Active Math Learners
How do teachers help their students become active math learners? During large groups lessons, students are passive learners, even if they are learning by listening, and viewing an example. Yet they are not active math…
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What math tools help students?
What math tools do your students use? Not sure what math tools help students? Let me help. What math tools help students to visualize the math? My idea of math tools are concrete, hands-on ways…
Differentiated Guided Math Lessons
Many teachers ask me about differentiated guided math lessons to meet the needs of individual students. This discussion is an integral part of my teacher professional development workshop because this is one of the biggest…
Guided Math Hands On Lessons for Grades 5 through 8
I believe that true understanding of math concepts comes from having a number sense. Let’s talk about Guided Math Hands on lessons for grades 5 through 8. Here are some activities that can be used…
Adding Unlike Fractions in Guided Math
As I was searching for hands on activities for adding unlike fractions in Guided Math small groups, I found this activity . Try using this lesson on adding unlike fractions in guided math small groups. …
Guided Math in Middle Schools
A new phenomena is occurring…Guided Math in Middle Schools. This teaching format is reaching more students because it is aimed at their learning levels. With some professional development training, Guided Math in middle schools is…
Guided Math Best Practices
Guided Math Best Practices Guided Math Best Practices combine Guided Math with current Math Best Practice Ideas. 1. Meets individual needs. 2. Diversifies for special education needs. 3. Scaffolds average students to algebra and story problem…
Guided Math Centers
Guided Math Centers are just stations where students engage with math instead of just listening passively. Students can practice number sense in Kindergarten Guided Math Centers while second graders can practice math facts in this…
Guided Math Games
Guided Math Games are a great way to add activities to your math stations that have students engage with math concepts. Guided Math Games are games students can play by themselves or with a partner.…
Guided Math and Guided Reading
Guided Math and Guided Reading…many teachers ask me how these two are alike. They both lead to comprehension! Guided Math and Guided Reading are similar since they both improve comprehension. I have used Daily 5…