Week 2 Group 6: Symmetry

Welcome to Group 6! Participants: @shurma, @MochaMom, @marianahopkins, @tiffany.

Follow the link, then select File-Download - Symmetry.

Please note this is a draft. We will professionally illustrate and copy-edit after including the feedback from this course.

You will be replying to this topic twice: before and after you lead your math circle.

• Reply 1 (before the math circle). Write down your guesses of how the children will respond to each problem or activity in the topic.

• Lead the math circle on the topic.

• Reply 2 (after the math circle). Tell a story of your activity.

  • Ask students if they like even or odd numbers more, and why. Write down the statistics of your group.

  • What was different from your predictions, and why?

  • How did it feel for you? What were your sources of confusion, joy, frustration, wonder, etc.?

  • How did it feel for your students? What worked, what did not?

  • How did this experience change the way you teach? How did it help?

  • What can we put in the book that would help you and others even more?