Recently, students worked to complete six different learning stations as part of our lessons on area and perimeter. Each math class began with a mini-lesson utilizing a video, followed by a brief discussion of the days teaching point.
Then students were off to one of 6 stations that were designed with a video that focused on a specific skill. After the video, a practice page or game allowed the students at that station to apply the skill that was presented. Some videos incorporated a very structured note-taking page, which has added benefits because taking notes from a video is required for some parts of SBAC Performace Task. Other videos presented strategies that were then utilized with on-line practice. Again, a more intriguing way to incorporate what can be rather mundane practice. As students participated in the station activities, I circulated helping students practice, while observing and assessing individual's abilities with the tasks.
This strategy worked particularly well for a unit on area and perimeter because students' video of the day reminded and retaught the skills and strategies in a slightly different way, avoiding the "talking head" in the front of the classroom.
Incorporating technology for independent learning, working with other class members to complete tasks and applying skills to gain concepts are all jobs of a third grader in the world of the Common Core. We are working together to master these challenges!
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