Word Work with Magnetic Letters

Phonics1. Sound match• Display pictures• Place the matching

beginning or ending sound on top

Identify the beginning sound

Identify the beginning sound

Identify the ending sound

Identify the ending sound

Phonics

Syllables

Crossword Puzzles

Word Parts

Word Families

Sight Words

Sight Words

Compound Words

Multiple Meaning Words

Success with Manipulatives

Agenda• Analyze Q4 teaching goals• Using manipulatives effectively

• Application to curriculum

Quarter 4 Standards1. Look at your grade level’s

upcoming standards to be covered. Focus on:

• Grade 1: Geometry• Grade 2: Length and Measurement• Grade 3: Fractions

2. How do they change? Compare to the grade level before and after your grade level.

A Deeper LookReview your grade level standards:•What other standards are related to your focus standards? How? (Think outside the box.)•How can you use the Standards for Mathematical Practice to enhance learning?

Manipulatives

We learn…• ___% of what we hear

• ___% of what we see/read

• ___%of what we discuss

• ___% of what we experience

• ___% of what we teach to others

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Student Engagement

TeacherTeacher Directed

StudentStudent Directed

CRA: Instructional Approach

Use of Manipulatives

Pictorial Representations Symbols

Conceptual Conceptual Understanding!Understanding!

Concrete Pictorial Abstract

Manipulatives Support in the

Classroom

Lakeshore Math Manipulatives Library

1. With your table, find at least two grade level standards that you can connect to the manipulatives on the table.

2. Then, identify an activity or game for each standard.

Lakeshore Math Manipulatives Library

With your grade level team, use the Lakeshore manipulatives and tools to create a model lesson for a curricular goal.•Grade 1: Geometry•Grade 2: Addition and Subtraction•Grade 3: Fractions

Best Practices• Focus on what standard asks

students to accomplish

• Get student hands busy for deeper levels of understanding

• Scaffold use of manipulatives to get to abstract proficiency levels

Agenda• Analyze Q4 teaching goals• Using manipulatives effectively

• Application to curriculum

Meredith JonesElementary Account Manager

(443) 571-8513mejones@lakeshorelearning.com