Monday, September 21, 2009

Math: Combinations

Today we started working on combinations in math. The students will begin solving story problems like this one:

I have 9 fish. Some are blue and some are red. How many blue could I have? How many red could I have?

Students will learn to come up with different combinations such as:

1 blue, 8 red
2 blue, 7 red
3 blue, 6 red
4 blue, 5 red

As always, students are encouraged to share their thinking about how they solved the problem. These types of problems would be a great thing for you to work on at home with your child.