Kibo, The Flying Math Dragon

In the 2010-2011 school year, my new 1st grade students are going to be a little surprise when they meet my new sidekick, Kibo, the flying dragon.  Yup, Kibo is a stuffed animal!!!  I thought it would be fun to add a new element to my teaching technique.  My lovely niece, Emily Rose, helped stuffed Kibo at Build-A-Bear.  We selected overall jeans as his main outfit because we want him to appear a down-to-earth friendly dragon.  Kibo's main job is to positively encourage students to excel in math.  Kibo means hope in Japanese.  Presenting Kibo, the flying math dragon!!!  

Fractions Sample Work #2

1st Grade Fractions: Using Graph Paper To Understand Fractions

1st Grade student draws a figure that represents 3/6 on graph paper. 

Area Work Sample #2

1st Grade Math: DISCOVERING Area With Square Tiles

1st Grade student draws his shoe and investigates how many tiles it will take to cover his shoe.  Then, he draws his foot and investigates how many tiles it takes to cover his foot. Find the difference of area between the shoe and foot.