First 20 Days of Math Workshop

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Focus Questions

What is math workshop?

How do good mathematicians communicate with each other?

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How do good mathematicians talk about their ideas?

What do good mathematicians do?

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How do good mathematicians write about their math thinking?

Getting Started: Week 1 Enduring Understandin Understandings/Content gs/Content

Skills

You get better at math by practicing math every day. Math workshop is a time when we work on math. Math workshop has several parts; warm-up, number talks, mini-lesson, guided math, and share time. Good mathematicians talk and listen to each other. other. They are respectful. They ask questions of themselves and others. They give each other “think  time.” time.”   Focus on respect. Introduce the “Problem of the Day”  Math on My Own anchor chart  chart  

Be able to describe math workshop.

Be able to discuss what listening and being respectful means. Math on My Own

Good mathematicians talk about their thinking. They use math words. They ask questions of themselves and others. Math with Someone anchor chart Good mathematicians show their work. They ask questions of themselves and others.

Show thinking about a problem.

Math Technology anchor chart Show working out problem with objects, drawings, pictures, and acting it out.

Math Technology anchor chart

Good mathematicians write about their thinking. Focus on writing. Math Writing anchor chart

Math Writing anchor chart

Math with Someone

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Activities

Class discussion

Class discussion/ Anchor chart with flow of math workshop

Class discussion/ Student

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practice Class discussion/ Student practice Class discussion/

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Student practice

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Class discussion/ Student practice

Class anchor chart Math  journaling

Modified from the work of Laney Sammons and Dr. Nicki Newton

 

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Focus Questions

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What are the warm-up routines during Math Workshop?

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What are the ways we participate in number talks during Math Workshop?

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What happens during the mini-lesson?

How do we work

 

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together during guided math?

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How do we work and play together during guided math?

Getting Started: Week 2 Enduring Understandin Understandings/Content gs/Content There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Focus on math warm-ups: data collection, number of the day, patterns, calendar, problem of the day There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things

Skills

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Activities

Practice a math warmup

Teacher Observation

Math Warmup

Participate in a number talk.

Teacher Observation

Number Talk

Actively participate in whole-class discussion

Teacher Observation

Class discussion

Dailies transitions, and work productively.

Teacher Observation

Dailies

Dailies transitions, and work productively.

Teacher Observation

during math workshop. Focus on number talk routines.  routines.  There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Focus on math mini-lessons. There are certain routines that we practice during during math work workshop. shop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies. There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies.

Dailies

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How do we work and play together during guided math?

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How do we work and play together during guided math?

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How do we use math tools during math workshop?

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What happens during the student work period during math workshop?

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Focus Questions

What happens during the student work period during math workshop?

Getting Started: Week 3 Enduring Understandin Understandings/Content gs/Content There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies  dailies  There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies Practice using manipulatives There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies. If ready, pull some students/groups to practice independence. There are certain routines that we practice during during math wor workshop. kshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Practice dailies. If ready, pull some students/groups to practice independence.

Skills

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Activities

Dailies transitions, and work productively. 

Teacher Observation

Dailies

Dailies transitions, and work productively. 

Teacher Observation

Dailies

Dailies transitions, and work productively.

Teacher Observation

Class discussion

Dailies transitions, and work productively.

Teacher Observation

Dailies

Dailies transitions, and work productively.

Teacher Observation

Dailies

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Focus Questions

Getting Started: Week 4 Enduring Understandings/Content

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What happens during share time at the end of math workshop?

There are certain routines that we practice during math workshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Focus on share time

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What happens during share time at the end of math workshop?

There are certain routines that we practice during math workshop. There are particular ways of doing things during math workshop. Focus on share time

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Skills

Sharing our work; reasoning out loud; modeling our thinking; listening to others  Sharing our work; reasoning out loud; modeling our thinking; listening to others 

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Activ Activities ities

Teacher Observation

Dailies; Focus on class math  journal; introduce Mathematician’s Chair

Teacher Observation

Dailies; Focus on class math  journal; introduce Mathematician’s Chair

Spend these days debriefing about how math workshop is going. Have the students draw pictures and write in their journals about math workshop.

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What are the routines, rules, and procedures during math workshop?

Talk about what is working well and what you need to change. This is the time to discuss and work out all the kinks. This is the blueprint for your yearlong journey. This period also gives you a few more days to spend on areas as you see fit. Every class is different. Consist Consistency ency is key!

Math Workshop

Think Time 1

Looks Like:   Everyone in their centers or guided math groups   Everyone working alone, with partners or in groups. Sounds Like:   6-inch voices   Asking questions   Busy buzz Feels Like:   Happy   Great   Fantastic 

Teacher asks question. Stop for 3 seconds

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Everybody thinks of a way to talk about it.

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Think Time 2 Someone answers. Stop for 3 seconds Everybody thinks about what the person said. Now people respond.

How to Talk About Math I think that…  that…  I’ve noticed…  noticed…  I’m wondering…  wondering…  That reminds me of…  of…  Maybe…   Maybe… I’m picturing…  picturing…  I agree…  agree…  I disagree…  disagree…  I’m fuzzy about…  about… 

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How Can You Show Your Work? How can you show your thinking?

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Math Workshop Looks Like:   Everyone in their centers or guided math groups   Everyone working alone, with partners or in groups. Sounds Like:     6-inch Asking voices questions   Busy buzz Feels Like:   Happy   Great   Fantastic 

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How can you represent that? What does it look like?

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What tools can we use to represent this problem?

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Important Things When Playing Games 1.  Take turns 2.  Play fairly 3.  Record what happened 4.  Put everything BACK in the container 5.  Be happy!

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