Class #24--Pilot Math Class

Monday, November 29, 10:55 A.M. Pilot Math Class. Class #24 on my “50 Classes or Bust!” voyage. As the cute students enter class, I receive several hugs, which is certainly a great way to come back from Thanksgiving break! Mrs. Chasney explains that the class will begin to explore all sorts of shapes. She has small cubes, cylinders, cones, spheres, and triangles to pass around. The seven students eagerly handle the objects, while making insightful comments about the objects. Mrs. Chasney patiently and skillfully describes the objects and answers questions (and a wide variety of remarks!) from the attentive pupils. The students then line up in front of Mrs. Chasney, who has small household objects in a brown paper bag. One by one, the boys and girls close their eyes, put their hands in the bag, take out an object, and then place it next to the objects the class had seen in the opening discussion. Some of the new objects include a Rubik’s Cube, a toilet paper cylinder, a tube of lip balm, a small plastic Christmas tree, and a marble, which keeps rolling away from the other objects! Mrs. Chasney explains, “These kinds of shapes are everywhere. You should look for them while driving, at home, in the kitchen, so keep an eye out for them.” After a quick number game, the students sit on the floor…and I have the pleasure of reading them a book aloud! The book was perfect for the occasion as it colorfully described a wide variety of shapes and how they interact with each other and with people on a daily basis. In what was a truly fitting end to class, one student noticed that I had small, multicolored squares on my tie. Congratulations to Mrs. Chasney and her bright, enthusiastic students for accomplishing so much today!