Here is a video I created to show how I use Math Reflection Fans and DynaMath in my 5th grade math journals. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Want to make your own Show What You Know poster? Check out the link here!
Showing posts with label Close Reading in Math. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Close Reading in Math. Show all posts
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Week 10- Math Journals- Keep Calm and Show Your Work!
Check out my new math t-shirt! I ordered it from TeacherShirts.com
I thought I'd also show you a few examples of the Close Reading we have been doing in math. This year we have been getting Dynamath from Scholastic. So I decided to cut them apart and use them in the math journals. So we glue the passage on the top half of the page. Then at the bottom we draw the 4 boxes for the Close method we have been learning. Here is what we write in each box:
1. Numbers
2. Question
3. Key words
4. Solve and write a complete sentence to answer the question in box 2.
Then on the opposite page I pose a question from the math fans I have. (see below)
Here are the math reflection fans I purchased on TpT.
I didn't want to print them in color so I just printed each category on different colored card stock. Then I put each color on a different ring and put them all together on a large ring. I choose a question and have my students write it in their math journal and respond. Then I choose select students to share and "tweet" about it on our Twitter door.
Want to see the boxes I use for my students to create the 4 boxes on their paper in the math journal? Check out this post.
This week in science we have been learning about the layers of the atmosphere and earth. Look at our flip books!
Layers of the Earth
Finally, I wanted to share the TWIRL posters I made. Our instructional coach shared this with us so of course I made some posters. :) If you want, feel free to use them too.
Students: Do you think the close read strategy and questions help you solve word problems easier? Why or why not? Why is it important to write complete sentences in math?
I thought I'd also show you a few examples of the Close Reading we have been doing in math. This year we have been getting Dynamath from Scholastic. So I decided to cut them apart and use them in the math journals. So we glue the passage on the top half of the page. Then at the bottom we draw the 4 boxes for the Close method we have been learning. Here is what we write in each box:
1. Numbers
2. Question
3. Key words
4. Solve and write a complete sentence to answer the question in box 2.
Then on the opposite page I pose a question from the math fans I have. (see below)
Here are the math reflection fans I purchased on TpT.
I didn't want to print them in color so I just printed each category on different colored card stock. Then I put each color on a different ring and put them all together on a large ring. I choose a question and have my students write it in their math journal and respond. Then I choose select students to share and "tweet" about it on our Twitter door.
Want to see the boxes I use for my students to create the 4 boxes on their paper in the math journal? Check out this post.
This week in science we have been learning about the layers of the atmosphere and earth. Look at our flip books!
Layers of the Earth
Finally, I wanted to share the TWIRL posters I made. Our instructional coach shared this with us so of course I made some posters. :) If you want, feel free to use them too.
Students: Do you think the close read strategy and questions help you solve word problems easier? Why or why not? Why is it important to write complete sentences in math?
Friday, October 11, 2013
Week 8- Close Reading in Math, Number Crunchers, and Newton's Laws
This week was full of lots of new things in our classroom. We started with Close Reading. Our instructional coach said she wanted us to do a close reading with our students before our next meeting and have something to bring back to share. Since I teach math and science I decided to adapt the close reading to word problems. I set up this chart so my students could use it to record the information in their math journal. This is just like our CUBE strategy for problem solving so it was easy for them to collect the information from the word problems and add it to their journals.
The 4th box must contain the work that show the answer to the problem and a complete sentence that answers the question in box 2.
I think has really helped my students with word problems. Some of them see a bunch of words and decide they can't do it. But this has allowed them to persevere and find the answer! Want to hear one of my students explain it in her own words? Listen to Gianna's showme below.
We also spent some time talking about the types of mistakes we make when doing math.
By the end of the week my students were able to identify the types of mistakes they were making and correct them.
(See previous post for the posters- free)
We also played Number Crunchers. (Free posters from the previous post)
Instead of working with a partner we worked in small groups. Each student had their own set of Versatiles and a Smartpal with the problems inside. They followed the Number Crunchers rules to solve the problems. It was great listening in to groups and hearing them share and talk about the types of mistakes that were made.
We have been studying Newton's Laws this week in science. If you study this you MUST check out these activities! My students loved them!
Newton's Laws of Motion Stations
This one had to be my favorite. Parents sent in raw and boiled eggs. I put a ? on one and an ! on the other. The students then had to spin the egg and use Newton's 1st law of motion to figure out which one was boiled and which was raw. I loved hearing their thoughts in this station.
STUDENTS: Which was your favorite Newton's Law Station? Why did you like it the best? What did you do in that station?
The 4th box must contain the work that show the answer to the problem and a complete sentence that answers the question in box 2.
I think has really helped my students with word problems. Some of them see a bunch of words and decide they can't do it. But this has allowed them to persevere and find the answer! Want to hear one of my students explain it in her own words? Listen to Gianna's showme below.
We also spent some time talking about the types of mistakes we make when doing math.
By the end of the week my students were able to identify the types of mistakes they were making and correct them.
(See previous post for the posters- free)
We also played Number Crunchers. (Free posters from the previous post)
Instead of working with a partner we worked in small groups. Each student had their own set of Versatiles and a Smartpal with the problems inside. They followed the Number Crunchers rules to solve the problems. It was great listening in to groups and hearing them share and talk about the types of mistakes that were made.
We have been studying Newton's Laws this week in science. If you study this you MUST check out these activities! My students loved them!
Newton's Laws of Motion Stations
This one had to be my favorite. Parents sent in raw and boiled eggs. I put a ? on one and an ! on the other. The students then had to spin the egg and use Newton's 1st law of motion to figure out which one was boiled and which was raw. I loved hearing their thoughts in this station.
STUDENTS: Which was your favorite Newton's Law Station? Why did you like it the best? What did you do in that station?
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