Multiple Intelligences
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 with some step by step picture instructions/examples by Carol DeFreese (scroll down to the middle of the page). Carol has also provided blank foldable templates so you can create your own foldables. Here is another website with pictures of students’ foldable projects. Here is a multiplication foldable. Here is another resource for different types of foldable books. Here is a geometry study unit with foldables for middle school and high school topics.
References:
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )100th Day of School Activities!
Twenty Weblinks for the 100th Day of School:
7. A bunch of Number Grid Activities
8. (Especially look at the Odd Todd and Even Steven Ones: )
11. More Great Ideas
14. Great Poem
15. Ideas from Around the World
16. 300 more ideas
17. I can write 100 words template
18. Super Ideas
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Great Addition Videos to Build Conceptual Understanding
Here are some great videos to introduce addition. I use them as part of the mini lesson and then facilitate a discussion about what it means to add something. These are great ways to build conceptual understanding. I then pull small guided math groups to further that discussion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpbHT7iOEHU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKfKCdxfA0U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC7sysWvf5o
(these cost by the whole thing but I like the free version even)
Great Subtraction Videos for Mini-Lessons
Here are a few great videos for introducing subtraction. I use these in the first part of the mini-lesson. I show these and then facilitate a discussion about the concept of subtraction. These videos are good for building conceptual understanding. I would then pull students into guided math groups and go further into activities that build conceptual understanding of subtraction. I love the Farmer John Video. This is a great way to act out subtraction up to ten with students. These videos correlate with the common core operations and thinking domain for grades k,1 and 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7PutARhh0c&NR=1&feature=fvwp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y223gPkk_lI&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ern4WWE6TUw&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LEYwoooVfw&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tGMotjBaG4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHBeflbGh24
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Ten Great Ten Frame Videos! Great examples for whole class and guided math lessons
Ten frames are one of the top ten manipulatives that every elementary teacher should have! I have written before about this great tool, but here I am highlighting some instructional videos. Watch them for some fantastic ideas!
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RaMGDPfJg (good introductory video)
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_xFBoSEyj8&feature=related (Look at these large ten frames! I like the size.)
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ0cpiD_dO4&feature=channel (Smartboard Lesson!)
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZhsigFt-aA&feature=related (Teacher in action)
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlrDL1qUdlA&feature=related (Missing Addend Lesson)
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwPdVl7RpJk&feature=related (Kindergarten lesson using ten frames to compare numbers)
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqUwc8yUsKg&feature=related (notice the use of two colors for the dots in these practice cards)
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXMMfgiQ9RA&feature=related (notice the use of two colors for the dots in these practice cards)
9. http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/schtemplate.cgi?template=/kids/mw/help/eh_popup.thtml&grade=2&chapter=2&lesson=5&title=Make+10+to+Add&tm=tmfc0205e (TEN FRAME VIDEO TO USE WITH STUDENTS)
10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWSQFPvchc&feature=related (Look at these commercial ones, but you can just as well make your own student sets)
Here is a Ten Frame:
http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalleseries/Vol_1_BLM_PDFs/V1%20All%20BLMs.pdf
Additional Resource
http://www.teachertube.com/viewArticle.php?article_id=141&title=Ten_Frame_Grids#
Be sure to see the other posts in this blog about ten frames. Do a search for ten frames, number bonds and fact families.
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Animoto and Guided Math Lessons
Animoto is a web 2.0 tool that offers lots of possibilities for introducing math concepts. It is something you would use to springboard into the conversation. It is free, easy to make and filled with potential! The educator edition offers even more film time for free (http://animoto.com/education). You simply upload images, video, text and music and voila! You have yourself an Animoto! I made three to show you how they might look as an introduction to a math mini-lesson. I would use these with the whole group as well as when I pull small groups. These make great discussion starters and remember that a key element in guided math is about getting students to communicate their ideas about math:)
Introducing Numbers:
http://tinyurl.com/animotonumbers
Introducing Multiplication:
Introducing Fractions:
http://tinyurl.com/animotofrac
Discussion Starter Questions:
1. What did you see in this Animoto?
2. What do you think we are going to be studying?
3. What do you know about this topic?
4. What do you want to know about this topic?
5. How shall we find some more stuff out?
P.S. I invite you all to make Math Animotos and send them to me. I will make a space for a Math Animoto library on this site so together we can all have a fantastic resource!
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Decimal Squares in Guided Math Groups
Decimals is a tough concept for many of our students. It is so important that we spend some time building conceptual understanding and problem solving as well as the procedural fluency. I think a great way to start is based on the work of Dr. Bennett from the University of New Hampshire (http://www.decimalsquares.com/). Decimal squares is a way for students to visualize what they are talking about and to develop conceptual understanding.
tinyurl.com/decimalpowerpoint
tinyurl.com/mathwire
tinyurl.com/decimalsq (look for decimal squares)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Skip Counting by 5’s in Guided Math lessons
Skip counting by 5’s is an essential skill. It builds an important foundation for multiplication. We have to make sure that our students are doing more than just skip chanting. There are several activities we can do to build conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and problem solving skills.
