Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 8

Math Daily 3?  What??

Yep, that's what Chapter 8 is all about and I have to say, I like it.

I already do a lot of what they describe, we use Investigations (for better or worse) so the math games are a check, and whole group is something I  do well...if I do say so myself, but intervention/small group is my hugest source of frustration.  After 3 or 4 different attempts to explain a concept, manipulative changes, different methods used...and more, I start to lose faith.  I start to get frustrated. I'm only human right?  I hope that including Math Daily 3 and using the smaller bursts of whole group instructions will help my small group time to be more effective.   =)

Here are some examples of how I set up my math storage and stations:

Well, now that I've taken care of my confessional, onto Chapter 8.  They say that Math Daily 3 isn't about providing specific math content, but is instead about providing tasks and activities that engage students in the math they are expected to learn.   The chapter focuses on what the kids are doing independently during math time.
Math Daily 3 includes:

Math by Myself

Math Writing

Math with Someone

(Bookmark included in the freebie below)

The first two are steeped in kinesthetic practice and math concepts...primarily activity based.  Independent and partner math games along with problem solving with manipulatives.  I agree that at the beginning of a new unit, the games should be mostly review.  

Here are some of the games I use, I have a lot that are freebies if you click the tab on the right for "Math" and go back a ways…some games I use are from Investigations and the Geo Board It Pack below is in my TpT shop =)

 These are class sets:

Investigations' games are for homework:

 I store the small homework versions in baskets like this:

These are examples from my Just Add Dice Game pack for Valentine's Day (I have them in my TpT shop for all seasons!)

Math Writing is the time when kids express and articulate their thinking and understanding by working on a particular math problem or concept through pictures, numbers, words, or creating problems of their own.  I expect my kids to explain their reasoning…I use this Data Board for my Math Journaling in the morning from my Math Question of the Day Pack:

 

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As with Daily 5 for Reading, the focus is still on building stamina and becoming independent.  Whole group is for short bursts of math instruction from our math program...breaking it into manageable chunks.  Math Daily 3 breaks up those chunks.  The first focus lesson is the daily explicit teaching of a math concept.  The second lesson provides time for guided practice.  The third lesson is often a problem that reflects that day's math focus, where kids share their thinking either with a partner or the class.  Toward the end, the chapter goes into depth with the supplies, tools, foundation lessons, & the launching process.
Here are some resources I created to help me get started this year!

Hope you will be able to find them useful!

Happy 4th of July!

You can find the FREEBIES {here} on TpT and visit the other links for their chapter reviews and freebies! The book study will be taking a break this coming Friday because many of us will be living it up in Las Vegas for the ITK and TpT Conferences, but we will finish up the book with Chapter 9 on July 18th!

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