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Showing posts with label Math. Show all posts
Multiplication Mystery Pictures
Ok blogger friends! I have to share this great resource that I found on TPT. It is called February Multiplication Mystery Pictures by Teaching in The 208. We needed some extra multiplication fact practice, and flashcards are boring, but who doesn't love coloring!? So that is exactly what we did.
Basically, you give students these grids with multiplication facts on them and the students have to solve the facts and color according to the code. There are three different levels for each mystery picture. So you can differentiate the multiplication facts! Since my third graders are expected to know their facts all the way through the 12s, we did the higher level one. My kiddos that needed help, used manipulatives to solve the higher math facts.
I made my students write the products in the boxes before they could color, so I knew they were actually solving and not guessing.
Look at all the fact practice! In fact, there are 225 facts on a page. So, it did take my students some time to finish it, but they had fun doing it. The pack includes 5 different pictures with three levels each, so you are really getting 15 pages of multiplication facts! Totally worth it in my opinion. I have already printed another one that I am going to put in for a center one week. We did this one today because I wanted them to have it done in time for Valentine's Day so we could hang them up.
Can you figure out what it says? You can grab this fun {HERE}. If you like the February pack, she has other months available as well!
Time to Teach
We have started our unit on time! I love that we teach time after we teach fractions. Now that my students understand number lines, they transitioned into time fairly easily.
We started with a few videos and then built our anchor chart. Of course, most of the basics, my kids remembered from last year.
Look at them building the time on the clock!
You can find this worksheet and other time worksheets {HERE}.
Task Cards
We love task cards in my classroom! We use them for many different things, but many people struggle to organize them. Honestly, it is all about preference. I started by putting my task cards on binder rings. This worked great until I had to store them and I started to have many cards.
On the back of my file folder, I put the recording sheet. There are a few reasons I did this. First, I will always have a master recording sheet, ready to copy more. Second, I laminate my folders. So now a student can use this with a dry erase marker, if I am working with them one-on-one, or they are working independently.
This is what it looks like when I put it in the center. Super easy for me. All my task cards follow this format, so the kids know what to do even when I change the skill.
Then I tried something like these. I had found some that were single compartments and about the size of an index card. I really like these as well. There were easy to store as well.
This year, I have really stayed on top of my centers and I am working really hard to organize my centers. I want to be able to pull my centers and go. So here is where I am now.
This is what it looks like in my center. The students grab a recording sheet and that is what they turn in to me for accountability. Instead of spending time cutting and sorting all the task cards, I print them and laminate them. Then I put them in a file folder for storage.
On the front of my file folder, I glued on the title page, so that when I pull it out, I know exactly what I am pulling out.
You can find some of my task cards at my TPT store. The ones in the pictures are being uploaded as we speak.
14 Days of Freebies - Day 1
Happy February! In honor of me keeping up with my blog this year, I have decided to do 14 days of freebies on my TPT store. That means for the first 14 days of February, you can check out my TPT store for a new freebie.
I had a really fun time making these freebies. I am thinking that I might have to do more of these in the future.
In the comments, let me know what your plans are for Valentine's Day in your classroom!
Grab this math freebie {HERE}.
I had a really fun time making these freebies. I am thinking that I might have to do more of these in the future.
In the comments, let me know what your plans are for Valentine's Day in your classroom!
Speaking and Listening During Math {FREEBIE}
Speaking and listening is a big component in the Common Core Standards. It is important to understand that speaking and listening should occur in more than reading and ELA time. Students should be speaking and listening during all subjects, especially during math.
Much of the math standards require students to explain their thinking. It also requires them to realize that there may be more than one way to solve a problem.
But as the teacher, how do you get them to engage in meaningful conversations without having them give each other the answers?
Here is my solution, and it works! Obviously you will need to model it and set expectations, but I am at the point where students pull this out and hold each other accountable.
Here is how it works:
In my classroom, I refer to it as our "math mat." I printed and laminated it for durability. Each student on the team has a role.
The first student reads the question to the team. In their own words, they tell the team what the question is asking them to do. I have included sentence stems on the math mat for my EL students and my shy students. Their job is to make sure everyone understands the questions. If they don't, it is their job to explain it again, maybe in a different way. Then everyone solves the problem independently. This is where they may see that there are different ways to solve the same problem.
