12/5/10
Math Assessment Profile
From the beginning of September through the beginning of December in 2010, I worked with a 5th grade class. After observing several math classes, I noticed that one of the students was struggling with fractions, specifically simplifying fractions. I completed a math assessment profile on this particular student so that I could pinpoint his math challenges and give him some extra one-on-one math tutoring. The following link leads to an assessment profile showing some interview questions, planned tasks, discussion, and an overall analysis of the student's math abilities and challenges. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1kcBDKHjiTA9qmel_Vv3dFugeYu9cLnI266POTx0AigE
12/4/10
Hands-On-Minds-On Math!
I believe that manipulatives need to be incorporated into as many math lessons as possible, no matter what the grade level. These include visuals, artwork, pattern blocks, geoboards, tangram pieces, candy, cereal, or anything else your students can touch and sort. The more the students can both see and touch the math concepts they are exploring and learning about, the better they will understand and be able to apply the math to problem-solving. The more they use their hands, the more engaged and interested they are in the lesson. I have noticed that if they have something to work with in their hands, they are more focused and do not get as easily distracted or bored. The following link provides a fun, hands-on lesson plan through which I taught probability word problems. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1JkHbRDBNX_MtQJYQJ-S5Dp2g2vzcd8xKosOD7VNDzq4
~To the left are two 5th grade students working cooperatively to write their own probability word problem.
Below, I have included some photographs of this manipulative math lesson.
~To the left are two 5th grade students working cooperatively to write their own probability word problem.~Pictured below are the manipulatives I used to teach this lesson. The styrofoam cups are labelled by table numbers, so each table got a cup with a handful of skittles inside it to work with.
~Pictured below are some sample probability word problems written by the students:
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