Math Empowers Grade 1
Middletown Township Public Schools
First Grade: Second Trimester: 2017-2018
Composing Numbers: ALL YEAR LONG!
- LEVEL to each learner by selecting the most appropriate # of counters in their cup.
- LEVEL UP and work with DOUBLES FACTS by writing a little 2 on a bunch of counters and letting students work with doubles to 20!
- LEVEL UP by giving students plastic dimes in their cups! (gradually learning how to transfer ways of making 10 into ways of making 100 while reinforcing coin amounts)
- LEVEL UP the most advanced students by giving them plastic nickels in their cups! GAME ON!
Speaking of games, here is a Winter Olympics Shake & Spill with bar model recording sheets and recording sheets with the equal sign first.
100th Day Read Alouds
Olympic Games Differentiated Addition!
Growth Mindset!
100th Day of School Read Alouds
Number Talks: A Simple yet Sophisticated way to Develop Number Sense in your First Graders!
- First Grade Number Talk Resources
- Number talk sample where the first graders lead the talk! <3
- Another Sample first grade talk.
- Images to inspire number talks! Like Estimation 180? You will LOVE this too!
Growth Mindset with ClassDojo
Interested in motivating your students to adopt a growth mindset? ClassDojo and Stanford's PERTS Research Center teamed up to create the the first season of The Mojo Show. The five-episode video series (along with a few incredible activities) highlight the power of having a growth mindset, and how any student can learn this skill!
Click here to view a great starting activity called "Your brain is like a muscle."
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Read Carol Dweck’s “The Perils and Promises of Praise” article here.
The wrong kind of praise creates self defeating behavior.
The right kind of praise motivates students to learn.
When students believe that they can develop their intelligence, they focus on doing just that.
Math Instruction Resource Document
- DID YOU KNOW... that the resource doc has a freestanding column on the right side of the first grade page... that offers NUMBER SENSE & BIG IDEA links to consider all year long?
- DID YOU KNOW... that the resource doc has a page for NUMBERLESS WORD PROBLEMS! (And First Grade has the MOST!)
- DID YOU KNOW... that the resource doc has a link to Number Pieces, digital place value blocks and Number Rack, a digital Rekenrek beads which are fabulous for modeling counting by tens and ones... adding ten more and ten less... and seeing the BIGGEST IDEA IN PLACE VALUE... which is the WORTH or VALUE of a unit. The idea of 3 tens being worth 30 is something with which we need lots and lots of time and experiences! In addition to asking, "How many tens?" We must also ask, "What are these tens worth? What is the value?" We must also discuss value and worth in terms tangible things that little ones appreciate.
Questions, concerns, resources to share? Contact:
Kristine Venneman
Elementary Mathematics Specialist
Bayview Elementary School
Email: vennemank@middletownk12.org
Twitter: @TheMathViking