Visuals
There are specific techniques that will help students be more engaged in learning math. These include the usage of visuals. The technique of providing visuals is an important instructional strategy in teaching math. Any of the following will not only make math more interesting, but will also help my students retain what they learn. Using colorful anchor charts, math posters, word walls, math procedures, guided instruction, whiteboard modeling, and other math instructional tools. In learning sequential step problems, highlighting each step in a different color can also support the learning process. Visuals would include learning math using online resources such as math tutorials or math video games. Another strategy is to have students keep journals to write about what they have learned, address questions they may have relating to recent lessons, create colorful notebook anchor charts, justifications, summarizing and reflect on lessons. Throughout this unit students will be using their math journals as part of their learning tool.
Activity: When modeling math procedures or providing guided instruction, I like to create an anchor chart alongside the lesson to post afterwards as a reference tool. These anchor charts should be colorful to help students distinguish each step of the math procedure. Anchor charts developed during lessons are more meaningful to students than math poster that are hard to see.
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