Using Dots To Teach Multiplication and Division

We have dots on the ground on the blacktop so the students can do their exercise and guarantee they have personal space. The dots are in rows of ten and we have seven rows. The students are asked to count how many students and prove their answer. We discuss how to make math sentences. Examples of questions are "How many students are present?" "How many groups and how many students in each group?" "State it two different ways." We are also using the dots to teach about division. "We have 24 students. We want 4 groups. How many students in each group?"

Timing The 25 Yard Dash

This week we have been incorporating time and distance into our PE lessons. For our students in 2nd-5th grades we have been using stop watches to time their 25 yard dash. The students actually use the stopwatch to time their teammates. Each student runs 5 races. They record their time and distance in their journal. For the 4th and 5th graders they average out their times.
We are comparing times of the 25 yard sprint to the time that it takes to complete a lap around the field. This is giving the kids a concept of what a minute is compared to seconds. Their number sense is improving. We can tell by the accuracy of the predictions they are making.