IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

Cooperation was the theme for us today.  As I shared yesterday, we have been focusing a lot on working as a team to build our classroom community.  Today, I have a story to share from Math Workshop.  This afternoon, the kids were given base ten blocks to work with and explore.  I challenged them to find a way to use the new material mathematically.  What would a mathematician do with these things?  As I moved around the group, I noticed that Oliver and Melina were working together with their base ten blocks.  Both Oliver and Melina were counting their blocks separately and I challenged them to work together to add them up.  As I watched, the two worked together to figure out how to maneuver  their blocks and work together to solve the problem.  They were kind, helpful, and overall happy to be working together.

While this is only one snapshot of the day, our classroom was filled with these!  I feel like each time I listened in on a conversation kids were working together and helping others.  They were genuinely happy to work with new friends and took on the challenge to do so.  I am so proud of our friends and cannot wait for another day to witness more stories like the one above!

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