Kindergarten Math
Helping students with math
Our Math TextbookLast week I started teaching one subject a day, math. So far I have taught about 4-5 lessons based on the topic of sorting. The students sorted many things like attribute blocks by color, shape, and size. We also sorted the class. I sorted the class by gender. Boys on one side and girls on the other. Then I made it a little harder and sorted the class by hair color. The students had to figure out which attribute in which I sorted them. The class did a great job sorting, and understanding the concept of it.
I believe a stength I have had during math time was classroom management. I worked hard to keep the kids involved. I really appreciate Mrs. Swann's treasure chest, it is a huge motivator for the students to pay attention and answer questions correctly. I also use the thumbs up or thumbs down technique to see who and getting it and who isn't. If anything, this technique helps to keep the students attention.
I want to continue to work on differentiating my instruction. Most of the lessons I taught were focuced on the on-level learner. I want to work to stretch the advanced students, but also work on interventions for the stretegic intervention students. I would also like to do more hands on activities with the students, maybe even get them outside while it is nice to learn different math concepts. I really want to work on my Depth of Knowledge. I want to work on asking level 4, 5, and 6 questions to get them thinking. This will come with time.
Question I want to continue to think about:
How do I help the Below-Level Readers with their sight words? What stretegies can we use for intervention with these non-readers?
Working on the following words/letters:
Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, 1, one, 2, two, green, red, blue, I, am, little, the
2 comments:
WVU week 5 is PDS's week 4. Beginning of another week. Already a month in! Kindergarten is a big shift from third grade. You're brain must be working backwards, something you wrote about in week 3. I also liked the pictures - really livens up the blog.
is it worth listing all of the c/room management techniques Mrs. Swann uses? Major policies, specific routines, then specific procedures for certain learning tasks?
just a thinking device to help you observe and internalize.
Neal,
GOod idea about post Mrs. Swann's management plan. I am going to copy and paste it on here tomorrow from her computer :)
Kindergarten is a huge shift backwards. I am working on I getting rid of a headache as type this. We are getting there. The kids are finally starting to settle in.
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