tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71191627436743554332024-03-04T22:07:33.448-06:00If My Calculations Are Correct...SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-9612357474218574902015-11-27T10:21:00.002-06:002015-11-27T10:21:31.999-06:00A much requested post....Math Stations and FREEBIES!The most requested PD that teachers and districts have asked me to do is Math Stations. My current school had a book study over the summer. Ok...we had three but Daily 5 was by far the best of the three. Many teachers were excited to get their five stations into action. After they established their expectations and procedures, many asked how to incorporate a system like the Daily 5 for Math. Let's do this!<br />
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<b>Station 1 - Word Work (Vocabulary)</b><br />
Math is it's own language and many students can compute but struggle when presented with a word problem that contains vocabulary. This station was always focused on current unit vocabulary.<br />
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I tried not to put too many words in the station so my students were not overwhelmed and confused. For example, if a unit covered 15 words and lasted for 3 weeks - I divide up the words into 5 per week (sometimes it would be 6 and 4 depending on what words were related to one another). I use many different ways to do vocabulary to keep kids interested. I often use my vocabulary package, since it contains most third through five grade vocabulary. I do need to add a few words to it, but it contains 138 words. The set is color-coded (word and definition) and has an example. I like the color coordination to help my struggling students narrow down their options. <br />
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I always want to have an accountability component to my stations, this helps my students stay on task. Once they have matched the word, definition, and example, We add it to our math journal. The kids love the spring definitions. <br />
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Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vocabulary-Spring-Foldable-Template-2225232" target="_blank">here</a> to get the spring template.<br />
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Sometimes I use this graphic organizer. <br />
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Typically, I give the kids choice in which one they prefer. I don't usually run them off on paper after I teach them how to make them. I will give them copy paper and they fold or cut the paper depending on which method they choose. <br />
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I do spiral in terms throughout the year. Sometimes, to bring up the level of thinking - we start with word and definition.<br />
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Then, the challenge comes when we take out the definition and they have to connect the word and the example. <br />
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This is the set of all the vocabulary cards (138 total). Click on the picture to go to TpT. <br />
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<b>Station 2 - Math Fluency (Basic Math Facts)</b></div>
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This station is such a necessity. For lower grades (2-3), I used addition and subtraction facts. Upper grades (3-6), multiplication and division facts. I typically brainstorm four to eight different activities for this station and rotate them through monthly or every two months. This was from our PD session</div>
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<li>Flash cards</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Knock-It-Off-140579" target="_blank">Knock it Off </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speed-Math-781509" target="_blank">Speed Math</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-1199527" target="_blank">Multiplication Gam</a>e</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-Table-Fillable-with-Square-Numbers-Highlighted-853875" target="_blank">Multiplication Table</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-Sweets-A-Fun-Way-to-Practice-Multiplication-Fact-Fluency-325287" target="_blank">Multiplication Sweets</a></li>
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I have numerous games I use but still need to upload them to TpT. I am constantly changing up activities to get me students to practice these facts. I do also include some division activity but I usually do that in the spring. I really want them to have a good grasp on their multiplication facts. <br />
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<b>Station 3 - Math with Someone (game/activity)</b><br />
Typically, this is my station where I use games or engaging activities that would review skills I have previously taught. I do incorporate ipad games/apps in this station too. <br />
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We recently did long division in fourth grade, so this is What's Left? Remainder Game. The first picture is of our staff development session<br />
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Typically, my accountability piece at this station is at the end of the week (once all kids have been to that station at least once) we discuss game strategies<br />
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Does it matter who goes first?<br />
Did you pick certain dividends for your opponent?<br />
Was there a certain number that was best/lucky to roll?<br />
Is it better/advantageous to start in the middle of the game board?<br />
Are there certain remainders that appear more often?<br />
Were there any remainders that were not on the game board?<br />
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<b>Station 4 - Math by myself (Progress monitoring/Evaluate)</b><br />
This station is how I monitor student understanding or assess them. The pieces for this station are usually paper/pencil, performance assessment, test, or etc. If the activity is a performance assessment, I ask the kids to take a picture of their work with the ipad and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chirp/id529469280?mt=8" target="_blank">chirp</a> it to me. This is a way to not disrupt my small group and I can still monitor if my kids are on track.<br />
This picture is from PD. The activity is small hundreds charts that require certain multiples to be colored a designated color. Teachers were asking for another way for students to connect multiplication to patterns. I do not have it in my store yet <strike>(it's on my work computer)</strike> but I'll add it to my store soon and it'll be free. <br />
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<b>Station 5 - Math with my teacher (small group guided instruction)</b><br />
This station is where I typically do my direct instruction and remediation. I typically group my kids into four heterogeneous groups and based on personality <strike>(some kids cannot get along)</strike>. I then call the students I need from each group. <b>My </b>station group is very fluid and changes based on the concept, but the groups that go to stations together typically stay the same for an extended period of time. I spend a decent amount of time thinking about who works well with one another and who can help those in their group. My struggling students may stay in my small group for three or four rotations if I want them to see/hear the lesson multiple times. It all depends on their needs. I don't use a designated time to rotate. I constantly monitor student engagement and rotate when needed. My group stays with me until I dismiss each student individually based on their understanding. I do have some students who may be at my table for three or four rotations. They need to see the skill/concept more. <br />
