Week One was the intended first week of teaching Reciprocal Maths and applying it to word problems...that didn't happen, for many reasons. One such reason was my underestimation of the effect of covid based learning gaps, and the lack of formal maths education using maths exercise books.
Week Two ended up being a very brief introduction to Reciprocal Maths, while Week One ended up being a lesson on how to rule up a maths exercise book. It seemed that students took to the steps and process of Reciprocal Maths easily enough. However few groups applied the strategy taught prior to exercising Reciprocal Maths. More instruction and closer observation are needed.
This week, perhaps a choreographed demonstration is required to give an idea of how to run through the procedure.
Side note: it seems many students need more instruction on which way to begin opening an exercise book and how to find the "first" unused page.
