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Singapore Math: A Strategy for Solving Word Problems

Singapore Math: A Strategy for Solving Word Problems. Nicole Getman Buffalo Public School #3 March 1, 2011. Focus Questions. What are some ideas for partner or small group activities that could be used for extensions & differentiation ?. General Ability of the Students.

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Singapore Math: A Strategy for Solving Word Problems

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  1. Singapore Math:A Strategy for Solving Word Problems Nicole Getman Buffalo Public School #3 March 1, 2011

  2. Focus Questions • What are some ideas for partner or smallgroupactivities that could be used for extensions & differentiation?

  3. General Ability of the Students • Urban School District • 1st Grade Classroom • 25 students (12 boys, 13 girls) • 7 students receive ESL services • 4 students have an IEP • 7 students are in need of academic intervention services (AIS) for math • 8 students are in need of AIS for reading

  4. Time Frame • Implementation: Three 45 minute periods • Planning: 2 hours (becoming familiar with the strategy & preparing for the lessons) • Assessment: 3-5 minutes per student • Schedule: Taught during the 1st semester so students can practice using this strategy throughout the year

  5. Enduring Understanding Numbers sentences can be represented in multiple ways Essential Question What are different representations(drawings, equations, numbers, etc.) of the same number sentence?

  6. Guiding Questions • What is the problem asking us to do? • How can we represent the problem with an equation? • What is another way we could represent this equation with pictures? • What is a strategy you could use to solve the equation?

  7. NYS Mathematics Standard 1st Grade Representation Process Strand 1.R.1: Use multiple representations including verbal and written language, acting out or modeling a situation, drawings, and/or symbols as representations

  8. Objectives Students will be able to… • Solve a word problem using the Singapore Math Strategy • Represent information in a word problem using pictures, symbols, and words

  9. The Singapore Math Strategy • A tool for solving word problems • 4 Components: • Pictorial Representation • Labeling • Symbolic Representation • Written Representation

  10. Pictorial Representation Labeling Symbolic Representation Written Representation

  11. Assessment • Diagnostic: • Students solve a word problem with a strategy of their choice • Teacher creates a list of strategies used by the students • Formative: • Students verbally explain how to use the Singapore Math Strategy to solve a word problem

  12. Assessment Cont’d • Summative: • Students independently solve a word problem • Students complete a self-evaluation checklist • Teacher scores the students’ work with a 4-point rubric

  13. DistinguishedLevel Rubric Score of 19-20

  14. ProficientLevel Rubric Score of 17-18

  15. DevelopingLevel Rubric Score of 0-16

  16. Instructional Modifications

  17. Thank you to my group members who peer reviewed my LE during its preliminary stages!

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