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My goal for my stations is that each student <strike>(most students - not my struggling ones)</strike> get to every station at least once by the end of the week. <br />
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I do have some stations I rotate in during the spring semester to keep my kids loving station time. I will do another blog post on those. The stations involve word problems, puzzles, and target math. <br />
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If you are eager to start your stations, click on the picture below to get your free station signs<br />
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<br />SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-24734411871316463632015-08-17T19:41:00.000-06:002015-08-17T19:45:38.158-06:00Fun AppsHey All! I have been pretty busy setting up my office and going to training. Here's some pics of my <br>
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I went to some fun training last week, and got to participate in an app slam. It was awesome. We all researched apps that would be helpful to us in the classroom. I found three that I really wanted to do, but we had to pick one. I snuck mine in by using another app called Popplet. Popplet is a visual way to create a mind map. This is a web-based or ipad based app. I found the features were better on the web-version. The cool part is text, images, and videos can be embedded into your map. Here is my popplet, which features another app called Vibby</div>
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I went to some great training last week and got to participate in an app slam. I have two apps to share with yall. The first app is an iPad or web based app called popplet. It allows you or students to use as a mind map. The web-based version will save the popplet. The best feature is that it allows images and/or videos. I created one to present the app I chose. There were so many apps it was hard to choose. </div>
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Funny part about my app slam is that Friday we received a postcard for my daughter from her teacher to welcome her to first grade. Her teacher had used an app that was presented in our slam. It's called Aurasma and it allows you to make interactive notes/images including 3-D figures. Here's a video </div>
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</object>SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-27433289171504041792015-07-27T19:10:00.004-06:002015-11-25T07:22:28.782-06:00Bulletin Boards....What the heck will I put up this year? (You don't have to brainstorm....Here's a giveaway)I have to say that I have seriously slacked on my blog writing this last year. I was at a new job in a new district and opened a new school. Can you say stress? This summer has been flying by and I am trying to get my mind wrapped around going back to the classroom. Those friends who know me in real life, know that I have been in administration for the last eight years. I am returning to my beloved elementary level this year and will be a Collaborative Learning Leader. I get to interact with students (not about discipline....YES!!!!) and help teachers with their instructional craft. I cannot be more excited. I truly feel that this is where I am supposed to be and utilizing my strengths. With that being said, we are selling our house and moving about an hour south of our current house. I am sad to leave the closeness to my parents but excited for a fresh start and hoping that moving to a small town will benefit my family and bring a slower pace to our lives. So....we are currently selling our house and hoping to move soon, but it looks like it'll be the end of August when moving occurs.....Did I mention that I am a magnet for stress? Gotta laugh about it, or I might cry. <br />
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I will be going to work tomorrow to set up my new room. I always get excited to think about what I will put on my bulletin boards. I know most teachers think of that last, but that's my first thought. I think I try to avoid the rest of the work. ;)<br />
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So....I am going to use my Key Words Math Sort to use as a bulletin board. I later use it for a station activity to review math vocabulary.<br />
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When I decide to change up my bulletin board, I use the words in a station sort activity. I don't use all the words at once since it can be overwhelming with so many. <br />
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I always start with the easier words in the station and work our way to the words that can be used for two operations <br />
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Afterward, I use it as part of my word wall during the year<br />
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There are 58 total cards with two doubles. For example, the key word - Total is double since I really want my kids to realize that total can mean both sum and product. I am always amazed by the complex and deep conversations that this activity creates for the groups of students during stations. Sometimes, I have the groups write their answers on butcher paper and hang them up for a few days. I did include a cut, sort, and glue evaluate piece if you needed that. <br />
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I use math journals in my classroom. My goal for their journal is to be a resource they use throughout the year, and it must have just as much (if not more) of their writing in it as print out/notes I give them. Key words, like context clues, help us to make sense of these tricky word problems. We add these words to our journals and we continue to add words we encounter later in the year as well. <br />
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This is just a starting list. We add to it throughout the year, and I see my students use it often to help when they get stuck. <br />
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My entire store is 20% and be sure to enter the code (CYBER) to get an additional discount (total of 28% off). SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-33250777137573250682013-11-26T16:00:00.002-06:002013-12-10T21:17:00.641-06:00Number Comparison Game & Problem-Solving FREEBIE!!!Sorry folks, I've been gone awhile, but I've been busy with my newest game. A few teachers asked me to come up with a center activity that would be easy for students to do without much help, and yet challenging enough to peak the interest of those GT kids. We all know number sense is the key to success in math, therefore I play games all the time that focus on number sense. Here is the skinny<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: CCBubbleOnGirl; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: CCBubbleOnGirl; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: CCBubbleOnGirl; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Game play is ideal for two
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player representing "less", player sitting on the right represents the "more"
