This week in math we created a study guide with notes on types of triangles. We did a group talk about triangles at first then we listed some of the names of triangles. We then took notes on classifying each triangle and drew an example. We then did lab sheets and book pages and the students could use their notes. I think the only reason why the note were so beneficial was because they actually used them while they were doing independent work. I know there have been times when we have taken notes but then never came back to them. I intend on using these notes again so they are beneficial to the kids.
I also worked on non linguistic representation. This week we are studying the prefixes mono bi and uni. I gave the student two words that have those prefixes. They had to look up the definition and then create a picture that represented the word. For some students this was very hard because some of the words were difficult to represent with a picture. The pictures they came up with were really creative. They explanations they had to go with their pictures showed me they really thought about the word. I also used non-linguistic representation in math class. We were reviewing geometry words. They had to create those words (quadrilateral etc) with their bodies. You could see them really thinking about how to move their bodies to make those shapes. It also showed me right away if they remembered what the words meant.
I'm still working on the homework and feedback. Today I made sure we corrected the homework we did the night before so they could get feedback. I think the feedback was good for them to have but the struggle I have is how long it takes to correct. It goes into our lesson time so maybe I could think of a way they could correct it on their own or when they are done with their work.
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