Week 6!

         This week we focused on our last section in the strand number sense and numerations, touching upon Ratios, Rate and Proportions. A ratio can be expressed as either a fraction (2/3) or a ratio (2:3) expressing a comparison of quantities that are the same units. A rate is a comparison or ratio of two different measurements that are different units, for example, distance and time (110km/hr). Lastly, proportion is an equation that shows equivalent ratios in fraction form, for example, 3/4=9/12.

        Some things that stuck out to me this week were the activities within the presentations. Below you will find a picture with 3 fun, and engaging activities that you can use in your classroom to teach these concepts!

        On the left you will see two pie charts, the students were asked to organize the different foods into their food groups and label the percentages of each group onto the pie graph. I think this exercise is very beneficial because they are not only looking at a math problem but are also incorporating health concepts into the lesson as well. Students are required to know their food groups in order to complete this question to answer it correctly. In the second portion students are asked to than show the percentages of foods that are junk and healthy food. Here again students should know the differences.

       In the middle we played the price is right, looking at different bookstores and the different costs per round. For each round the students were asked to figure out what bookstore would offer the cheapest value for 5 books. This question is beneficial for students to use if they were at a grocery store, shopping for clothes or trying to figure out what store would offer than the cheapest and best deal.

       On the right, we looked at a recipe that I thought was creative and interesting because students can also go home and attempt to make these oat bars! It looks at the quantities of each ingredient, and asks the students to alter the recipe that is originally for 10 people, for now 30 people. I think these types of questions are great because it is incorporating real life situations for the students to see the connection with what their learning in the classroom and how they can use it in their daily lives. This makes learning become more meaningful!

       The great thing about all these activities is that you can modify and alter them to different concepts or subjects within your classrooms! Creating a fun, creative and positive learning environment that connects to real-life situations that they can take out of the classroom. It's nice when students are able to see a connection with what their learning, and can give that extra motivation to learn!