Lesson 6: Math is MineMPP.3

I can…

I can look back at my answers from Lesson 1-1, describe how my math biography has changed this year, and recognize ways we are all doers of math.

Key words

• math biography — The story of your relationship with math — and how it has changed over time.
• reflect — To look back at what you did, felt, and learned, and think about what it means.
• growth — The change between what you could do before and what you can do now.
• confidence — Trusting yourself to try a problem, even when the first attempt might fail.
• community — The people and places around you — where math shows up outside the classroom.

Steps

1. In September I estimated the Ferris wheel: 20 cars with about 4 riders each is 20 × 4 = 80 riders — 'about 80.'
2. Now I can go further with this year's math: at 6 turns an hour, that wheel moves about 80 × 6 = 480 riders per hour.
3. Same wheel, same me — but my toolbox grew. That difference IS my math story.

Try it

Which statement best captures this lesson's end-of-year summary of 'Math is Mine'?

Check your answer

We are all doers of math in daily life, and our math stories continue to grow and evolve as we grow

The summary makes both claims: everyone is a doer of math in daily life, and our stories keep growing and evolving as we advance.

Sentence starter

I know ___ because ___.

Goal: I can compare my beginning-of-year and end-of-year math stories using the words then, now, changed, and grown.