Every Monday to Thursday in my classroom students participate in Math Centers. I have finally figured out a way to manage and feel like students are learning from the centers!
Here is how it works…The students are put in four different groups. These groups may change as their skill levels change. Each day they move to a different table to complete an activity, project, game, or use one of the five classroom ipads. I change the centers based on weekly math lessons, a newer skill that may be more challenging, and any concepts that I want the students to have more practice with. I also have one table that is with my paraeducator. She is able to work with the small group directly on various challenging math skills. I try to keep the activities engaging, independent (so I am able to spend my time working one-on-one with struggling students), and purposeful.
This week math games were played. I was impressed with my student’s ability to take turns and play fair! (I can say that some adults are not able to do this!)
Check out our Math Center Activities from this week!
Two dice addition—flip over the numbered bottle cap of the sum
from the dice.
Addition/Subtraction Game—roll a die and add or subtract
the number of chips to fill the board.
App on iPads called Animal Math (see previous post)
Students were playing ‘Cordelia’ to practice skip
counting.
Subtraction Count—roll & subtract, whoever had the
lower number gets a chip.
