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= Assignment 3: (2 hours credit) Conservation of Weight =

PK Guideline V.D.3: Child informally recognizes and compares weights of objects or people. TEKS: K.10.D: Compare two objects according to weight/mass (heavier than, lighter than or equal to).

1-Read Chapter 4 from the book __Getting to Got It: Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn__ by Betty K. Garner. This chapter can be accessed by clicking on the tab “Math Reading Assignment.”

2-In Chapter 4, reread the paragraph under the section entitled “Suggestions for Practice” on page 56.

3-In Chapter 4, read 4. Conservation of Weight on page 59. There is only one bulleted activity to do with an individual or with a group to assess their conservation of weight. Please do the bulleted activity. This activity is done with two equal balls of clay or play dough and a scale.

4-Do the bulleted activity with **both**: o an individual child or group of children that you think have conservation of weight and o an individual child or group of children that you think **do not** have conservation of weight Teachers may wish to do the activity with these students while other students are in math tubs. Teachers should write comments made by the students and behaviors exhibited by the students as they are engaged in this activity to use in their reflection assignment.

5-Reflect on the bulleted activity you did with the individuals and/or group. Include in your reflection behaviors exhibited by the children and words they used as they engaged in the activity and what you learned about these learners through this activity. o Click on the discussion tab at the top of the page, and then click on Reflection- clay or play dough activity assignment 3-bulleted activity 1. Type your response in the box, and hit "POST" at the bottom of the box to upload your response. This response must be a 100 word minimum.

** This assignment must be posted by January 14, 2011. **