Building conceptual understanding:
1. I have the children stand up in front of the classroom and we skip count their hands by fives. We then make this into a hand skip counting poster. In small guided groups we build snap cubes into towers of five and then skip count them. In follow up centers the children have several cards that they have to build in towers of five to represent and skip count the number. On a concrete level, the students can get blank scaffolded organizers where they have to line the bears up in rows of five.
Pictorial Representation
After the children have plenty of opportunity to practice with physical objects I have them show the representation with drawings. They can color in snap cube pictures or bears to represent the skip count.
Abstract Level
On the abstract level, we sing songs and do chants ( http://www.havefunteaching.com/songs/song-lyrics/counting-by-fives-song-lyrics.pdf).
http://www.songsforteaching.com/jackhartmann/countby5s.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0m3SxaQVI8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkPhj48qlpg&feature=related
Students also practice with number grids by coloring or circling by 5’s.
There is also a center where the skip counting by five cards are all mixed up. The students use a timer and race themselves to put the cards in skip counting order.
In terms of daily routines, you should add a nickel each fifth day to reinforce counting with money.
Another way to practice is to do dot to dots.
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/skip-count-dot-to-dot-IV
(See Post: Tallies: A special way to skip count by 5’s).
Resources for Skip Counting by Fives:
http://www.mathwire.com/strategies/count5.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/number_patterns5_10/
http://www.printactivities.com/Mazes/CountingBy5s-Mazes.shtml (there are tons of sheets for practicing skip counting by fives on this site…they offer plenty of opportunities to differentiate).
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/count-by-fives-first/
http://math.about.com/library/Worksheets/Countingby5e.pdf
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Skip Counting Centers: Multiple Intelligences in Action
Children should practice skip counting in a variety of ways. Here are some center ideas based on Gardner’s (1983;1993) theory of Multiple Intelligences.
1. Linguistic– Make a book center where they read and write skip counting stories.
2. Logical Mathematical– (NCTM Story) (Skip counting cards); Also filling in number lines and number grids on sheets or at the computer and dot to dots:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/skip-counting.html
http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math/games/100-number-chart-one.html
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/number-charts.php
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/connect_by_5/
3. Visual/Spatial– Number Collages/ Dot Paint
Several Powerpoints: http://math.pppst.com/skipcounting.html
4. Musical– Chants and Song- Skip Counting Song
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems72.html
http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/tallymarks.html
5. Interpersonal activities: Have students play skip counting games in partners or groups.
A. Skip counting card shuffle
B. Skip counting chart color in pages
C. Computer skip counting games (listed above and here)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/number_patterns2_3/
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/number_patterns5_10/
http://www.ictgames.com/fishy2s.html
6. Intrapersonal activities
Be sure to give your students the opportunity to practice these activities by themselves.
7. Bodily-Kinesthetic Activities:
A. Centers where they build the skip counting sequence with bears and snap cubes. One center I use is toothpicks for skip counting by tallies. I read the book Tally O’Malley and then I have the students roll or pull a number and then show that number with toothpicks. In the whole group we make a human tally by generating a number and then having the students come up and stand in a row, with each 5th student making a diagonal with their arms across the other 4. I differentiate the number generators by readiness levels. I also do this same center by having the students roll and draw out the tallies. We go from concrete to pictorial to abstract. The abstract is where they are actually naming the number.
B. I put out counting bags with instructions.
Task Card: The lollipop factory is bagging candies. Here is the box of candies. Put 5 in each bag and then skip count to find out how many bags of lollipops they can make from this box. I also give the students bags of toothpicks and say tell me how many are in this bag but skip count it out by making bundles of ten. I differentiate the amount that is in each bag.
C. I put out playdoh and tell the children they are in a bakery. They can make cakes or cookies and then skip count how many “raisons” or “beans” or “candles” are on top of each item.
8. Naturalistic
This center is a chance where students get to look around the room and in magazines and books for things to practice skip counting. I also have the students counting nickels and dimes in this center because it is part of our everyday environment. They use the number grid as an abstract scaffold for this activity.
Gardner, Howard (1983; 1993) Frames of Mind: The theory of multiple intelligences, New York: Basic Books. The second edition was published in Britain by Fontana Press.
Great Multiple Intelligence Resources:
http://surfaquarium.com/MI/intelligences.htm
htm.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.php
http://wwwhttp://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/wahl
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Math And The Linguistic Intelligence
Linguistic Intelligence – These are the students who get it through words. They like to hear it told to them. They understand through verbal explanations. Teaching with picture books and through songs, poems and chants helps them to learn. Also telling stories about the math and talking it through grabs and keeps their attention. In small group lessons you will be explaining and listening to these students “talk it out.” Here is a sample math workshop addressing the needs of the linguistic learners:
Mini-Lesson: Starts with a story, song, poem, chant; Math Think Alouds where the teacher makes the thinking process transparent;
Guided Math Group: Math think alouds; Sharing around the table; Each person explaining what they are doing; these students live for the individual math conferences because they get to talk about what they are doing and talk out their goals and talk out their challenges….
Math Centers: Provide opportunities for students to share their math with each other as they are learning
Share: There is an opportunity for these students to come up and share their thinking with the class. Play microphones (either the echo ones or the toy ones with a battery amp really engage these learners…they will come up and talk forever about the math)…
Resources:
see the booklist in this blog
see conference protocols in this blog
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