March 14, 2013

Happy Pi day. I have been experiencing some success introducing the picture books referenced by the Teaching Math article that I am reflecting on. I introduced One Watermelon Seed to the ESOL kindergarteners, and Two of Everything to a first grade section. The students become very animated counting the objects and predicting what will come next in a series. The picture books complement the themes my students have been exploring: Make-Believe vs. Reality (kindergarten) and Cultural Traditions (Grade 1).