Stories by Storie

Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?

  • Stories by Storie
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
    • Book Activities
    • Book Lists
    • Classroom Management
    • Freebies
    • Math
    • Reading Tips
    • Writing
  • Free
  • Shop
    • Teachers Pay Teachers
    • Amazon
    • Bookshop
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

Guided Math – Chapter 3

June 20, 2012

Guided Math – Chapter 3
Using Math Warm-Ups in Guided Math
is being hosted by:
My Second Sense and Making it a a Middle School Teacher

It’s not too late to join in on this book study.  Even if you don’t have a copy of the book, check out what others are saying, ask questions, and leave a comment if you have an idea or suggestion.
“No matter how [students] feel as they arrive, they are here to learn, and we are here to teach them.  As we plan our lessons, we ask ourselves how we can stimulate their curiosity, motivate them, guide them, and challenge them – all of them, without exception.” ~Laney Sammons
I believe that the purpose of morning work is to get students to transition into school mode while providing practice or review of skills taught.  While reading this chapter I began reflecting on my own expectations for arrival and morning work.  I expect students to enter, hang up their backpacks and coats, take out their homework folders, turn in homework and important paperwork to the appropriate basket, put their homework folders in their mailboxes, check in for lunch, and begin morning work.  All of these things are mentioned in the book (phew!). 

The book offers suggestions for “math stretches” for students to complete as morning work.  These include:

  • Data Collection and Analysis – various graphing activities
  • Number of the Day – representations of numbers (Name Collection Boxes in Everyday Math)
  • What’s Next – number patterns (What’s My Rule/Frames & Arrows in E.M.)
  • How Did My Family Use Math Last Night? – making math connections, seeing math in the “real world”
  • Make’s Me Think Of… – activation strategy when introducing a new skill

Other items mentioned:

  • Calendar Board
  • Math Current Events
  • Problem of the Day

I feel like I am strong at including data collection, number of the day, what’s next, and problem solving (I do problem solving one day a week).  I am planning more calendar activities for this upcoming year.  It did make me feel good to know that some of these skills are already being taught and practiced regularly in Everyday Math.

I feel weak at incorporating “real world” math talk and current events.  Similar to incorporating math literature in the classroom, I would LOVE to hear how you fit those pieces into your day/week.

Now, the author mentioned tackling one math stretch a day and {possibly} creating a predicable routine for these stretches (ie. Mon – Number of the Day, Tues – What’s Next, etc.).  Before I even reached this chart in the book, the wheels in my brain were already spinning this direction except my focus for this was on data collection and analysis. 

Here’s what I was thinking:
At the beginning of the year I could post a question every Monday near our calendar board.  As students entered, they would answer the question by moving their name card to the appropriate location.  On Tuesday, I would model making a graph for the class.  On Wednesday, students would make the same graph and glue into their math journals.  On Thursday, we could discuss our findings.  On Friday, I would ask students questions about the graph. 

As the year progressed, I would be modeling different types of graphs, different scales, etc. on Tuesdays.  On Thursdays, students would begin recording their findings into a math journal, sharing during whole group time, and recording new findings they heard from different students.  On Fridays, we could alternate between asking questions orally and answering questions on a worksheet (I think the author might cringe on that one).  What do you think – could this work?

Also, have you seen these types of number of the day worksheets floating around the internet?  I do not know where I found them or I would give credit where credit is due.  I think they are a good way to practice representing numbers in different ways.  I wouldn’t use them all the time, but I do think they could be used as on-going assessment for number sense.

Discussion for Guided Math, Chapter 4 – Using Guided Math with the Whole Class will be on June 24th!  Now, back to fixing all of my Book Labels…grrr!!!

signature

Related posts:

No related posts.

«
»

Filed Under: math 5 Comments

Comments

  1. Sue says

    June 20, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts on chapter 3. I like the ideas for the number of the day worksheets you suggested. I would like to incorporate that into my math journals some how.

    Sue 🙂
    The Very Busy Kindergarten

    Reply
  2. Sherrie says

    June 20, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    It sounds like you have some great ideas for next year. Good luck!

    Reply
  3. kilgosclass says

    June 20, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    I like the idea of stretching the data activities throughout the week. Will you still do the other math stretches? Also, thanks for sharing the number of the day sheets. I haven't seen those.
    Farrah
    ThinkShareTeach

    Reply
  4. Brenda says

    June 21, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Awesome post! You have great ideas! I haven't seen those number of the day sheets, but I'd love to have a copy!

    Primary Inspired

    Reply
  5. Storie says

    June 22, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    Thanks, ladies. I just made a post with a few links to number of the day worksheets if you're still interested.

    @Farrah~ I do plan to incorporate the other math stretches on a daily basis. I was just thinking of how to get the graphing to be done more frequently than 1x/week during problem solving.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

Categories

Latest on Instagram

This book is SLOTHSOME! 🦥 In fact, I’ve sha This book is SLOTHSOME! 🦥 

In fact, I’ve shared it before!

