This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My students are creative, kind, thoughtful, and very rambunctious. They are from an area in South Philadelphia that continues to threaten lives with violence and ignorance however, my students persistently attend a Title I middle school. Many are in a home with one parent and have taken on large responsibility in their young years.
Though my students face many hardships in and out of the classroom, our school continues to out perform its sister schools.
We are moving to small group instruction and have special education co-teachers in our mathematics and English Language Arts classrooms to continued to reach our goals with our large special education student population.
My Project
We will use these material during Math center days and mathwork shop. After I teach a mini lesson, we have moved to small groups instruction. Using "Math Folder Games Library" and "Math Activtiy Stations" will allow for my students to work independently or with a partner to review skills they have learned. Students will also have the opportunity to pull multiple skills to answer the "Question of they day" using "Standards for Mathematical Practice Activity Cards".
Using real live examples to give meaning to math is key in engaging students.
Using "DynaMath" and "Scholastic News" will incorporate science, history and litearcy in math centers. Students will experience the value in math and will assist differentiating instruction. For my fast finishers, "Math in a Flash! Discovery Cans" will continue to focus their attention on building math skills. These math center materials will keep students engaged in meaningful learning.
This will be my first year teaching math so I have limited amount of supplies.
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