Pi Day Celebration: Integrating Fractions, Decimals and Percents through K-8 Differentiated Math Work Stations
River School celebrated Pi Day school-wide (K-8) through differentiated math work stations and activities that integrated math, writing, reading, social studies and the arts. The activities were facilitated and student-led by the oldest students in the building, middle schoolers, for all of the other students in the building, with guidance and support from the Title I Math Intervention Teacher and the Math Consultant from Berrien RESA. Ideas and strategies will be shared that can be replicated for a similar math day celebration or math family night at your school.
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Pi Day MCTM 2015
1. Pi Day at River School
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MCTM Annual Conference
Traverse City, Michigan
July 29, 2015
2. Pi Day!
Good afternoon, mathematicians!
Please spend 3-5 minutes at each
workstation to explore the
activities and determine the SLO,
etc.
3. About us: Your
Presenters
Heidi Main, 6th/7th/8th grade teacher
3 years experience as an educator
BS Elementary Education
Janet Drews-Ordiway,
District Administrator
& Math Intervention Teacher
20 years experience as an educator
Ph.D. (ABD – Dec 2015)
4. About Us: River School
•Single building district
•K-8 public school, established in 1862
•Current enrollment: 77 students
•Multi-age classrooms:
• K/1, 2/3, 4/5, 6/7/8
•Located in SWMI
•near BH & Eau Claire
•Faculty of 8 certified teachers
& a business manager
5. Pi Day Stations
Tell us about what you observed
and experienced…
These work station activities are
examples of student-created
work.
Feedback?
6. Planning: Grown Ups
6 Activities for Each Grade Level
4-6Station 1: Pi Facts Station 2: Measuring Circles Station 3: Pi Tally
Station 4: PI Fractions Station 5: Measuring Circumference1 Hour
Station 6: Pi Relay (20 Minutes) 4 Groups of 10 Station 7: Pi Chain (20
Minutes)
K-3Station 1: Pi Facts Station 2: Measuring Circles Station 3: Pi Tally
Station 4: PI Fractions Station 5: Measuring Circumference Station 6:
My Pi Day Pie (20 Minutes)4 Groups of 10 Station 7: Pi Chain (20
Minutes)
Preparation: Copies of Sir Cumfrence books (Ann) yarn - art, kids pies
– parents pizzas and 2 students gift card prize (Ann Gift Cards for
pizza and Top 2) circle objects – kids staplers, staples, scissors,
construction paper, copies t-shirt orders posters - pi day is coming!
certificates relay team winners
9. Planning
Students took suggestions and resources, synthesized them into
their own learning work stations
Created learning objectives for upper elementary and lower
elementary groups
Constructed materials for activities, gathered resources and tools
Ran a mock event to gather constructive criticism and feedback from
peers and faculty
Refined activities and instructional methods and tools
Family involvement!
15. Make It Your Own!
School-wide, district-wide, department-wide, classroom-wide – easy to
replicate
The key is:
Let the students truly be the teachers – design, plan, evaluate, implement
Flip the classroom – to the next level!
Help them understand the importance of lesson plan and assessment
design – PLC ?s, UbD, SLOs, etc. …
Provide opportunities for practice and constructive feedback!
Involve others!
16. Thank you!
Thank you for attending our session today!
www.riverschoolk8.org
Janet Drews-Ordiway jordiway@riverschoolk8.org
Heidi Main hmain@riverschoolk8.org
269-925-6757