For the last two weeks, students have been working on identifying and describing the relationship between Canadian coins and bills up to $10 (e.g. there are eight quarters in a toonie and 10 dimes in a loonie). We will come back to money in the new year once we begin working on addition and subtraction. Students are encouraged to practice these skills at home and solve problems that arise from real-life situations involving money (e.g. The milk costs $3.50. What coins could I use to pay?).
For now, students are working on identifying, extending and creating patterns. In grade 3, students are expected to know repeating patterns ( e.g. red, blue, red, blue), growing patterns (e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8) and shrinking patterns (e.g. 25, 20, 15, 10). Below are a list of pattern attributes that we have been exploring.
