Connections to Prior Knowledge
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Counting Money – Jamboard
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CCSS MATH Coherence Map – 3rd Grade Groups of Objects to HS Slope
A hidden treasure is the Common Core of State Standards Math Coherence Map. It is an interactive flow chart that shows connections between the various standards. If you are teaching math, you can see the connections between what you are teaching, what was taught previously, and how you are preparing students for their future math…
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CCSS MATH Coherence Map – 3rd Grade Groups of Objects to HS Slope
A hidden treasure is the Common Core of State Standards Math Coherence Map. It is an interactive flow chart that shows connections between the various standards. If you are teaching math, you can see the connections between what you are teaching, what was taught previously, and how you are preparing students for their future math…
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Intro to Reading Scatterplots – Used Mustangs
One step in reading and analyzing scatterplots is simply identifying what the dots on the graph represent. If students do not understand the dots (including the position) how can they analyze. An approach I have used is start by having students create their own scatterplot for mileage and price of used cars they shop for…
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Reading Scatterplots with Ford Mustangs
One step in reading and analyzing scatterplots is simply identifying what the dots on the graph represent. Students who do not understand the meaning of the points, including the position, will struggle to interpret the graph. This post outlines a Jamboard activity to support interpretation of the points. Overview I present the scatterplot of used…
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Absolute Value is Absolutely not the Opposite
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IXL.com – Excellent Tool for Differentiation
IXL.com is a site that provides online practice for math (and other topics). It has a hidden feature that allows for very effective differentiation. This can be highly useful in a general ed math class and in settings for special education services. This includes special ed settings with students working on a wide ranges of…
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Handouts for Multiplication and Unit Rate Word Problems
Here are excerpts from two handouts I use to help students understand how to write multiplication and rate word problems as math expressions. The image, below at top, shows a problem from the first handout I present. The students draw a single group represented by the rate expression (for elementary school word problems the term…
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Slippery Slope – 3rd Grade Multiplication Word Problems to Slope in Algebra
Top left is a scaffolding I use to help students learn to solve math problems using multiplication (3rd grade). The situations are typically rate problems (e.g., 5 pumpkins per plant or $2 per slice of pizza) although the term “rate” is not used yet. The same concept of rate plays out in high school with…
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Scientific Notation – an Introduction
The instructional unit presented in this post is designed to leverage student understanding of money and relationship between denominations. For example, having two $1 bills and one quarter has the same value as one $1 bill and five quarters. Scientific Notation is introduced at the end. Meaning Making My first step in presenting a new…