Today students applied their knowledge of decimals, multiplication and money to solve a fencing problem.  Students impressed me while we “unpacked” the problem together with comments such as, “Hey, we did a problem like that a while ago!” and “That’s just like what we were doing last week!”  Students are connecting their learning!

While students could do the math involved with the problem, they had a challenge in talking about it and explaining what they were doing to solve the problem as well as writing their ideas clearly on paper. Each group solved the problem in a different way. As the year continues, communication will continue to be a focus for everyone.