The second person shares their answer with the team. The rest of the team should be actively listening. I have included a place for academic vocabulary that I change out with a dry erase marker for the lesson or unit. It is important that students are using the correct vocabulary. Everyone on the team shares their answer and explains WHY and HOW.
The third person agrees or disagrees with someone at the table. Each person gets to do this step as well. If the team cannot come to an agreement, they need to look at their work and see where the mistakes were made and how they can fix it. Most of the time, my students come to an agreement.
The fourth person is in charge of telling the group what the answer is (the one they agreed to). Then everyone either adds to or fixes their answer.
Then you need to hold students accountable. You need to provide them a rubric on how you are going to grade them. Don't forget this step. Remember, students need to be held accountable for their learning.
Here is a sample rubric I have used for word problems, but you can make your own as well.
Remember that you will need to make a rubric for each lesson/unit. It is all about expectations.
You can grab a copy of my math mat here for FREE!
Much of the math standards require students to explain their thinking. It also requires them to realize that there may be more than one way to solve a problem.
But as the teacher, how do you get them to engage in meaningful conversations without having them give each other the answers?
Here is how it works:
In my classroom, I refer to it as our "math mat." I printed and laminated it for durability. Each student on the team has a role.
The first student reads the question to the team. In their own words, they tell the team what the question is asking them to do. I have included sentence stems on the math mat for my EL students and my shy students. Their job is to make sure everyone understands the questions. If they don't, it is their job to explain it again, maybe in a different way. Then everyone solves the problem independently. This is where they may see that there are different ways to solve the same problem.
The second person shares their answer with the team. The rest of the team should be actively listening. I have included a place for academic vocabulary that I change out with a dry erase marker for the lesson or unit. It is important that students are using the correct vocabulary. Everyone on the team shares their answer and explains WHY and HOW.
The third person agrees or disagrees with someone at the table. Each person gets to do this step as well. If the team cannot come to an agreement, they need to look at their work and see where the mistakes were made and how they can fix it. Most of the time, my students come to an agreement.
The fourth person is in charge of telling the group what the answer is (the one they agreed to). Then everyone either adds to or fixes their answer.
Then you need to hold students accountable. You need to provide them a rubric on how you are going to grade them. Don't forget this step. Remember, students need to be held accountable for their learning.
Here is a sample rubric I have used for word problems, but you can make your own as well.
You can grab a copy of my math mat here for FREE!
Fact Fluency to 20 {FREEBIE}
As followers are growing, I have decided to do some more freebies. Today I have 11 fact fluency worksheets for you to use for practice. You can grab them here.
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January Resources
Are you back at school? Need some Print and Go resources? I've got you covered!
Includes 13 math pages that you can simply print and go. Use them as review or to support your core lessons.
Quick writes help students increase their ability to write. I use these as a warm-up and have students complete 2 or 3 a week.
Morning Work
Apparently I am losing my mind. I have been using this fabulous morning work all year, and I thought I had shared it with you, but apparently, I never uploaded it. I apologize! I guess this is what happens on winter break, when you have time.
Anyway, this year, we were limited (even more) on our paper usage, so I scrapped the one page a day worksheet for morning work and made my own. My morning work is now one page back-to-back each WEEK. Yes, I said for the week!
Here is a sneak peak of it. There is work for Monday through Thursday. On Friday, I have a "Quick Check" that my kiddos work on. This is the part I grade. It let's me know that they understood the skills throughout the week. During the week, we go over the work, so that students can ask questions or I can put the skill in during interventions.
Anyway, this year, we were limited (even more) on our paper usage, so I scrapped the one page a day worksheet for morning work and made my own. My morning work is now one page back-to-back each WEEK. Yes, I said for the week!
Grab the Morning Work {HERE}
Here is a sneak peak of it. There is work for Monday through Thursday. On Friday, I have a "Quick Check" that my kiddos work on. This is the part I grade. It let's me know that they understood the skills throughout the week. During the week, we go over the work, so that students can ask questions or I can put the skill in during interventions.
My kids actually look forward to doing this because it is not overwhelming and they can actually complete it in the time they have. They feel successful with this. And since I don't require them to turn it in until Friday, they can pull it out and work on it if they finish their work early.
Head over to my TPT store and download the preview. It includes 3 FREE weeks. Test it out and let me know how it works in your classroom!
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