I have to share my classroom experience that I had in my Math classroom today. I was working on decimals and reviewing rounding decials to the nearest whole number, tenth, and hundredth. I put a number on the board, and the underneath I put a blank number line. The students just sat there and looked at me as if I was loosing my mind. I then took the decimal and said it was a lenth of fabric that I needed to make a article of clothing. I asked them what I should ask for at the counter. The students seemed to be more interested in the task and were able to see the purpose of the question.
I then talked about the importance of rounding and how if we rounded $13.29995 to $13.29 instead of $13.30 and if 1million people did this once there would be a loss of $10 000. There eyes lit up they were shocked. They wanted me to look at 10 million then 1 billion. I had them hooked! It was because I had made a connection!!!
As my grade 5 curriculum guide states- "Learning mathematics within contexts and making connections relevant to learners can validate past experiences and increase student willingness to participate and be actively engaged."
Angela
Quote taken from:http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/mathematics/gr5_math_guide.pdf pg14
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