Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll understand. -Old chinese proverb
Math
Each day we devote a block of time for our math stations. Math work stations are areas in the classroom where students work with a partner and use instructional materials to explore and expand their mathematical thinking. It is a time for students to practise problem solving while reasoning, representing, communicating, and making connections among mathematical topics as the teacher observes and interacts with the students or meets with a small group for a differentiated math instruction. Each station has an I Can card.... that we create together to help them remember what they are expected to do at that station, some math vocabulary to help them, and how to organize the materials. It is great to see them referring to these cards as they become more and more independent each day. As students master stations, or get bored with them, we will add new ones to compliment our current unit of study. We spend a few minutes after this block of time to discuss what we learned at our stations that day, any problems we had, anything we would like to change, and if we would like to add anything new. It is important for students to discuss their mathematical thinking to help them understand new concepts introduced in class.
Each day we devote a block of time for our math stations. Math work stations are areas in the classroom where students work with a partner and use instructional materials to explore and expand their mathematical thinking. It is a time for students to practise problem solving while reasoning, representing, communicating, and making connections among mathematical topics as the teacher observes and interacts with the students or meets with a small group for a differentiated math instruction. Each station has an I Can card.... that we create together to help them remember what they are expected to do at that station, some math vocabulary to help them, and how to organize the materials. It is great to see them referring to these cards as they become more and more independent each day. As students master stations, or get bored with them, we will add new ones to compliment our current unit of study. We spend a few minutes after this block of time to discuss what we learned at our stations that day, any problems we had, anything we would like to change, and if we would like to add anything new. It is important for students to discuss their mathematical thinking to help them understand new concepts introduced in class.