Math+Focus

** Math: March 16 Class Session **
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 * **Objective:** The learners will demonstrate the ability to understand that when there seems to be many possible answers, the strategy **// Try, Check and Revise //** can provide a starting point for solving a problem.
 * **Materials needed**:
 * (per group) Number Cards: 0-10 and blank index cards (**RE-TEACHING GROUP**)
 * (per group of 3) Number Cards: 1-9 (**ON LEVEL GROUP**)
 * Try and Check a Riddle Worksheet (**MEDIUM-HIGH GROUP**)
 * "Crossing Town" Activity Worksheet (**HAL**)
 * ** Links: **
 * ** @http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/ **
 * @http://www.mathplayground.com/logicgames.html
 * @http://www.mathplayground.com/mathhoops_Z1.html
 * @http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/braingames/braingames.htm
 * @http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

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 * ** Summary of Activities: GUIDED MATH **
 * **__Re-teaching Group:__** Stack the cards (0-10) in random order. Ask a volunteer to take the first two cards as you say: //** Try to make 10 **// . Then ask the group to //** check the answer. "Do the numbers equal 10? If not, **//** revise one number // . The group discusses what number(s) are needed to make 10. Write on a blank card the number needed to make 10. Please continue and repeat steps to make different amounts. Students continue to take turns, using the words, // try, check, and revise. **
 * __**On-level Group**:__ Give 3 cards (1-9) face up to each player. Have students (3 to a group) work together to exchange cards until each has 3 numbers that have a sum of 15. Ask questions: //** Did each of you get a sum of 15 when the cards were first dealt? What did you have to do? How did you know when to stop? Continue playing game as needed. **//
 * **__Medium-high Group__**: Give each student a riddle worksheet. Have students //** try, check, and revise **// to solve each riddle. Challenge students to write and exchange riddles with other students in the group.
 * **__HAL__**: Use "Crossing Town" activity page. Students are to complete the route to each friend's house by writing the correct number on each block. Students are asked to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Challenge students to create their own "routes".
 * **21st Century Skill Addressed:** Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication and Collaboration, Flexibility and Adaptability, Initiative and Self-Direction, Productivity and Accountability, Leadership and Responsibility