 | | On day 100, students bring their projects to school for a special celebration. Part of the fun is parents and children working together in the classroom on learning place value in math. |
In January a letter goes home to parents of Ain Aar first grade and 11ème students asking them to help their child find an idea for a project using the number 100. One objective is to teach place value in a meaningful way and involve the family. Parent involvement will enhance learning and the young math students are about to discover the place value concept in counting numbers. As the curriculum moves away from book theory toward hand manipulatives, this purpose is also served with project 100. Students and their parents work on this project until the 100th school day of the academic year when everyone brings their design to school. Enthusiasm and excitement color the day as parents and children come together to show and tell about their project 100. Parents take time to work with the children in class on this important concept that is fundamental to moving on to the more complex ideas in mathematics.
 | | Cutting and counting patches to make a quilt with 100 pieces was a project one parent and child chose to learn about three digit numbers. |
 | | 100 barettes for your hair. |
 | | A puzzle with 100 pieces. |
 | | 100 different country flags colored by hand. |
 | | 20 dolls made by hand using 5 sea shells for each one. |
 | | One student read 100 stories with her parents and illustrated the title of each book. |
 | | 100 styrofoam rings. |
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