Estimation Benchmarks

We packed a lot in on our half day together.  Our morning Jumpstart focused on analogy practice.  I am really impressed with the strategies students are using to define the relationships between terms.

We finished up our first measurement lesson by estimating and measuring lengths of various body parts.  By comparing the estimates and measurements, students began to develop some helpful benchmarks for estimating the lengths of other objects in their world.  Our math focuses on written explanations of thinking.  Today students crafted their findings into paragraphs and gave each other feedback for clarifying their ideas.

We also got some initial housekeeping completed with Thrively and highlighted the pawn as an underestimated piece on the chess board.  We learned that the pawn attacks on the diagonal because the placement of his shield keeps him from striking straight ahead.  We also learned an exception to that rule that allows for a capture in passing or "en passant".