My students need books about various math concepts to be able to see math through a different lens and supplies to allow them to practice these new math concepts.
I teach in a high poverty elementary school in Maine. My students come from a variety of backgrounds, speak many languages, and have a variety of needs. However, they all have one thing in common. They love to learn.
We are a family in first grade.
I have a room full of readers, writers, and mathematicians. They are very funny, energetic, and busy tiny people. There imagination and ambition to learn is remarkable. Each and everyday in first grade brings more learning, more questions, and most importantly more laughter!
My Project
Math isn't just adding and subtracting numbers together. Math is about problem solving, teamwork, collaboration, and much more. My students need to explore math through many different lenses to fully understand the concepts.
These supplies will help engage my mathematicians to work independently and collaboratively during math time.
These books about math will allow students to see math in a different light. It will provide them with examples of math in situations that they can connect with, as well as, a resource while working. The spinners, fact family triangles, and markers are tools that will be used during independent work time for math games to reinforce previously taught concepts. The plastic tubs are to keep math games and materials organized and accessible for student use in the classroom.
With these math supplies I can set my students up for success during independent math time. It will give them access to materials that can help them master new skills or review old skills, all while giving them the choice of which tub they are going to work from on that day.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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