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As you can see the possibilities are endless. Here's a preview. There are over 400 playing cards, the preview has an example of each type of card. Click on the preview picture to get your copy! It will be on Sale on Cyber Monday! Until then, enter to win a copy! <br />
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My teachers have asked me to put our math problem-solving guide on paper. We use it daily, but I needed the break to add some sparkle to the little guy. Worst picture ever :( <strike>no that's not laundry on my floor</strike><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/77330591">http://vimeo.com/77330591</a>SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-14117210643630194422013-10-20T19:33:00.001-06:002013-10-20T19:33:54.542-06:00I Got This! Token Behavior Contract Giveaway!I bought some peppermint mocha creamer and I just couldn't wait till morning, so I am enjoying a cup of decaf with my holiday creamer. I LOVE this time of year! The weather is cooler (sometimes - I'm in Texas so it changes daily). I really need to get my girls to the pumpkin patch. My sister brings her kids too and we do it ever year, but we better get there soon before the time gets away. I have been under the weather recently and had all sorts of tests that my doctor wanted to do since I could not beat my chronic fatigue. I am feeling like a new woman since starting some of things she suggested. For example, I started taking a multivitamin and a B complex. I need to take something for my memory because since I had my girls, I cannot remember anything. Oh...yeah....that reminds me that I need to get back on topic. <br />
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I had a teacher request to make a behavior contract for a preK student in her class who hardly speaks. His parents speak Spanish primarily but mom speaks English, as well. Seeing that my background is intermediate grades, I had to draw on my mom experience. Since my oldest is four, I thought about what would work with my girls. I am also a super organized person <strike>(anxiety will come on like a freight train if it's not organized) </strike>I went to Target and bought a little tub and the lid locks on, it's made be sterlite<br />
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Not sure why the picture is not rotated correctly, it is when I upload it. <br />
I wanted the chart to be a half a page <strike>so I could print two on one page, gotta save paper</strike>. <br />
I brainstormed as many rewards as I could and even asked my daughter what she wanted. The thing with behavior contracts is that you have to find the student's currency, what will they work for? This could change every week or daily, therefore this contract has numerous rewards to work for. <br />
The student first decides what they will be working for <strike>be sure to take out any rewards that you are not willing to give (example: painting or playdough)</strike>. The student attaches their reward onto the reward box<br />
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This example shows the student is working for a reward of taking their shoes off. I chose to use a signal so that I would not have to stop teaching to tell the student they earned their token. I use a thumbs up symbol. When I give the student the signal, they add their token (lego with Velcro attached)<br />
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When they earn five tokens, they get their reward. For some students, they may need to be earning tokens every five minutes, whereas others could earn all five in one day. The key is the reward must be immediate when they earn it and that you never take a token away. If you plan to use it on a student who needs many reminders, every time they earn their reward - they begin again. <br />
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So my goal was to make vocabulary more engaging and to make something I could use throughout the year to spiral back in my stations. I also realized that many vocabulary words are covered repeatedly. I also wanted to incorporate how I utilize my math journal to help with vocabulary. Ok...so here's the skinny</div>
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I created sets of 3 cards, which include the word, definition, and visual example. I color-coded them to help kids narrow down the choices and to help my ELL kids. There are 138 words in the file, which covers vocabulary from 2-5 grade. Included are odd/even, prime/composite, sum/difference/product/quotient, divisor/dividend/quotient/remainder, graphs, geometry, measurement, etc. If there are words you can think of that are not included, let me know and I'll add it to the file, but I think I have thought of almost ever word. Here's an example of a set of three</div>
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This is how I recently utilized them. I print out the cards that currently go with my curriculum. Right now, place value is the big idea. I cut and laminate them. I give every student one card for this set. They then have to find their partners (word, definition, and visual picture)<br />
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Sorry it's so blurry. Then we add these to our math journals. First we fold blank paper into four long strips.<br />
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Then we cut them and fold them in a tri-fold or z.<br />
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We then add the word to the first section<br />
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Then the definition behind the word and example on the facing side to the definition<br />
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Here is what a page in our math journal looks like<br />
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The kids love these. I do have some already printed, which I give to my sped and dyslexic students who have trouble with transfer. <br />
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As the year goes on, I spiral back to the vocabulary. I put the previously learned vocabulary in my stations. First, I do matching the word and definition<br />
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Then to increase their application skills, we match word and visual example<br />
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Off to work on it. Will post pics as I complete it!<br />
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1. We started the week off with decorating our math journals</div>
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I'll get some pics of their journals...some are very adorable. Lots of stickers! <br />
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2. We started our practice with multiplication table patterns<br />
I start the year off with practicing a multiplication table <strike>sounds very boring I know</strike>, but I teach my kids lots of ways to use the chart to help with many skills, finding common multiplies/factors, square numbers, etc. We practice using a blank one and filling it in daily for the first few weeks. I show my students how to do it in a pattern so that it's not overwhelming to them. Many of them don't realize they don't have to memorize all of them. Here's the pattern.<br />
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So...I use my specific table because I highlight the square numbers to start. I do take the yellow away after some time, but it helps my kids learn the pattern.<br />
