Ove the past few weeks great emphasis has been put on strategy and problem solving with learners talking about their learning. I was however concerned that I was not doing enough 'Perfect Practise, reinforcing of knowledge, quick recall and expanding basic math knowledge that could assist learners with solving problems. I thus decided to once again make a change to my Math Programme. This time I incorporated a 20 minute session focussed on knowledge. I started with 5 minute slots of quick bursts of knowledge i.e.
5 min - counting to 100
counting back from 100
identify the number
I used the 1000's boards and we filled in numbers as a class. We also threw a sift ball around the class saying the next number.
5 min - shapes song
- name the shape
We sang a shape song on the t.v. from youtube. for name the shape I would either say a shape and learners had to form the shape using their body or with a group, or I would hold up a shape and they would shout out the name and 1 attribute.
5 min - teen and ty
I would write a number on the board and they would shout out the name. They then had to give me a a reason e.g. 10 + 4 = 14, before 15, 1 ten and 4 ones.
5 min - quick recall facts to 5, facts with 5
I would write answers on the board and have 2 children at a time compete. I would say the equation and they would slap the correct answer.
All the learners thoroughly enjoyed these 20 min sessions. On day 1 I would assist learners who had found a particular 5 minute session tricky or introduce a new knowledge concept to half the class. Day 2 would see me working with a different set of learners ensuring that over the 2 days the whole class had an opportunity to complete the problem. On day 3 we would share how we solved the problem and discuss the various strategies in depth. Learners then had a chance to try a different method to solve the problem on Day 4 and share what they have discovered or learnt.
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