Math 1-7
Math 1-7
Annie Vincent
The teacher will explain that in question one, they are asking for students to add to
get to 10 and in question two, they are subtracting to get to 10. These are two
different strategies and we are trying them both out to see if one works best for
them.
The teacher will walk students through the two different methods for adding to
make 10 and subtracting to make 10 to determine the answer for the subtraction
problems for questions one and two.
The teacher will then ask students to answer the Do you understand? section.
The teacher will read the question and give students a few minutes to write in their
answers.
The teacher will then ask Why is making a 10 a good strategy to help you subtract
quickly and accurately? (You can change a subtraction fact into a fact with 10
without changing the difference. Facts with 10 are easy to subtract.)
The teacher will then instruct the students to turn to the Independent Practice
page. She will read the directions in the green box and explain to students that if
they would like to use a work mat and counters to solve these problems, they may.
For a work mat, the teacher will show the students that the first page of their
packet could be used as a work mat and that they can rip the first page from their
packet to use the work mat if they want to.
The teacher will direct the students to answer questions three through fourteen
and then check in with a teacher. The teachers in the classroom may walk around
and check on students as they are moving along and offer support where needed.
The teacher will open the Challenge Question up on the smartboard and if
students finish the independent practice early, they are instructed to get a piece of
blank paper and work on solving the challenge question.
Once students believe they are done, the teacher will check over their work and
allow them to proceed to question 15 or ask them to go back and check their work
on questions they got wrong. The teachers may also make a note of the students
they pull into different small groups at this time.
Once all the students have completed the Independent Practice page, they will
move into small groups.
Annie Vincent
Independent Practice page before they move on to the challenge question or small
groups. Further assessment would be in the form of the homework practice page that
students complete at home and return for the teacher to check.
I will also be checking for understanding during the whole group math time when I
ask questions and observing students working at their tables.
Plans for accommodation/modification:
There is one student with an IEP that leaves during the whole group math time
right now. We are looking to change her schedule so that she does not leave the
classroom during this time. When she reenters the classroom, it is usually when the
students are doing the Independent Practice page and she is often lost and unsure of
what to do. A teacher usually needs to stop assisting other students to come and
explain the directions to her. She has been shown to be frustrated in the past with the
amount of problems she needs to complete, especially since she does not have the same
amount of time. She also takes longer to transition into work mode and does not get
that many problems solved in the time that she is given. It might be more reasonable to
ask her to solve certain problems by circling the ones we want her to focus on and
answer. My cooperating teacher also has explained to her when she does not come back
in ready to work, she might need to stay in and complete the math work during her
recess time.
Whats next?
The students will be continuing on topic one in the Envision 2.0 math program with
topic 1-8.
Reflection:
Annie Vincent