Step-by-step directions and fun game boards to reproduce or laminate. 38 games reinforce math skills from computation to strategy and logic. 104 pages.
This book contains 18 reproducible Math Storymats, each one a refreshing addition to your early elementary math program. Each storymat is accompanied by two separate read-aloud story selections for you to present to your students. These stories guide children in using plastic disk-shaped markers to interact with mats in specific and open-ended ways. Together, the mats and the manipulative help children explore and practice math skills and concepts. As you observe your children manipulating markers on the mat, you gain insight into their ability to employ math strategies in performing activities or solving problems. Because the mats are versatile enough to use in an individual, small, or large group setting, there are lots of opportunities for you to engage in 'math talk' with your students.
Setting up math learning centers is a snap! Just photocopy the ready-to-go patterns and easy-to-read step-by-step directions for each center and file them in a folder or envelope. Kids make number-shaped cookies, create funny-looking creatures using basic shapes for body parts, measure animal pictures using crayons, sort colorful bugs according to various attributes, and much more. Other essential math concepts include graphing, addition, subtraction, money, time, and more.
In an engaging and readable tone, Farber explores key research about games and SEL. Teachers, game designers, and experts from CASEL, the Fred Rogers Center, Greater Good in Education, iThrive Games, Minecraft Education, UNESCO MGIEP, Harvard's EASEL Lab, and more share advice.
Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection of graphic-led lessons makes mathematics interesting and accessible. Everything you need to know - and more - is here.
If you' ve ever questioned how to make math stations work, you' ll find this photo-filled, idea-packed resource invaluable. This book extends Debbie Diller' s best-selling work on literacy work stations and classroom design to the field of mathematics. In Math Work Stations you' ll find ideas to help children develop conceptual understanding and skills, use math vocabulary as they talk about their mathematical thinking, and connect big ideas to meaningful independent exploration and practice. This book details how to set up, manage, and keep math stations going throughout the year. There' s even a chapter devoted solely to organizing and using math manipulatives. Each chapter includes: key concepts based on NCTM and state math standards; math vocabulary resources and literature links; suggested materials to include at each station for the corresponding math content strand; ideas for modeling, troubleshooting, differentiating, and assessment; and reflection questions for professional development.Throughout the book, Debbie has included hundreds of color photos showing math work stations in action from a variety of classrooms in which she has worked. Charts, reproducible forms, and math work stations icons are included to provide everything you' ll need to get started with stations in your classroom right away.
This book is packed with motivating, multi-step real-life problems that will get students thinking flexibly, creatively, and analytically. Understanding how math is used in the real world will boost students' interest in math and increase their confidence. Includes ideas for setting up a problem-solving classroom and assessment strategies. Content meets the NCTM Standards.