Lower School Math Adventures

Updates and News

• Wednesday Morning Math Problems - keep checking here!

  Posted April 23

  Here are the weekly collections of Wednesday Morning Math problems. We will post the new ones each week. Click on "read more" to access the files.

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• 125 Ways to Teach Thinking

  Posted March 12

  Presented by Lower School Faculty

  Thursday, April 3^rd

  Lower School Multipurpose Room

  7 to 9 pm

  Parents are invited to learn more about the ways teachers are promoting thinking and developing minds. Children learn so much in school -- but the most important thing they learn is how to think.
  Thinking strategies are relevant regardless of the subject matter. This event will showcase math activities on all grade levels that nurture the development of children’s thinking skills. Come gain a better understanding of how we teach mathematics and leave with a clearer sense of how our children are learning to think-- not just in math --but in every area.
  
  

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• Math Should Involve More Thinking than Remembering a Procedure

  Posted February 25

  The Washington Post recently published an article concerning schools that use Investigations in Number, Data, and Space. Merry Adelfio has written a response to this article.

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• The Math Corner: Looking for things to do over the holiday?

  Posted December 19

  Worried you won’t have enough to do over the long Winter Break? Desperate for more math? Check out the Holiday problems and new Thanksgiving problems on the Math Adventures page of the Lower School website! For those of you unfamiliar with the website, from the Lower School page, there is a link for the Math Adventures page. Click on the Frog to link to the original Math Adventures website. There you will find a huge assortment of math problems, all of the Wednesday Morning Math materials, the Math Corners from all prior Thursday Letters, lists of math resources for parents, and great math related links. You can access the site directly at http://classic.sidwell.edu/LS_Math_Adventures/ Fourth graders have also been introduced to ThatQuiz.org. This site has a wide range of choices and levels for all kinds of math thinking. The link is on all three 4th grade class pages. Third graders may want to explore this site as well. Once you select your math topic, the menu on the left allows you to select the style, level, and type of problems you want within that topic. http://www.thatquiz.org/. Have a wonderful and peaceful Winter holiday. Merry, Raina, and Jenni

• THE MATH CORNER – Great Math Books to Read with Your Kids

  Posted December 17

  Here are some suggestions for great books that discuss a math concept. These books are great read together books so you can talk about the concepts while you read! We'll run lists with additional books from time to time.

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