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Once we learn about prime and composite, we color our prime numbers (pink). The color key is at the top. </div>
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3. We started our Factor Ts for our journal <strike>but we haven't finished yet. </strike><br />
We use these throughout the year. I teach prime/composite, divisibility rules, odd/even, factors, multiples, GCF, square numbers, reducing fractions, and so much more. It's really important that the kids have the correct answers because we use them all the time. It follows the same idea of factoring that most people call the rainbow method, which drove me insane since being a tad OCD, I never put enough space for numbers with many multiples (like 24) and put way too much space for those pesky prime number that were large (like 61). I allow the students to pick one partner. Yes, I allow them to pick a friend if they choose, but after this time, they usually pick someone other than their friend. There's something about learning for yourself that your best friend is not always the best partner during academic assignments. lol <br />
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1. Partner up<br />
2. Calculator - I allow them since the focus of this is not to see if they can multiply but to determine all the factors. <br />
3. Assign them a set of 10 numbers (we do 1-100)<br />
4. Give them some time (about 30 minutes) to come up with their factors. During this time, many of them will begin to use strategies like skip counting. I usually circulate the room and discuss divisibility rules.<br />
5. Depending on time <strike>it's usually the next day for me</strike>, we (the students) list their factor Ts on the board. This is the important part of the lesson because we want all the kids to have the correct factor Ts since we use them all year. They will often correct themselves and discuss their strategies (like skip counting) Ps...sometimes I give them extra credit if they copy a given number's factor T on their homework. I am sure to mention this when we are going over them on the board - just to be sure EVERYONE is paying attention.<br />
6. Afterward, we discuss divisibility rules again and show lots of examples. We color code our prime numbers and square numbers. These factor Ts are a great way for students to get a visual of prime numbers and square numbers. <br />
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Hard to see but I started them on the left in pencil. When we do the first few together, we discuss even numbers will always have two. We discuss that we should know we are done when we do a U-turn (by this I mean - example number 6 - 1, 6, 2, 3 - the U-turn is from 2 to 3) You need to see it on the paper to really understand. <br />
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pencil is not looking good...I thought I'd never say it but pen in math on these (Don't let the kids do them in pen, they will have mistakes before you go over them together)<br />
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This is the process many use while skip counting (on twos now)<br />
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Below - you'll see color-coding the prime and square numbers - this will open up the conversation of the number 1. Kids will question why it's not prime. Read the definition to them and have them point to the factors - it will help them understand why it's not prime or composite. BTW....49 always throws them - they will forget 7x7 - be ready</div>
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4. We discussed levels of Self-Help. Some folks do...Ask three before me. I put my system on a poster and hang it to remind my students that they are responsible for their learning.<br />
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5. Last but not least....we did our key word sort to put in our math journal to help with pesky word problems throughout the year.<br />
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Rather than just have my kids list out the key words, I have them do a sorting activity call Who Knows Key Words?<br />
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There are 58 total cards with a two doubles. For example, the key word - Total is double since I really want my kids to realize that total can mean both sum and product. I am always amazed by the complex and deep conversations that this activity creates for the groups of students. Sometimes I have the groups write their answers on butcher paper and hang them up for a few days. I did include a cut, sort, and glue evaluate piece if you needed that. Next we put these words in our math journals,<br />
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This is just a starting list. We add to it throughout the year, and I see my students use it often to help when they get stuck. <br />
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Hope everyone had a great first week back! Enjoy labor day by doing absolutely nothing. SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-29352208852440741102013-08-25T18:59:00.001-06:002015-11-25T07:21:53.131-06:00Math Journaling and Key WordsWell....I feel very out of sorts. I'm not sure about the rest of y'all but my summer went by WAY too fast. I had appointments almost weekly between both my daughters for their ears/tubes. Our kids come back on Tuesday, so at least I have tomorrow to tidy up a bit and prepare. We are doing a huge breakfast for our staff tomorrow so this may be a short post. <br />
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Math Journaling....<br />
After the first few items in their math journal (multiplication chart, and factor Ts), we start discussing those pesky word problems and how we tackle them. I mentioned before that my goal of their math journal is to be a resource they use throughout the year, and it must have just as much (if not more) of their writing in it as print out/notes I give them. Key words, like context clues, help us to make sense of these tricky word problems. Rather than just have my kids list out the key words, I have them do a sorting activity call Who Knows Key Words?<br />
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There are 58 total cards with a two doubles. For example, the key word - Total is double since I really want my kids to realize that total can mean both sum and product. I am always amazed by the complex and deep conversations that this activity creates for the groups of students. Sometimes I have the groups write their answers on butcher paper and hang them up for a few days. I did include a cut, sort, and glue evaluate piece if you needed that. Next we put these words in our math journals,<br />
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This is just a starting list. We add to it throughout the year, and I see my students use it often to help when they get stuck. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Your job will be to try and match each blogger with their childhood photo!!! With over 60 childhood photos and bloggers to match up, this might get tricky!! As I mentioned above, each blogger has generously donated one awesome prize from their TpT store. Successfully match a blogger and childhood photo, and you win the prize offered from that blogger!!! The more you matches you make, the more prizes you win!!! </span><br />
