{"id":1584,"date":"2013-02-07T22:57:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T22:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borenson.com\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2023-04-21T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T11:42:07","slug":"fifth-graders-having-a-blast-with-algebra-julia-steiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borenson.com\/fifth-graders-having-a-blast-with-algebra-julia-steiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth-Graders Having a Blast with Algebra\u00a0 \u00a0– Julia Steiny"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”2252″ image_size=”medium” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” css=”.vc_custom_1676934379329{margin-top: 3% !important;margin-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][vc_column_text]\n
I was forewarned, but still, it was a lovely surprise to spend a solid hour with a class of students constantly popping off with \u201cI got it!\u201d And \u201cOoooohhhhh!\u201d And \u201cI see!\u201d These yelps of satisfaction sound just like the ones you hear from boys playing video games. Except that this is a math class at Dawson Elementary School in Holden, Massachusetts. No, worse: it\u2019s algebra, the academic subject that more than any other strikes fear in grown-ups\u2019 hearts. But these are 5th graders. And some are struggling learners.<\/p>\n
The lesson is plenty rigorous, as you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n
But the kids get a useful assist from the \u201cmanipulatives,\u201d concrete objects \u2014 pawns and blocks \u2014 that support a program called Hands-on Equations. Kids use the objects to build and break down algebraic equations.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” css=”.vc_custom_1676934604121{margin-top: 3% !important;margin-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”A ‘Hands-On’ Approach” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23078363″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”slideInUp”][image_with_animation image_url=”1578″ image_size=”portfolio-thumb” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30px”][vc_column_text]\n