Day 5: Number 5

Day 5: We read this:
Then we go on a classroom hunt (finding something to do of course) as a set of monkeys looking for fives. Once the students each have a representation of a five they put themselves in groups. I do not tell them how to group themselves, but I do give them two rules
1. There must be 3 people in your group. No more, no less.
2. You must all have a different card.
Some groups get it and some, well... some struggle. What a great teaching moment! We discuss the representation of numbers whether they are items or symbols, numerals or words. Numbers can be represented any way. I then give the opportunity for students to regroup themselves and we usually get this:

Last, we record the different ways to make the number five in our journals and practice once again our best handwriting!