ALERT students at Conder spent a lot of time working on strategies to solve a variety of math problems/puzzles. Even though all of our puzzles were based in addition and subtraction, several students were able to verbalize that even though the operations were simple there was a lot of thinking that had to go on because of the structure of the assignment. Often times adults (parents/teachers) think that making things "harder" or giving students topics from higher grade levels is the only way to challenge kids. Sometimes the best way to challenge them is to create a "depth" of thinking that involves some skill they already know. We also spent a good deal of time working on our architecture sketches. Art and drawing are sometimes under appreciated skills in terms of school and mathematics. However, students who can visualize a 3D shape well enough to create a good drawing are going to be able to use that visualization when they have to analyze the shape for faces, edges, and vertices later in geometry. Students also learned about Frank Lloyd Wright and some of his famous works. They were really impressed with Falling Water, since there is literally a stream/waterfall running under the house.
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