To celebrate the 100th day of school, and to support the student's learning of 3D shapes in the classroom, the kindergarten students created spheres this week. To begin, the class discussed how we could best count and sort 100 toothpicks and marshmallows. Using a giant sized ten frame, the class worked together to create ten groups of ten toothpicks. Next, each group went back to their seats to work together to sort ten groups of ten toothpicks. Once each group had 100 toothpicks, they worked together to poke them into a sphere that would hold all 100. There were several different sized spheres to choose from, and not all of them worked! Finally, each group sorted and counted out 100 marshmallows, and added them to the sphere.
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AuthorMrs. Houseman-STEM Specialist Archives
May 2017
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