https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si Hayes/Macanas/Mielke/Reed en-us 2020-06-12 18:17:17 UTC 2020-07-02 04:46:40 UTC hello@padlet.com treed66 https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/634064853 Benefits of activity.

A benefit I can see from playing this game would be each student would be held accountable for their share of the work.  Everyone has a task and the group cannot move on without your contribution.

A drawback to playing a math game like this could be that not all students will able to focus on their number as quickly as others.  This could cause some frustrations among the group.  To avoid this, I would discuss group norms with the class prior to beginning the of the activity.  We would model positive group interaction and and negative group interaction.  This is another way to have students hold themselves and each other accountable.]]> 2020-06-19 22:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/634064853 lmielke1 https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/640364751 I feel like a benefit to this task is that the students get to collaborate in finding the numbers and this gives an opportunity for the higher kids to assist the lower kids and help the lower kids to feel more competent. Having the support of other students in an inconspicuous way, gives confidence to students who struggle, therefore gaining more confidence with each number found and boosting their ability. A drawback to this assignment could be that some students could get frustrated with other students creating tension in groups. ]]> 2020-06-25 19:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/640364751 nhayes16 https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/645485932      One of the biggest benefits of team building activities is to build classroom community by joining students together in a common purpose. The 100 Numbers game helps small groups of children connect, collaborate, and interact while developing mathematical classroom discourse. Through working together the students can develop unified strategies to help increase their time and effort in the game. They can learn from each other’s varied approaches to create a system that works for the whole group to succeed.  A big part of mathematics is being able to justify and explain the reasoning behind an answer.  Team building activities allow children to practice communicating their reasoning and listening to the justification of others.  Doing these types of activities sets up expectations for student group work, which should be a a major part of mathematical learning. Norms for productive, collaborate group work should be determined right away, so a game that is fun, as well as challenging, is a suitable introduction to a math classroom. 

]]> 2020-07-02 00:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/645485932 hmacanas https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/645620876 An obvious benefit is helping with team building. It also will help students learn to identify patterns. This activity is low stakes, and gives students the opportunity to collaborate instead of compete. What is cool is that they can "compete" with themselves to try and get better times. This activity could be expanded on and connected to a lot of other lessons (patterns, record keeping, data). 

The biggest drawback that I can forsee (at least in my class) is that the time factor could be anxiety inducing. A lot of my students do poorly when timed. They also get quite competetive, so even though they are working as a team, the fact that they are trying to work quickly (which is more difficult for some students than for others) could be stressful for the slower students and frustrating for the students who are waiting. Going over norms and ways to support each other would be crucial, and need to be practiced before playing the game. ]]> 2020-07-02 04:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/treed66/j3l9e2lesuthh0si/wish/645620876