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My friend over @<a href="http://www.secondgrademathmaniac.com/2013/08/1000-follower-giveaway-day-5-3-5.html" target="_blank"> Second Grade Math Maniac</a> is having a 1000 Follower Giveaway! She's got some great prizes and this is the best time to win some fresh ideas to start the year off right. I donated to her giveaway, one of my most popular items - My Math Wizards - Puzzling Math Riddles. Go check out the giveaway</div>
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I am jumping on board with a Back To School Sale this weekend (Aug 18-19) of 20% off all of my products. Be sure to use the TpT code (BTS13) to get an extra 8%. Not sure what to buy....here are some of my top sellers. <br />
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<u>First</u> <u>Up</u><br />
I will be using my <strong>Rev Up Your Grey Matter Interactive Notebook</strong> as my warm up activity. It is 81 pages jam packed with numerous concepts. It can be easily modified for many grade levels (2 - 5) and even individualize for students. This will be great for all the RTI data. <br />
If you want to see a photo dump on this one, look <a href="http://ifmycalculationsarecorrect.blogspot.com/2013/07/rev-up-your-grey-matter-pages-first-day.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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Need some riddles to get the kids engaged and really thinking? My <strong>Math Wizards - Puzzling Math Riddles</strong> will help you out. This includes 52 cards that will make students apply their math vocabulary. We are very fortunate to have ipods in our classes, so the answers are provided using QR codes. Take a look. <br />
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I hate that time of day when the kids are starting to pack up and we have five minutes left. I can not waste one moment I have with my students. I started this 10 years ago and did it in my mind. As the students were waiting, packed up - I would rattle off different questions that each had to answer to leave the room. It started with - give me a prime number. Composite number? Factor of 12? each student had a different question and if I used the same question, they had to have a different answer. A fellow teacher asked me to write the questions down so he could use them. I made him a set (he teaches fourth grade), and recently a teacher asked me to make a primary one that was a little less challenging for her second graders. Here's a picture of what they look like<br />
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SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-65529747158817433602013-08-11T20:33:00.000-06:002015-11-25T07:23:19.712-06:00Math JournalingThe next installment of Math Journaling. <br />
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During the first week of school, after we've decorated our math journals, we practice our multiplication table. We usually do our multiplication table during the first few minutes of class after our <a href="http://ifmycalculationsarecorrect.blogspot.com/2013/07/rev-up-your-grey-matter-pages-first-day.html" target="_blank">math warm up</a>. Then we begin our Factor Ts. We use these throughout the year. I teach prime/composite, divisibility rules, odd/even, factors, multiples, GCF, square numbers, reducing fractions, and so much more. It's really important that the kids have the correct answers because we use them all the time. It follows the same idea of factoring that most people call the rainbow method, which drove me insane since being a tad OCD, I never put enough space for numbers with many multiples (like 24) and put way too much space for those pesky prime number that were large (like 61). Usually the second day of class, I allow the students to pick one partner. Yes, I allow them to pick a friend if they choose, but after this time, they usually pick someone other than their friend. There's something about learning for yourself that your best friend is not always the best partner during academic assignments. lol <br />
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2. Calculator - I allow them since the focus of this is not to see if they can multiply but to determine all the factors. <br />
3. Assign them a set of 10 numbers (we do 1-100)<br />
4. Give them some time (about 30 minutes) to come up with their factors. During this time, many of them will begin to use strategies like skip counting. I usually circulate the room and discuss divisibility rules.<br />
5. Depending on time <strike>it's usually the next day for me</strike>, we (the students) list their factor Ts on the board. This is the important part of the lesson because we want all the kids to have the correct factor Ts since we use them all year. They will often correct themselves and discuss their strategies (like skip counting) Ps...sometimes I give them extra credit if they copy a given number's factor T on their homework. I am sure to mention this when we are going over them on the board - just to be sure EVERYONE is paying attention.<br />
6. Afterward, we discuss divisibility rules again and show lots of examples. We color code our prime numbers and square numbers. These factor Ts are a great way for students to get a visual of prime numbers and square numbers. <br />
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Hard to see but I started them on the left in pencil. When we do the first few together, we discuss even numbers will always have two. We discuss that we should know we are done when we do a U-turn (by this I mean - example number 6 - 1, 6, 2, 3 - the U-turn is from 2 to 3) You need to see it on the paper to really understand. <br />
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pencil is not looking good...I thought I'd never say it but pen in math on these (Don't let the kids do them in pen, they will have mistakes before you go over them together)<br />
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This is the process many use while skip counting (on twos now)<br />
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Below - you'll see color-coding the prime and square numbers - this will open up the conversation of the number 1. Kids will question why it's not prime. Read the definition to them and have them point to the factors - it will help them understand why it's not prime or composite. BTW....49 always throws them - they will forget 7x7 - be ready</div>
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You get the idea. I usually run these on colored paper so that they are easy to find in the journal. They are the second thing I do, so at the beginning. I ran out of space on those pesky numbers with lots of factors, so I will make them a little larger. <br />
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If you want a copy of the Factor Ts, leave me your email address in a comment and I'll send it. Or you can click on the last picture, and it'll take you to TpT to download it for free. <br />
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<br />SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-36796549381026537022013-08-04T19:16:00.000-06:002013-08-04T19:16:16.019-06:00Math Journaling and another Fun Game Freebie!Ok...so back to work tomorrow. <strike>sniffles</strike> I plan to go and deliver textbooks <strike>don't be jealous, you know that is the best part of my job</strike> hahaha.<br />
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I finished staff development and for those following me on my analysis of the toilet paper data collection. I told you I was gonna take a pic so you can see what I'm talking about. <br />
