Grade 1 2 Math Activities

[Frauke Vilandre]

Imade the switch to a Guided Math structure and saw an immediate improvement in my classroom! My favorite part of workshop teaching is that I was able to meet with all of my students in a small group every single day. In a Guided Math structure, we start with a whole group math mini lesson, then break into our guided math groups for 3 rotations:

When you teach in small groups, it is amazing how much you learn about your students. You can watch them solve problems and listen as they explain their thinking. You can correct any misconceptions right away. Students also learn so much from listening to one another!

It is also so much easier to use manipulatives in small groups. I used to try to use them in whole group and it never worked well. It took forever to pass them out and it was a mess! Small group gives so much more opportunity for hands-on learning!

In my classroom, I have 3 guided math groups. We have 3 rounds of guided math rotations and I meet with each group every day. In the past, when I have had bigger class sizes, I have also done 4 groups! This works also but I have found 3 to be less overwhelming and makes it easier to fit everything in my schedule.

I group my students based on level so this usually means I have an above level group, an on level group, and a below level group. Having homogeneous, or ability-based grouping allows for easy differentiation!

My guided math small groups are flexible and change often throughout the year based on student growth and data. I use our iReady math program to group my students, but you can also use pre-assessments for your math units to group students.

That means each group has about 15 minutes with me at teacher table! I have found this is the perfect amount of time for engaging, hands-on practice of math skills! This is also a great amount of time for my other groups to complete their center activities while being independent.

To plan, I quickly jot notes on my Small Group planning page. I DO NOT make detailed lesson plans for each of my small groups! My plans are not fancy! It is important to me to have a system that is manageable. These notes are just for quick planning so I know what materials to pull and what activities to do each day.

For materials that we are not currently using, I like using these Sterilite containers organized by math unit or skill. I keep them in a cabinet and can easily switch them out when we start a new math unit. I have one cabinet for math and one for reading/phonics materials where I store all of my unit bins!

I always clean out and restock my small group materials each Friday for the following week! First I check my plans, and grab any manipulatives, math mats, games, or activities I need and put them in my group bins. Then, I make any copies and put them in my group folders.

We use a CRA Instructional Approach or a Concrete-Representational-Abstract approach. We always start any new math skill with concrete learning experiences. This means students are working with manipulatives and real world problems. When students are ready, we move to the representation stage. This means we are using drawings, tallies, dots, etc. to model problems instead of concrete objects. Finally, we move to the abstract (using only numbers and equations to solve problems.)

My lower group needs a lot more repeated practice and stays in the concrete stage, while my higher group can move to abstract more quickly. Please note that for some skills, some first graders might not be ready for abstract. Many still need pictures and models to help and that is completely okay!

I love using math mats to practice different skills in hands-on ways! I always slip our math mats into dry erase pockets so that students can use dry erase markers and I can reuse them for each group! After using math mats in my small group, I like to use the same activity for a math center. This makes it easy to introduce math centers quickly because students are already familiar with the activity and are able to be independent!

Modeling expectations and procedures is SO important for Guided Math to run smoothly. My students know that teacher table time is one of the most important parts of our day where SO much learning happens. It is their job to come to the table ready to work and ready to learn.

Most of the assessment that takes place during Small Group math time is through observation. I am able to learn so much more about my students by watching them work in a small group setting rather than during our whole group lessons. Sometimes I jot down notes on my Guided Math Group Notes page or just on a post-it!

Teaching Guided Math Small Groups is probably my favorite part of the day! I love seeing my students have light bulb moments as they understand new math skills. I love getting to know my students on such a deep level!

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This is a number game to encourage children to think carefully about strategies needed to get an answer within a range of totals. The more individual numbers used to get an answer, the more points the player gets. Children need to decide whether a strategy of getting maximum points for each answer or using fewer numbers to get each answer is the best method.

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That's why we've put together a list of 22 fun math activities for students. Use these fun activity ideas to engage your students and help them build a lifelong love for learning math.

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