Estimation Station (ongoing)

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Estimation Station (ongoing)
By Krissy

Something fun I did for my students last year was have an "Estimation Station." I did this every Thursday morning and when students came in the room, there was something new for them to estimate. We did things like:

*raisins in a box
*marbles in a jar
*the length of my foot in inches
*the length of the classroom in meters
*how many large marshmallows would fit in a jar
*how many pennies were in a jar
*a catalog page with items circled to to add up and estimate total cost

They enjoyed having a new task every week and it really gave them a good idea of what it means to estimate.