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So everytime I went in the restroom, I was curious about why each one was so different, because I "think" most folks are pretty consistent and predictable. But the more I thought about it, the more questions plagued my brain. Does it have to do with what roll is already started? because starting a new roll can be a pain. Or do the employees replace on the right side and that makes it use all the rolls equally? See...in this picture - why would the 1st one be most used, it's the farthest away. Ok...I will stop sharing my oddness. <br />
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So we decorated our math journals! I wanted to show some interesting designs the kids come up with, but every year all the kids take them so I have none...just my example. I like for my students to put an envelop on the front inside cover to keep foldables and other essentials we do. <br />
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I start the year off with practicing a multiplication table <strike>sounds very boring I know</strike>, but I teach my kids lots of ways to use the chart to help with many skills, finding common multiplies/factors, square numbers, etc. We practice using a blank one and filling it in daily for the first few weeks. I show my students how to do it in a pattern so that it's not overwhelming to them. Many of them don't realize they don't have to memorize all of them. Here's the pattern.<br />
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So...I use my specific table because I highlight the square numbers to start. I do take the yellow away after some time, but it helps my kids learn the pattern.<br />
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If you want a copy of my multiplication table, I'll be glad to email it to you. It does have the square numbers highlighted. Just leave a comment and I'll send it your way. <br />
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This game focuses on building number sense. There are two game boards included, primary and intermediate (upper grades). The students roll di/dice and attempt to make any of the four numbers using any operation (lower grades use addition). If they cannot make any number, they skip that turn. The winner is the student who reaches the star first. <br />
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ShannonSPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-74406457038223794442013-07-30T19:53:00.001-06:002013-07-30T19:53:25.424-06:00Improper FractionsI am officially back to work. I've been in professional development since yesterday. I think I may be a little strange. Ok...let me frame this for you. We are in the Langford training, which focuses on changing the way we teach. We have been discussing peeking students' curiosity. I thought since this was the topic, that I would share at my table what my current thoughts while at the training. The conversations went like this.....<br />
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Me: Do y'all ever wonder which toilet paper roll will empty first? I mean does it make you curious to know which roll more people use (the place has four rolls on a stick, like a paper towel dispenser - so you could use any of the four). <br />
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Everyone at my table <strike>thank god these folks know and love me in my awkward way</strike>: Blank stares and then a unanimous NO<br />
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Me: Really? Do you think the texture of the various rolls makes a difference? Did you notice there are two different patterns/textures?<br />
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Everyone: NO<br />
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So now I'm thinking....Shannon - there are things that maybe you should keep in your head. However, everyone at my table would tell me upon their return from the ladies room, which roll was lowest. I am getting some data. On the way home, I was thinking that I wonder the statistics of which stahl is used most often. Advertising companies should want to know that. Ok....enough of my weirdness.<br />
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I had a few folks ask me to add another concept to my Rev Up Notebook. I added mixed numbers and improper fractions. I added an additional 5 pages to the file. Here's a pic of one way to set up these cards. <br />
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Again, all the activities can be adjusted to suit your grade level or student needs. If you already have purchased the file, download it again to get the updated pages. <br />
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Next time, Math Journaling...yes!!!!<br />
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BTW...I'll take a picture of the rolls, and you can tell me your guess. <br />
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SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-19138186083646944892013-07-25T05:12:00.001-06:002013-07-25T05:12:05.753-06:00Rev Up Your Grey Matter Interactive Math Notebook GiveawayThought it would be fun to do a giveaway over the weekend since I return to work on Monday <strike>this may pump me up</strike>. This giveaway is for my new Rev Up Your Grey Matter Notebook. If you have already purchased it, you can still enter and if you win, you can choose anything from my store. <br />
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I'm sure it's hard to see, but I included cards to ask how many sides? angles? acute/obtuse/right angles? Name the polygon. Lines of symmetry, perimeter, area <br />
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Off to enjoy my last few days off. <br />
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SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-52883501725390574722013-07-22T20:51:00.001-06:002013-07-24T14:07:43.689-06:00Rev Up Your Grey Matter Pages & A First Day Place Value Freebie!I had a few folks request some more pictures of how I set up my Rev Up notebook. There are numerous ways to set it up but here's how I did it. <br />
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Monday - I plan to put a few different manipulatives in their pocket throughout the year. I put buttons in today just to change up the pictures for patterning to show another way to utilize the page.<br />
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This page (left) is hard to see, the glare is bad (Sorry). This page focuses on place value of specific digit, estimating sum/difference, and rounding. The page on the right is completing a number line with the given number in two different spaces. I use the number line to teach numerous skills (rounding, adding, subtracting, etc) and feel it's essential. I included the pattern of multiplying by 10 and 100 because I want my students to learn the pattern. </div>
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The final page for Monday is ordering given numbers least to greatest and greatest to least. They are two different sets of numbers, therefore they can't just write it the opposite way the second time....muhahaha</div>
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Tuesday's activities focus on patterns, rules, and operations. You can use numbers and/or shapes/colors depending on your level of students. I used buttons today just to show how you can change it up.</div>
