to use and when to use it to solve a problem much like playing Chess, Risk, Settlers or Carcassonne.  My goal is to expose students to as many strategies as possible, so that they can choose how they play the game.
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