Math Empowers Grade 2
Middletown Township Public Schools
Second Grade ~ First Trimester ~ 2017-2018
Halloween Math MashUp Challenge
Halloween Math MashUp Challenge
Halloween Math MashUp Challenge
Middletown's FALL 2017 DreamBox COMPETITION
Suggestion: Log into your DreamBox dashboard and take note of your students' current levels. Look at Standards Proficient, Standards In Progress, Usage, their Activity Feed. Feel free to reach out to your building math specialist and ask how to analyze this valuable data and how to use it drive small group instruction.
----- Count Around The Circle ----- A Number Sense Routine
"If we start at 234 and count up by ten, will anyone say 356?"
"If we start at 1:00 and count up by 5 minutes for each person,
what time do you think the last person will say?"
"If we start at $5.00 and each person takes away one dime,
how many times will we need to go around the circle to get to zero?"
These are just a few examples of key questions that one would ask their students during a Count Around the Circle routine. This simple, yet invaluable activity, helps students develop fluency with place value patterns and allows students to become familiar with patterns through counting. As they listen to one another, students should be encouraged to count in their heads as each person says his/her number and share their thinking if they disagree with a classmate. To learn more, click here to read the attached article and be sure to watch the demonstration video above. More importantly, consider making this a regular routine in your classroom.
Math Instruction Resource Document
Learning Math Through Productive Struggle
Encourage a growth mindset
Unlocking Children's Math Potential: 5 Research Results to Transform Math Learning
Questions, concerns, resources to share? Contact:
Valerie DeMatteo
Elementary Mathematics Specialist
Harmony Elementary School
Email: dematteov@middletownk12.org
Twitter: @val_dematteo