by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 30, 2017 | *Math Manipulatives, *Math Workshop, *Technology, *Word Problems, Audience - K-5
The focus of this station in the Math Workshop is higher-order thinking and concrete application of math skills. This will be developed differently in each grade level. This station has three names because there is a progression that takes place as students move...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 23, 2017 | *Math Workshop
After kids understand how to do Math with a Teacher and Math by Myself, Math with Someone is the next thing we introduce as we set up the Math Workshop. While you are introducing Math Workshop, the students will be divided evenly between the two stations, but during...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 16, 2017 | *Math Workshop, Audience - K-5
After spending time with you in Math with a Teacher, students need time to practice what they’ve learned while the lesson is fresh, and so The Math by Myself station is a logical next step. As we mentioned in our previous post on Math with a Teacher, you will start...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 9, 2017 | *Math Workshop, Audience - Teachers
Our first stop in the Math Workshop rotation is Math with a Teacher! Math with a Teacher is a time for guided instruction in a small group. Just like during guided reading, we want to be aware of the skill sets of the students in our groups. You will probably have...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 2, 2017 | *Curriculum, *Math Workshop, Audience - Teachers
You’ve prepared, copied, pulled manipulatives and packed the dish-tubs for your math centers, and the result is Pinterest-worthy (nobody has to know how long it actually took!!). You know what is going to happen now, don’t you? As soon as you sit down with your guided...