It seems like first graders find it difficult to dissifer between what is true and what is false. Mrs. Anderson and I both decided that we would work on this skill together with the whole class. I noticed that Alex, the student who never wants to do anything and is constantly off task, is actually very intelligent when it comes to math. The other students couldn't do equations such as 11-4 = 6+7 and see if the equation was in fact true. Alex could though. I asked him what 11-4 was off of the top of his head and he replied almost simultaniously 7. Then I would ask what 6+7 is and he would say 13. Then i would follow up and ask him if 7 is equal to 13. He said, "No. 7 is not equal to 13 because 7 is not the same number as 13. They are 6 apart."
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Ms. KingIntern for First Grade at Alanton Elementary School. Archives
June 2014
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