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Math-related resources and free stuff for teachers.
Series: Focus on the Lesson
Preparing for a Gallery Walk
April 7, 2016
In a Gallery Walk, students walk around the classroom and describe their math thinking in depth, reflecting on the ideas of their classmates.
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Gallery walk
Series: Hear from the Experts March 18, 2016
Spatial Reasoning with Jan de Lange
Children, even at a very young age, have an incredible understanding of spatial relationships. Jan de Lange brings up the idea that elementary school classrooms might consider starting their math curriculum with spatial reasoning. Ideas…
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Jan de Lange
Series: Focus on the Child March 15, 2016
Second Grade Problem Solving with Child 5
This second grader demonstrates an interesting choice for a mathematical model by graphing.
- Topic: Pattern, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Problem Solving, Correction, Child 5
Series: Hear from the Experts March 13, 2016
Discussions that Advance Mathematical Learning with Diane Briars
Summing up the point of the day's lesson with the whole class is an extremely important, yet often neglected part of any math lesson.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Diane Briars, Planning
Series: Focus on the Lesson February 25, 2016
A Gallery Walk to Inspire Student Collaboration
This third grade teacher leads a gallery walk with her students with the purpose of having children explain their thinking with peers.
- Topic: Measurement, Shape
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Gallery walk
Series: Focus on the Lesson February 1, 2016
Movement Counts
Students roll a die and mimic animal movements to connect counting words, visual number arrangements, and actions.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Animals, English Language Learner, Play, Books
Series: Focus on Collaboration January 26, 2016
Planning and Reflecting with a Ten Frame Number Talk
These two first-grade teachers plan a visual number talk together using ten frames. After both try it, they reflect on the strategies that students used.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Number Talks
Series: Focus on Collaboration December 9, 2015
Analyzing Video in a Grade Level Meeting
In this video, a team of preschool teachers looks at video from a classroom to find and discuss evidence of student thinking.
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K
- Tags Grade level meeting
Series: Hear from the Experts November 19, 2015
Rich Math Tasks with Diane Briars
Diane Briars describes math tasks as "the vehicles for mathematical learning." It is important that tasks require reasoning and problem solving strategies.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Problem Solving, Diane Briars
Series: Hear from the Experts November 18, 2015
Selecting Common Core Instructional Materials with Diane Briars
What is the quality of the instructional activities that students will be engaged with everyday? Diane Briars explores this question.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Common Core, CCSS, Diane Briars
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