Mathematics

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to use estimation to approximate solutions.

VOCABULARY

 Estimation: Estimation is when we use approximate values in a calculation to give an approximate, predicted answer rather than an exact answer.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Jack did 100 minutes of homework in February and 68 minutes in March. Choose the better estimate of how many minutes of Homework Jack did in February and March? (170 or 110). Explain your thinking.