Finish off the worksheet, complete the review questions in the textbook, move onto the next chapter… you get the idea. Why not take advantage of the home environment by getting students to engage with the mathematical concepts that make a home function?
Here are a few ideas:. Take advantage of the home environment wherever possible. The added benefit is that these activities get parents and families involved, so that mathematics becomes a collaborative real world activity, as opposed to a solitary one.
It uses an entirely different language to other subjects and requires its own methods of problem solving and reasoning. I once observed a mathematics teacher and an English teacher team-teach a lesson on picture books. Student minds were blown when they saw them in the same classroom, but their respective teaching points came together in a way that no one would have predicted including myself.
The mathematics teacher first got the students to analyze the composition of the pictures in the book.
It was nothing short of genius. Mathematics had actually made them think and feel. Use your colleagues outside the mathematics department. Yes, cross-curricular collaboration takes time and coordination that are often in short supply, but the rewards are worth it. Instead of explaining a concept in the abstract, you can link it back to any number of the countless real world phenomena that revolve around mathematics in one way or another. Word problems and research activities can do the trick, but you might up the game by using a physical, tangible real life resource in or out of the classroom.
Chances are that somewhere in the school there is a pattern in the built environment. It might be a tessellated floor, the pavers outside, or even just a brick wall. Instead of working off a photocopied, you can use this as an authentic resource.
You could have students:. A great activity for elementary school students would be to set up a school store. Students take turns as the cashier while the rest of the class buys small trinkets or toys from the store. Teach your students of varying ages how to calculate the best deals using Black Friday ads. Students in middle and high school can enhance their ratio and proportion skills by converting U. Or you can implement the classic assignment of creating a budget based on a fictitious career and salary.
How is a foreign language like an unknown math term or symbol? Help students in grades figure out the language of math, which includes words or symbols that must… Read more ». When students make connections from what they learn in math class to their every day life, they become more engaged in their learning, and it becomes easier to understand and remember lessons. For a more in-depth look at real-world math problems, Advancement Courses offers a dedicated course, Adding Relevance to Mathematics.
By examining current research and practice, you will learn to develop lessons that students will both love and remember. By the end of the course, you will be able to integrate researched-based techniques to guide mathematical inquiry in a manner that motivates and excites students, supports math comprehension, and creates a lifelong interest in math.
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Arithmetic Fact Retrieval. Geometric Reasoning. Math Communication. Number Sense. Proportional Reasoning. Statistical Reasoning. More Instructional Approaches Strategies. Cognitively Demanding Tasks Providing math tasks with high cognitive demand conveys high expectations for all students by challenging them to engage in higher-order thinking.
Concrete-Representational-Abstract CRA CRA is a sequential instructional approach during which students move from working with concrete materials to creating representational drawings to using abstract symbols.
Direct Instruction: Math Vocabulary Knowing the language of math is critical because students must use this language to understand math concepts and determine calculations needed. Direct Instruction: Patterning Thinking of and about patterns encourages learners to look for and understand the rules and relationships that are critical components of mathematical reasoning.
Direct Instruction: Problem Structures Teaching students to recognize common problem structures helps them transfer solution methods from familiar to unfamiliar problems. Direct Instruction: Problem-solving Strategies Discussing strategies for solving mathematics problems after initially letting students attempt to problem solve on their own helps them understand how to organize their mathematical thinking and intentionally tackle problems.
Guided Inquiry In guided inquiry, teachers help students use their own language for constructing knowledge by active listening and questioning. Math Centers Math centers support learner interests and promote the development of more complex math skills and social interactions. Mindfulness Activities Through short but regular mindfulness activities, students develop their awareness and ability to focus. Multimodal Instruction Instruction in multiple formats allows students to activate different cognitive skills to understand and remember the steps they are to take in their math work.
Strengths-based Approach A strengths-based approach is one where educators intentionally identify, communicate, and harness students' assets, across many aspects of the whole child, in order to empower them to flourish.
Untimed Tests Untimed tests provide students the opportunity to flexibly and productively work with numbers, further developing their problem-solving abilities. Writing to Learn Math Writing that encourages students to articulate their understanding of math concepts or explain math ideas helps deepen students' mathematical understanding. Stay Up to Date Sign up for updates! Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.
Explore strategies related to all selected factors. Sign up Enter your email to create an LVP account. How long is the hallway? The possibilities are endless. With GPS as a regular part of our daily lives, many students have lost the art of reading a map. Map reading uses math skills, too, requiring an understanding of scale, coordinates, distances, fractions, and more. Chances are, your students have never really had to use a map to get anywhere. Go on a virtual field trip by following a map to your favorite destination, and practice math in the process.
If your students are struggling with percentages, let them practice with ads from the newspaper. Or, assign grocery shopping homework and have students predict how much their grocery bill will be before shopping. At the store, students can calculate savings from coupons, sales, and buying in bulk to see how accurate their predictions were. Found the perfect materials for your classroom? Mix It Up Cooking and baking are great ways to show your students how math applies to life outside of the classroom.
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