Today we went on to lesson three of the Hands-On Equations program. The initial problem today was 4x + 2 = 3 + 9x. Yes, your children can do this problem. First they solve for the x, then they find the answer to the problem. Today was a great day. Most of the children really seemed to click this week. They worked quickly and got the right answers. They have gotten over being scared of the work and now seem to be enjoying it.
Then the students wrote a news article on their inventions from last week. I will be putting these on the bulletin board outside my classroom in just a few days.
There is no homework, but I would like you to look at the algebra pages. If there are only stars your child is getting the problems right the first time. I circle the parts of answers that are incorrect and then the students must fix their errors. Everyone is successful, it just takes some longer than others, which is perfectly normal. I'm not looking for speed, especially at the third lesson, I'm looking for understanding. The speed will come as we progress.
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