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Using Guided Math with the Whole Class.
- KWL charts
- Anticipation guides – this one is new to me, so I’m taking Sammons’ direction on creating anticipation guides: choose the most important concepts from the unit & create T/F statements. Make some of the statements contrary to what students might believe. As your students complete the survey, either in small groups, or independently, they’ll become aware of gaps & uncertainties. I created a freebie for you! Just click on the image of the anticipation guide and you can download from my TpT store. It's in Word, and completely customizable for you! I’m thinking these would make great additions to math journals. At the end of the unit, students flip back to the anticipation guide. & complete the after section. At this point, you can see who still has some misconceptions & address them with those kiddos.
- Word Splash—This sounds like a fun way to introduce vocabulary. Take a look at the standards you’re covering, & choose relevant and “catchy” vocabulary, & write the words on a chart or doc to display in a “splash” – all at once. The class then brainstorms together to figure out how the words are related. Sammons also suggests students create word splashes at the end of a unit as a way of summarizing.
I feel like this post should have been titled ”Things I want
to add to my math block this year”. In addition to using activating activities, I also want to:
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Incorporate math-related literature. I actually
have quite a few titles I could be using more frequently. My district uses Everyday
Math, which lists related literature at the beginning of each unit. I’m hoping
to go through my teacher manuals this summer & start compiling a list &
getting the books in order. Another addition on my ever-growing to-do list!


Thank you for the freebie anticipation guide. I cannot wait to use it!
ReplyDeleteAlyce
Mrs. Bartel’s School Family
You're welcome! Glad you like it!
DeleteThank you so much for the guided math information. This is something I am working on for my classroom this summer too.
DeleteThanks for linking up. I love using anticipation guides in science but I have never used one in math. It seems so silly to me. We encourage our kids to make connections between subjects but here I am struggling to use the same format and tools for all subjects!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Katie! I've not thought of using them for math before either. After reading it in the book...I'm thinking, "duh!"
DeleteThanks so much for the anticipation guide. I've used them in reading, but never math (duh!). I'm looking forward to creating some for back to school.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Math is Elementary
You're welcome! Hope it works well in your classroom!
DeleteI can't wait for my book to arrive so I can get caught up. I was not sure it was appropriate for 5th grade, but then I read a blog from a middle school teacher who uses it. Hooray! I am ready to amp up my math teaching for next year!
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad you're joining us, Maureen! I think you will love it! Check out our Guided Math page (the button is on the upper right)...a couple of our chapter hostesses are middle school. You'll want to check them out!
DeleteThank you again for sharing your work! You are an inspiration to me!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet, Annette! Glad you can use it, & thank you!
DeleteBrenda,
ReplyDeleteI think this is terrific! Thank you for sharing this at TBA and linking up!
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