The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down follows Amy, who has the speediest family in town. They speed through work, chores, meals, and more. One day Amy brings a sloth home. That’s when things start to change slowly….
v e r y  s l o w l y!

Suddenly Amy has time to share what happened during the day and the family has time to talk to their neighbors. More importantly, they have time to just be together.❤️

Have you read this book yet? Swipe to take a peek inside.

Grab these free bookmarks from my blog (🔗 in my bio).

#theslothwhoslowedusdown
🍂🍁 FALL 🍁🍂 Summer has come to an end. 🍂🍁 FALL 🍁🍂

Summer has come to an end.
Not only is it time to put all of the bright summer things away, but it’s also time to swap out our seasonal books. Here are just a few of my favorites. I’d love to hear which  books you love to share this time of year!

How are you feeling about fall?
🍁 Ready for it!
☀️ Hanging on to summer a bit longer.

#fallbooks #fallbooksforkids #picturebooks
We just added this new book to our library and I t We just added this new book to our library and I think you’re going to love it, too!

Meet Mazie McGear, a girl who loves to engineer! Whenever she finds a problem, she turns on her imagination and then starts drawing and building. 

Hungry dog?
Mazie creates The Food-o-Matic! 

Heavy boxes need moving?
Here comes the Roly-Ramp!

Sleepy Sibling?
Try The Waker-Upper Rocket Machine!
(P.S. Mazie’s brother is NOT a fan 🤣)

And when the dog gets stuck on the roof, the whole family joins in on the invention action!

This book would be a great addition to your STEM/STEAM book collection. It is sure to inspire future engineers and problem solvers to find out-of-the box solutions to their everyday lives. The dynamic illustrations also include a fun, fold-out spread along with a quick guide to Mazie’s six simple machines. Swipe to take a peek inside!

Mazie’s Amazing Machines
✏️ @sherylhaft 
🎨 @jeremyholmesstudio 
📚 @penguinkids 

.
.
.
.
.
.
#picturebooksofinstagram #kidlit #picturebooklove #childrensbookstagram #classroombookaday #picturebookaday  #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #kidsbookstagram #picturebooksaremyjam #kidlitpicks #iteachtoo #maziesamazingmachines #stembooksforkids
“Even the smallest can help make the biggest cha “Even the smallest can help make the biggest change.”

In this story, the smallest turtles have always climbed on top of the biggest turtles to reach the freshest fruit. The big turtles would eat the fallen berries which were often sour and rotten. It’s just the way it’s always been. But Littlest Turtle doesn’t think that’s fair, so he makes a plan to change the way things are done. But can he get the rest of the turtles to agree?

This new picture book shares an important message about using your voice to speak up for what is fair and right. Swipe to take a peek inside!

Have you read this one yet?
Where were the picture book biographies when I was Where were the picture book biographies when I was growing up? Sharing the stories of others through picture books offers kids a glimpse into the accomplishments and lives of others in an engaging and meaningful way. It allows kids to see the potential of big dreams, hard work, and overcoming obstacles, while also helping them broaden their knowledge of the world around them. And when kids connect with the person whose story is being told, they are bound to find even more books about them to learn more. 

Here are three new picture book biographies to check out. Thank you to the publishers for these #gifted copies!  Swipe to take a peek inside each book.

💚 Queen of Leaves: The Story of Botanist Ynes Mexia
📚 @theinnovationpress 

🧡 A Curious Mind and a Very Big Heart: The Story of Designer and Innovator Sara Little Turnbull 
📚 @simonkids 

💜 Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
📚 @eerdmansyoungreaders 

Have you read about these fascinating people yet? 
What are some of your favorite picture book biographies?

.
.
.
.
.
.
#picturebooksofinstagram #kidlit #picturebooklove #childrensbookstagram #classroombookaday #picturebookaday  #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #kidsbookstagram #picturebooksaremyjam #kidlitpicks #iteachtoo #SimonKidsCrew #picturebookbiographies #theinnovationpress #eerdmansyoungreaders
Just because my kids are back in school doesn’t Just because my kids are back in school doesn’t mean our trips to the library have stopped. Here’s what came home on our latest visit. Let me know which titles catch your eye!
“The perfect reader (let’s say that’s you) d “The perfect reader (let’s say that’s you) drinks in the words and together you make a special kind of magic.”

When kids connect with books - whether it’s the characters, the genre, the plot twists, or something else entirely - it feels like a whole new magical world has opened. And all of that magic is on display in this beautifully written and illustrated book that follows one book’s journey through the hands of many different readers.

Have you read this one yet?

The Story of a Book
✏️ Joy McCullough @jmcwrites 
🎨 Devon Holzwarth @devonholzwarth 
📚 Atheneum Books @simonandschuster 

.
.
.
.
.
.
#picturebooksofinstagram #kidlit #picturebooklove #childrensbookstagram #classroombookaday #picturebookaday  #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #kidsbookstagram #picturebooksaremyjam #kidlitpicks #iteachtoo

Copyright © 2023 · Website Design By Jumping Jax Designs