Teaching Area tomorrow

So I resisted talking about the disappointing LOST finale last night in class, but a Math blog is the perfect place to mention the absence of the "numbers". Quite a let down.

Ok, here is something I'm working on for teaching area to the third graders tomorrow in my practicum. I am using the Legos to brace and keep the plaster squares at right angles with one another as I glue them down. I'm going to ask the class how many squares I'll need to fill in the inside of the rectangle I'm creating.

I enjoyed class today. It was fun figuring out how to arrange the layout. When I first saw the grid, I thought of comic book panels.


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