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The back of the patterning page, I put a work space page to help with their operations practice. I have included numerous given problems, but also blank cards in case you want to write your own - depending on your level or specific student need. Glare is bad again (sorry) We use Singapore math strategies, which focuses on the value of the tens and ones - in case you are wondering...what the heck is that work.<br />
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Like I said, your students may not be ready for division right away but you can make your own problems on the blank cards if needed. The robots are my and the kids favorite activity - it focuses on understanding place value. The students manipulate the cards to form the largest possible number, next largest, and then smallest. That next largest always tries to trick them. I also do this with paper plates and four digit numbers. <br />
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Wednesdays - is a mix of skills. I chose comparing number sentences, pictorial representations (dominos), and coins. I included same coin cards and mixed coin cards. <br />
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The following page is comparing fractions, which can be adding fractional parts with like denominators and unlike, or ordering fractional parts. The possibilities are endless. I started with what is the fraction eaten? fraction left?<br />
Comparing two like fractions<br />
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On the right, I have a venn diagram that I use for various tasks...this picture shows the multiples/skip counting of 2s and 3s.<br />
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The last page on my orange day is comparing three fractions by converting them to have like denominators. You can adjust this to suit your needs. If you don't need this page, replace it with another activity or leave it out completely. </div>
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Green Day - <strike>my favorite </strike>This page focuses on input/output tables - the rule and missing value. I made the input/output tables where the students really had to understand the rule and not just see a pattern vertically. They will have to calculate the actual output. I included some blank ones as well so that you can make your own if needed. Elapsed time is included (here it is currently a fourth grade skill, but it previously was a third grade skill and it will likely be back to third when the TEKS change again) I also gave mine a given time and I ask if it's before, during, or after the elapsed time. Just trying to get their grey matter thinking.<br />
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On the back, I have finding the sum of given times and comparing them. Time on a digital clock, which should be an easy skill but still need the practice. Temperature change over time is the last skill. I included blank thermometers so that the teacher or students can fill in the intervals and the temp. glare is really bad (again...I'm sorry)<br />
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The next two are just quick check for understanding. First, I will give a time on the board and they will put it on their clock. We need lots of practice since students struggle with that hour hand moving. You know what I'm talking about.<br />
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Input/output table - I get my students to make up their own input/output tables and trade with a tablemate and the partner has to write the rule at the bottom. <br />
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Friday - is my quick activities since it's mainly assessment day. Here's my pages, but again you can mix and match whatever pages work best for you. I did include a quadrant with all four areas. <br />
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I'm sure you're wondering about my little graphic down here. I use it to teach multi-step conversions. <br />
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I hope this helped. I need to see it to understand. <strike>I think I printed about 30 extra pages before I finally decided what to put in. Don't tell my hubby, we need ink!</strike><br />
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I play this game daily as a wrap up. The students beg to play and this can be used in any grade level. My middle school kids LOVED it too. <br />
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You will need one ten-sided die. Looks like this and you can click on the picture if you need to order some. I grabbed mine from my local comic book store.<br />
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I also have a game board without the place value if your students don't need the labels. Here's the directions. Click on the directions to go get your copy for FREE! You won't be disappointed. <br />
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SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-65244779562623518882013-07-17T22:05:00.005-06:002013-07-17T22:05:56.704-06:00Rev Up Your Grey Matter! I am getting sad at the reality that my summer only has one more week. Yes, it's true - I go back to work on July 29th. <strike>Not to mention I have to go in for two days this week for data training and interviews</strike> But hey...they count toward the week off at Thanksgiving....I will take it, thank you very much. <br />
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So...before our <a href="http://ifmycalculationsarecorrect.blogspot.com/2013/07/camt.html" target="_blank">CAMT</a> presentation, Reagan (@ <a href="http://tunstalltimes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits</a>) and I met at Starbucks to plan out what we were going to say, we were both nervous. Like most times teachers get together, we talked more about our plans for the upcoming year than our presentation. Reagan mentioned that she had created an interactive notebook to use as her kids arrived in the morning. You know...that time when kids are slowly trickling in and you can't really teach anything because you have a million things to do...attendance, lunch count, announcements, checking take-home folders, and breakfast<strike> (We do breakfast in the classroom</strike>) I had seen this notebook on her blog and thought it was brilliant and the kids would love it. The best part was it was self-paced so kids could be working while the teacher is finishing up all those morning duties <strike>maybe even get a sip of coffee</strike> (kidding). During our conversation, Reagan mentioned that some friends were asking her if she could modify this interactive notebook for the upper grades <strike>we call them upper classmen</strike>. I told her that it was a great idea! The upper grades need to be engaged in hands-on activities as much as the primary grades. Reagan is aware that my background was in math grades 3-8 (I was the district math specialist when we met a few years ago). I taught fifth and six grade for six years prior to becoming the specialist. While teaching upper-classmen (as we call them), I realized many of my students had yet to master some basic math skills that are taught in the intermediate grades. Thus began Reagan and my venture to bring her <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rise-and-Shine-Binder-762792" target="_blank">Rise And Shine Interactive Notebook</a> to the upper-classmen. We spent a few days and evenings texting and sending pictures to be sure we were on the same page about both notebooks. Without further delay....<br />
