Technology is one way to differentiate learning. Here are some ways to use technology within a 3rd-grade math lesson on addition: Read Works “John Herrington: The First Native American Astronaut” The article can be used as pre-teaching for purpose – students will read about how math impacted John Herrington’s career. The article can be read or listened to. Students will learn how math can be used and its importance in real life. The article focuses on math, real-world applications, and goal setting. Students may become more excited about math when they can see the relevance of math beyond the classroom (Gottfried, 2016). Epic Mac & Cheese Pleeze Students will read the book either independently or with a partner. Students will work with a partner to complete the “mental math” questions at the end of the book. It can be used during reading rotations to focus on math. Students are held accountable through the assignment completion page. Literature in math is a way for students t...
Math lesson on division for 3rd graders Instructional Strategies used: anchor charts, think-write-pair-share, manipulatives, relevant vocabulary, limited lecture, sentence frames At the beginning of the lesson, students were presented with a problem. Students had not been taught how to solve division equations yet. Students can benefit from figuring out problems they have not yet encountered (Seeley, 2017). Students were immediately interested and ready to learn. The strategies used encourage learning in a variety of ways. Division is a difficult concept for third graders. It is even more difficult to understand if you are a second-language learner or have additional challenges that make accessing the material more difficult. As a teacher, I see students struggle every day. My job is to alleviate the anxiety of feeling overwhelmed when the material is too much. One way to differentiate is by talking. When students talk, it prepares them for writing. I can fix mistakes as they speak, wh...