Archive for January, 2012
Great Posters for Talking About Math: Questions for whole class and Guided Math Groups
Mrs. Shannon has put up some fantastic guided math resources. Here are three of my favorites! Question prompts - These are great to get at the mathematical practices. I would add one that asks: How did you model your thinking? Guidelines for Discussion Guided Math Checklist See all of her resources here! Happy Mathing, Dr. Nicki [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Problem Solving Across the CCSS Content Domains: Practice in Guided Math Groups
There is a big emphasis on problem solving across the curriculum in the new Math Common Core. We find a great deal of problem solving in operations and algebraic thinking but it is also heavily woven throughout measurement and data as well as fractions and place value domains. What are you doing to make [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fraction Resources and More: Great to Use in Guided Math Groups
Here is a great math resource. The sidebar on the left has folders for different topics. Just open a folder and click the icon down and several resources on that topic will appear. Here is the fraction page. There are different games and manipulatives to use to practice. For example, the fraction folder has cards, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More Math Exemplars: Great for Guided Math Centers
Here are some more exemplars. Resource 1 Resource 2 Resource 3 Happy Mathing, Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Some great math exemplars: Guided Math Group Work
Here are some great exemplars. I think it is good to do them in small guided math groups, so you can see what students are doing and they can talk through their approaches. When you are looking at exemplars, you want to notice if the students are meeting the content standard as well as the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Mathematical Reasoning: Developing, promoting and expanding thinking in whole group and small group
Mathematical Practice 2 is about students learning to “make sense of quantities and their relationships in problem situations.” It involves students being able to “contextualize” and ” decontextualize” numbers. Are your students able to put words to numbers? For example, can they tell you a story that makes sense about 2.5 x 10? Also, can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Gummy Worm Math: Measurement Never Tasted So Good!
Have you ever wondered how long a gummy worm can really be stretched? Did you know that a gummy worm can grow if you put it in water? Do you know how many pennies a gummy worm can hold up under? Well gummy worms are great to explore this and other measurement topics (width, length, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More Resources for Teaching Capacity
Students struggle with measurement. They need more experiences actually exploring the measurements they are learning about. I definitely recommend hands-on, minds-on workstations where students can go and actually figure out that there are 4 quarts in a gallon. As we plan units of study, we should use Multiple Intelligences as a framework for setting up [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Gallon Man: Great Ways to Teach Capacity
Gallon Man is a great way to teach capacity. Here are a variety of ideas for using Gallon Guy or Gallon Girl. Some have templates for students to cut out and others show students using construction paper folded different ways to make a Gallon Man. Gallon Man is a cousin to Fraction Man! These [...]
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