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When I began creating our notebook, I thought about how I would implement it. I am pretty organized <strike>some call it anal</strike>. I organized mine by color-coding the days <strike>don't laugh now</strike> </div>
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There are numerous cards included, which makes tailoring the binder to fit student needs is a cinch. <br />
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Since we team in the upper grades, this would be my daily warm up for the first 15 minutes of each math class. Students will come in and grab a binder, take their seat, and begin their activities. We would go over that day's activities after the fifteen are up. <br />
The best part is that I don't have to run off weekly copies. Once the binders are made, students use expo markers and we can use them all year. I can change out any skills that my kids have mastered and continue to review those tricky ones. <br />
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SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-17483272319046770412013-07-11T10:01:00.000-06:002013-07-11T10:08:06.934-06:00CAMTYesterday was an exciting adventure presenting with my team at CAMT. We met so many interesting teachers, I hope all the teachers got something from our presentation. Pictures are better than me blabbing on and on. <br />
Here's my team - we presented at the Math-A-Rama session. This session is geared toward elementary math teachers. <br />
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Left to Right (me, Melinda Shinn (Math Intervention Teacher), and Reagan from <a href="http://tunstalltimes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits)</a><br />
This is my second opportunity to present at CAMT, but previously our names never appeared in the program. So I was excited to see my name in print!<br />
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The focus of all the Math-A-Rama sessions is to provide hands-on activities focused on Numbers, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning (each year the objective rotates - that was this years) for elementary teachers. Our activity was called Place Value Is A Picnic. Our engage activity was to have two volunteers grab a handful of insects and come to the front. Without speaking or counting, the volunteers determine who has more. Then we asked for two more volunteers and we ordered the four amounts. This is an exercise in subitizing. Many teachers haven't heard of this new buzz word <strike>I only heard it last semester but now I feel super smart</strike> To subitize is the latest buzz word that refers to a person's quickness in looking at a group of objects and knowing (without counting) the amount of items that is there. We had our volunteers, one at a time, place their pile of insects under the document camera. Our class would estimate by looking, then we ask the class how to organize the insects in such a way that they could easily see how many without counting. We arranged them in a ten-frame. We discussed the importance of subitizing and how that helps our students build number sense. There is an ipad app that the kids love to play and it has three levels and various objects to work on this skill. </div>
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Here's some pics of the game play<br />
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Then the door opens for a brief time...no counting<br />
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The door shuts quickly and the student has to select the correct answer in the lanterns<br />
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It's a great app ($0.99) and would be great in a center. <br />
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This activity leads into our place value activity. Next our teachers/students will have a stack of hotdogs with two numbers (we used 0-100) since Reagan created this for her class (1st grade). Students will draw a hotdog from the stack. They must build both numbers with base-ten blocks to prove their answers. Then write with an expo marker the symbol (<, >, or =) and put them under the corresponding bottle (Katsup, Mustard, and Relish) <strike>I never know if it's Katsup or Catsup</strike> Here's some pics from the sessions<br />
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These were the big hit. Folks loved that the kids can lock them together to make the regrouping unit. We didn't do any regrouping but they loved them anyway.</div>
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Then putting the hotdogs under the corresponding bottle<br />
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I didn't get a picture, but you can see the evaluate piece in the far right part of the above picture. It is a sort and glue activity. Like I said, this activity was created by Reagan, and can be found <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picnic-Pals-16-Common-Core-Literacy-and-Math-Centers-647593" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We had a great time and met some friendly math teachers, I enjoy visiting with my fellow math nerds. I enjoyed talking to few folks from far away spots in Texas, like my friends near Louisiana. We gave away some prizes and had lots of fun. <br />
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All this math has got me inspired to work on a class starter activity. I'm going to attempt to work on my class starter and math journaling. <strike>Hope this ADD won't get the best of me.</strike>!<br />
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Shannon<br />
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<br />SPileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17811852552015900134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119162743674355433.post-85948129998802614662013-07-09T10:21:00.000-06:002013-07-09T10:22:35.958-06:00Prep for CAMT! Funny and true story! My co-presenters for CAMT started texting me this weekend about getting everything laminated and prepped. I thought...gosh these two ladies are eager, aren't they? <strike>as I sit enjoying my wine and doing absolutely nothing</strike>. Yesterday, I had to go to work to help with interviews and one of my co-presenters (Shinny) comes in looking for our laminating key <strike>it's in a top secret hiding place during the summer</strike> She proceeds to tell me that she will see me Wednesday morning and she'll take a carmel machiatto from Starbucks. I say, "You mean next Wednesday, right?" She says, "No...it's this week." So me <strike>(being all-knowing)</strike>, proceeds to show her on my calendar on my phone that I have it marked for next Wednesday. She persists that it's this Wednesday. Again me <strike>(being so smart), </strike>"I'll look online". <strike>Insert slap on the forehead and duh expression</strike>. She was right. Boy....I'm glad I didn't schedule any appts for this Wednesday. Needless to say, I've been running around buying relish and cutting laminated hot dogs all day.<br />
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I do have to say, my team is awesome! I think I am pumped to do this now <strike>after the initial shock.</strike> Shinny also told me that my team plans on me doing all the talking, I'm not prepared for that though. I've presented at CAMT before, I can do this! I'll take some pics of our activity and maybe some bloggy friends who we meet up with!</div>
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