Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
My son and I took turns writing random 3-digit numbers all around our driveway and sidewalk. We reviewed ones, tens and hundreds places. Then he got on his scooter.
Step 2
I jotted down an equation adding 10 to a number on a small white board and he read it.
Step 3
Then he rode his scooter around the driveway and sidewalk, stopping at the correct answer.
Step 4
After a few addition problems with 10's, we tried 100's. I gave him an equation like this:
Step 5
And he found the answer.
Step 6
Here's another equation we tried.
Final result!
And, again, his answer... The frustration he had over these same problems when we working on it in the house had melted away. Using his whole body to solve the equations was working for him! We were outside, enjoying a beautiful fall day, learning and playing together. My goal for myself is to ask, when work becomes tough and frustration is running high, can we get outside, move around and adapt our learning to a fun game? I hope we can. What will you learn through play today?