Guided Math Introduction
Math Resource Bank
Here is a wide variety of math resources by standards. Rockingham school district has found a very interesting and helpful way to set up a resource bank. Happy Mathing, Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Beyond Answer Getting: Guided Math Group Work
Here is a must see video by Phil Daro on the need to teach our students more than “answer-getting“ (click on the second tab at the top). Guided math groups is a space to help students really talk about the math they are learning. You want to guide conversations, guide conceptual understanding, guide procedural fluency [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Scaffolding is the Key! Small Guided Math Groups is the Place!
Josh Rappaport wrote an excellent piece on scaffolding. He notes that “No one would attempt to climb Mount Everest in a day. But when we teach math, we often expect something similar from students. We expect them to learn a complex, multi-step process in one lesson, in one hour. We expect them to go from no awareness [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Great Free Games for Math Centers and Guided Math Groups
Look at these pages! Be sure to check out the boardgames and the math puzzles! Happy Mathing, Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )More Base Ten Block Magic: Building Understanding One Block at a Time in Guided Math Groups
See these great resources to teach operations with base ten blocks in small guided math groups! Visualizing Algorithms Exploring Decimals Visualizing Multi-digit Multiplication Picturing Multiplication Happy Mathing, Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Magic of Base Ten Blocks: Develop Conceptual Understanding in Guided Math Groups
This is a great site that shows you how to use base ten blocks to develop conceptual understanding of the operations. I would do all of these activities with the students in small guided math groups with real base ten blocks. I would then hold small guided math sessions at the computer so I could use [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Using Math Foldables: Great Math Center and Guided Math Activities
Foldable books can be a great tool for helping students to organize, display, and arrange information, so that they can practice and master the math they are learning. Dinah Zike does some excellent work with foldable books. Here is a great site that talks about her ideas for math foldable books. Here is a great website [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )More Math Vocabulary Strategies! Do these in Guided Math Groups
Math Vocabulary Strategies: Frayer Model; Semantic Feature Analysis Grid/Concept Definition; Semantic Map; Word Sort; Word Walls/ Games http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/math/mathvocab.html#Anchor-Frayer-49575 Math Vocabulary Bingo http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L806 Math Vocabulary Notebook Template http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/notebook-vocab.pdf Academic Vocabulary Games (some interesting ideas and templates) http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html Happy Mathing, Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Mathematical Disposition: More than an attitude (using guided math groups to foster the many aspects) Part 4
Much has been written about mathematical dispositions or ways of thinking and being NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1989, 2000) and others (e.g., Maher, 2005; De Corte, Verschaffel, & Op’T Eynde, 2000: Polya, 1969). The research tells us that mathematical disposition is much more than an attitude. It is about ways of thinking, [...]
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