Family Math Studio
Lesson 10.6MPP.3
Math is Mine
Look back at your math year and tell how you have grown as a doer of math.
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Tonight's spark
A fair ticket says the Ferris wheel has 20 cars with about 4 riders each. In September you estimated the riders. Now the wheel turns 6 times an hour. How many riders does it move in one hour?
Make a guess first: is it more or less than 400 riders an hour?
Try it
Finish each sentence in your own words.
In September I ___. Now I ___. That is part of my math biography.
My words
When I reflect on ___, I notice ___.
My words
In September I could ___. Now I can ___. That is growth.
My words
I showed confidence when I tried ___ even though ___.
My words
I see math in my community when ___.
My words
Talk about it
What is one thing you can do now that you could not do in September?
Home mission
Fold a sheet of paper in half. On the left side, write one thing you could do in math in September. On the right side, write one thing you can do now. Ask your student to read both sides out loud.
If we get stuck, ask
- What can you do now that was hard before?
- Which lesson do you remember most?
- How would you explain that to someone younger?