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MATHSPlurality of mathematics
• Address Math Phobia• Encourage “Can Do”
May be challenged by algebra but very good at geometry
(still math).
ALL STRANDS ALL YEAR LONGProgressive Depth
(Depth not Breadth)
Structured resiliency / stamina
“I don’t really like this way of doing math because in grade 5, if I didn’t like a unit we were doing, it would eventually be over. This way we have to do it all year long.”
-Grade 6 student
STRUCTURE• Similar outcomes are grouped into limited
categories to create condensed objectives.• Incrementally progress each outcome over the year.
A Maths Tests every two weeksEvery test covers every concept.
For example: question 1 is always on place value, question 5 is always order of operations
Test results are graphed by students. Correct answers are shaded in. Half correct are shaded triangles.
• Columns show how a student did on a particular test.• Rows show how students are doing on particular
concept over time. • Diagnostic• Improvement• Needs• Strengths
“Wuts my mark?”“What is my concluding
thought before I abandon
this assessment?”
TESTCORRECTION ASSIGNMENT
STUDY NOTES
“Wuts my mark?”“What is my concluding
thought before I abandon
this assessment?”
Encouraged and expected to correct errors and analyse progress.
Students are encouraged to identify resources for areas of need.
Locates tutorial on internet ; section in classroom textbook by using the index.
CLASSROOM STRUCTURE FOR MATH LESSONS IN 6S
1. Flipped Math Video (completed at home by students)-Each two week instructional period = 6 lessons to be completed Monday-Thursday of week one andMon-Tues of week two, with Mountain Math due on Wednesday and test on Thursday
2. Whole class review of questions from video (answer questions)
3. Two rounds of centers (app 23 minutes each, depending on day)
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CENTERS
1. Always Mountain Math (students visit 4 times –enough to complete in class)
2. Always a worksheet – half mental math, half often from the JUMP program
3. Usually a website (often Prodigy)4. Other activities related to the lessons for that test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rldLF2F8pO0
Weekly Maths Process Assignment
Estimation and Mental MathVisualization
ReasoningCommunication
TechnologyConnections
Problem Solving