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Opening Activity Probability lies between 0 and 1 Please line up according to where your event falls on the continuum. No Way Jose Please line up according to where your event would fall in the story setting - The Titanic

Probability lies between 0 and 1

Please line up according to where your event falls on the continuum.

No Way Jose

Please line up according to where your event would fall in the story setting - The Titanic

Opening Activity Draw a line segment on a 1/2 sheet piece of paper. Measure your line to the nearest inch. Write your measurement next to the line. Line up in order from minimum to maximum.

Draw a line segment on a 1/2 sheet piece of paper.

Measure your line to the nearest inch.

Write your measurement next to the line.

Line up in order from minimum to maximum.

Why Use Manipulatives? Helps children to understand mathematics. Provide concrete ways for students to bring meaning to abstract mathematical ideas. Helps children to learn new concepts and relate new concepts to what they have already learned. Assist children with solving problems

Helps children to understand mathematics.

Provide concrete ways for students to bring meaning to abstract mathematical ideas.

Helps children to learn new concepts and relate new concepts to what they have already learned.

Assist children with solving problems

Important to focus on … Thinking and reasoning must be the TOP priorities when students are engaged in learning manipulative materials. Scaffolding from concrete to pictorial to abstract. Connections of multiple representations. Pictures - Written Examples Spoken Language - Written symbols

Thinking and reasoning must be the TOP priorities when students are engaged in learning manipulative materials.

Scaffolding from concrete to pictorial to abstract.

Connections of multiple representations.

Pictures - Written Examples

Spoken Language - Written symbols

Cheap Manipulatives My Function Book Proportional Functions Foam Creatures from Oriental Trading

My Function Book

Proportional Functions

Foam Creatures from Oriental Trading

Where’s the Mathematics? Make a list of mathematical concepts and processes used during this activity?

Make a list of mathematical concepts and processes used during this activity?

Two- Day Format Focused Activity with the Manipulative Watching Lessons of Student’s Work with Manipulative Videotape Discussion More Lessons Day 1 Focus: Cheap Manipulatives Foam Creatures, Toothpicks, Cards, Dice etc. Color Tiles Geoboards Day 2 Focus: Base-Ten Blocks Pattern Blocks Unifix Cubes

Focused Activity with the Manipulative

Watching Lessons of Student’s Work with Manipulative

Videotape Discussion

More Lessons

Day 1 Focus:

Cheap Manipulatives

Foam Creatures, Toothpicks, Cards, Dice etc.

Color Tiles

Geoboards

Day 2 Focus:

Base-Ten Blocks

Pattern Blocks

Unifix Cubes

Color Tiles Presenting Color Tiles Viewing the Videotape Focus on the teachers’ thinking and reasoning. More Explorations using color tiles. Discussion of the Videotape

Presenting Color Tiles

Viewing the Videotape

Focus on the teachers’ thinking and reasoning.

More Explorations using color tiles.

Discussion of the Videotape

Color Tiles Uses: Counting Estimating Measuring Investigating multiplication patterns. Solving problems with fractions Exploring geometric shapes Carrying out probability experiments

Counting

Estimating

Measuring

Investigating multiplication patterns.

Solving problems with fractions

Exploring geometric shapes

Carrying out probability experiments

Viewing the Videotape What did you observe about the teaching? Refer to specific examples from the videotape. What did you observe in the children’s responses? Refer to specific examples from the videotape. What questions do you have as a result of watching the videotape.

What did you observe about the teaching? Refer to specific examples from the videotape.

What did you observe in the children’s responses? Refer to specific examples from the videotape.

What questions do you have as a result of watching the videotape.

Videotape discussion In the first activity, in which the 4th graders build rectangles for different number of tiles, the students were given a chance to explore with materials, then they were given a worksheet so that they could reflect on what they had done, and finally the class was brought together at the end for a class discussion. Discuss the benefits of each aspects of the lesson.

In the first activity, in which the 4th graders build rectangles for different number of tiles, the students were given a chance to explore with materials, then they were given a worksheet so that they could reflect on what they had done, and finally the class was brought together at the end for a class discussion. Discuss the benefits of each aspects of the lesson.

Videotape discussion You saw Hal and Myisha and then Russ and Shane working together on the Fraction Rectangles activity. Explain why it is beneficial for students to work together.

You saw Hal and Myisha and then Russ and Shane working together on the Fraction Rectangles activity. Explain why it is beneficial for students to work together.

Videotape discussion Explain how finding areas with Color Tiles can help develop the second graders’ understanding of place value.

Explain how finding areas with Color Tiles can help develop the second graders’ understanding of place value.

Videotape discussion The 4th graders on the videotape were playing Four in a Row for the first time. What would you have the children do now?

The 4th graders on the videotape were playing Four in a Row for the first time. What would you have the children do now?

The Toothpick Problem Using four toothpicks, determine all the different ways you can put the four together. All right angles (if there is an angle) Touch end to end

Using four toothpicks, determine all the different ways you can put the four together.

All right angles (if there is an angle)

Touch end to end

Where’s the Mathematics? Make a list of mathematical concepts and processes used during this activity?

Make a list of mathematical concepts and processes used during this activity?

Making Useable Clocks X Marks The Spot

Things I want to Remember Share one idea you wrote down. What are the benefits of using manipulatives? Two day workshop scheduled for: August 2nd and 3rd November 20th - Day 1 January 24th - Day 2

Share one idea you wrote down.

What are the benefits of using manipulatives?

Two day workshop scheduled for:

August 2nd and 3rd

November 20th - Day 1

January 24th - Day 2