Keeping Up, Not Catching Up! NCTM- San Diego 2010 Good Morning! Please try the puzzle 1. Remove only three straws. 2. Move no straws to different positions 3. Leave only three squares. Good Morning! Please try the puzzle 1. Remove only three straws. 2. Move no straws to different positions 3. Leave only three squares. Shannon Sauder

For the 7 year old Child It’s too early for “I can’t…” “ I don’t know how…” It’s too early for “I can’t…” “ I don’t know how…” For the Classroom Teacher It’s a time filled without seconds to breath or use the restroom… What can you do to be effective?

Strategies Open-Ended Problem Solving Previews instead of interventions Goals instead of limits Fact practice Visually more effective work Open-Ended Problem Solving Previews instead of interventions Goals instead of limits Fact practice Visually more effective work

Open Ended Problem Solving On Sunday my piggy bank was empty. On Monday, I put in 1 penny. On Tuesday, I put in 2 pennies. On Wednesday I put in 3 pennies. Think Math! Headline Story, Chapter 1 Lesson 2 On Sunday my piggy bank was empty. On Monday, I put in 1 penny. On Tuesday, I put in 2 pennies. On Wednesday I put in 3 pennies. Think Math! Headline Story, Chapter 1 Lesson 2

Kids Notebook Examples / I have six pennies. / On Thursday I put in four pennies or on Thursday I put in zero pennies, on Friday I put in one penny. / I have some pennies. / Extend it for the high, how many pennies will you have next Thursday? / I have six pennies. / On Thursday I put in four pennies or on Thursday I put in zero pennies, on Friday I put in one penny. / I have some pennies. / Extend it for the high, how many pennies will you have next Thursday?

Open Ended Problem Solving Think Math! Grade2 Headline Story Chapter 11: Lesson 1 Video Here- Headline Story

Visually Effective Work / For Children with organizational or executive functioning difficulties: / Use highlighters or colored pencils to point out organizational features / Use post-it notes to cover up problems the student is not working on. / Use index cards to track information in tables / For Children with organizational or executive functioning difficulties: / Use highlighters or colored pencils to point out organizational features / Use post-it notes to cover up problems the student is not working on. / Use index cards to track information in tables

Math Tools Math Tools Create Independence Demonstrate how to use Model the importance of Create Independence Demonstrate how to use Model the importance of Video Here: Number Line Hotel Counting by Tens

Interventions as Previews You will notice that the same student who had difficulty making the jump of ten, now can make a jump of nine with the number line hotel. Number Line Hotel: Think Math! Video Here: Number Line Hotel Skip Counting by 9

Fact Practice Fact of the Day Warm Up Pairs to… Math Specialist of the Day Fact of the Day Warm Up Pairs to… Math Specialist of the Day More on fact practice at Video Here: Pairs to 30

No more “I can’ts” No more “I don’t know how’s” Believe in them and what they do know And show them more than they could ever imagine achieving No more “I can’ts” No more “I don’t know how’s” Believe in them and what they do know And show them more than they could ever imagine achieving

Thank You Cunniff Room 158- Second Grade EDC - Paul Goldenberg & Melody Hachey Cindy Carter Janice Mandile- for courage Contact: More go to: Thank You Cunniff Room 158- Second Grade EDC - Paul Goldenberg & Melody Hachey Cindy Carter Janice Mandile- for courage Contact: More go to: