My math students are a diverse group of 6th graders living in Cleveland. Many students do not have the means to buy basic school supplies.
Despite not having the latest technology to learn basic math facts, my students come to school eager to learn and excited to be in math class.
We discover new ways to model math and discuss how math is relevant to their world. They love hands-on, engaging and challenging projects. They enjoy working together to solve problems. In our math class students are challenged to find multiple ways to solve math problems.
By working with their peers, students learn different ways to solve problems. These students take great pride in displaying their work.
My Project
Students love to draw models and pictures to explain their math problems. Students are asked every day to show their work and explain how they solved the problems. Using the smaller sized post-it notes will allow students to complete an exit problem and post it by the door as they leave the room. Then I can quickly check their understanding of a concept. Larger post-it notes will be used for students to work cooperatively to complete math problems/tasks that need pictures, models or graphs to solve. The larger poster-sized post-it allow students to present their math projects to the class and can be displayed easily around the class. Students at times have to write about math, the lined post-it notes can be used for students to write how to solve essays about math problems.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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