The Estimation Jar will be sent home with a student each Friday. The family decides how to fill it (must be the same size items) and sends it back on Monday. Individual students estimate the number of the contents throughout the week.They may change their estimate each morning. On Friday, we open the jar and count the contents together after we have aligned our estimations (sticky notes) along a continuum, identifying the mean, median and mode of the estimates. The Estimation Jar can be filled with anything. IF it is filled with a food item, the food is shared with the class at dismissal with instructions to eat it at home. IF the jar is filled with a non-food item (pencils), it will be shared after the activity. IF it is filled with money, Dr.E. gets to keep it! IF the jar is filled with a solid, it will be measured out by 1/2 cups or tablespoons, depending on the time of year.

The student(s) who estimates the correct number without going over, will have his/her name posted here. Additionally, a listing of what has been used to fill the jar is listed so no duplications occur. A list of students (first names only) and their week to take the jar home is posted below.