The Daily Cafe

Ready math and i-Ready math and Daily 3

#1

We use a hybrid curriculum at our school: I teach, We work, groups work, individual work. This is coupled with online differentiation based on diagnostic testing and growth monitoring. The problem: computer work eats up a lot of time. Any suggestions on how this could work? I’m thinking it should be a natural, but have limited ideas.

#2

I’m going to link another discussion from the Discussion Board that might help you think through your problem. Allison shares some ideas about working with programs and Math Daily 3.

#3

Thank you! I think the structure of Math 3 really lends itself to Ready Math and iReady math. Question: since the computer component is required (15 min 3 days a week) would it be ok to add a 4th component to Math 3 or would I include it with Math by myself?

#4

If you have the time, adding that extra 15 on those three days would keep the Daily 3 structure intact, and still allow you to meet your computer requirement.

#5

This fall I will use the acronym MATHS for my rotations:
M Meet with teacher
A At your seat (Math by myself)
T Task or technology
H Hands on
S How and share
I will have my focus lessons, and have two or three groups meet with me each day.
COlor 1 - Mon & Wed Meet with teacher and T (task & Tech
- Tues & THurs - At your desk & Hands On
FRidays will be for whole class activity- weekly class graph (done various ways), Math fact fluency goal setting and quiz, and could be your third 15-20 min tech. students get choice in their rotation - eg. TAsk - could be working in their representing numbers book/number of the day, problem of the day, Individual activity using whiteboards or papers/games in the plastic paper covers, or write your own problem. TEchnology would be using the Math app that our school uses and if done to a specific item can choose between cool Math games or our Alberta provincial Math site activities - 2 learn.ca.
I may not work with all of one group during Meet with teacher - I may have a touch point and let them work on a choice and confer 1:1.
My show and share is show what is in your journal ( show what you know by working on or sharing it with others in small groups and as a class) and share is more talking about Math and our experience that day - sharing about their learning and sharing about our process ( Behavior and ah ha moment sharing and successes!). you may want to use some of these ideas. Marg

#6

Thank you! This could be doable. I see that you are doing 2 rotations per day, is that correct? Probably closer to what I have time for. What grade do you teach?

#7

Thank you for all your great ideas!

#8

Yes, I am planning on two rotations each day with 2 short focus lessons a windup show and sharing time - will let students bring their work and put it under a document camera and explain at times and other times just talk about what we learned and did…

#9

OK! I have been in my grade three class for three weeks and have been working on getting routines in place. We have binders with 2 plastic inserts with 2-4 sheets of paper in them for games - like rock and roll add, draw and add, draw and subtract, roll and write the place value and build __, add 10 more. I have them working at their desk independently fairly well. I am still working on getting my workstations running. my greatest success is getting kids to talk about their Math. my challenge I am working on is working on students working independently and increasing stamina. I work afternoons only and the morning teacher does not do anything like the daily 5 for LA. What she does is good, just different. it seems slower with younger students as I have mostly taught older kids in the last 10 years. Still working on it.

#10

Sounds like you’re off to a great start. You’re so right–it often does take a bit longer for our younger ones–kinda like herding kittens!!.

Have you tried making a stamina chart like we do for Daily 5? Perhaps that visual would encourage them to work more for that. And, be kind to yourself–3 weeks is not a long time :).

Keep us abreast of your learnings–it helps us all to grow!