I wanted to let you know that 1st grade mathematicians have learned what dyads are and how we can work together. A dyad is a partnership. Students are paired up with a friend and share their mathematical thinking. They take turns talking and listen and respond to what their partner is saying. The students practice "private think time" in these dyads, which means that they patiently wait for their partners to finish their thoughts or ideas about math. The students will be dyad partners for a while and we will switch partnerships periodically. Ask your child to explain and also share the benefits from having a partner in math. As we practiced this together this week, some students shared that it was "nice to have friend who you knew would always listen to your ideas." Amazing discussions also resulted as the students showed respect and kindness for each other.
Dyad partnerships are sometimes used during our Number Corner section in math. Each math class begins with Number Corner. Number Corner allows us to practice basic number sense every day as we explore the calendar, through mathematical investigations of patterns and numbers. For example, the students "Turn & Talk" to their partners about what patterns and predictions they discover in our calendar every day. They also "Turn & Talk" to share how numbers can be composed and decomposed as we investigate time, temperature, money and geometric patterns together.
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