Sunday, July 6, 2014

Summer Reading Part 1...

My first major read this summer has a math focus and so far... I am excited about what I am learning!


   This past school year, I noticed math instruction seemed scattered at times. Part of this could have resulted in the lack of a structured text, but I have found that even with a text you have to add bits and pieces to make the concepts real to students. I have had great success during guided reading time and sometime around April I began to ponder holding guided math sessions. After perusing fellow blogs and internet resources, I decided to spend the summer honing classroom management and building a guided math plan for this coming school year. Last week, the book I planned to read came in. :) I don't think I have ever been more excited to see a book arrive. Well, maybe once when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came out. Anyway, I am deep into the middle of this book and CANNOT wait to begin implementing some methods from it in August. The book is Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction by Laney Sammons. You can find it on Amazon here: Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction. There are several book study options on it as well, though I haven't had the opportunity to check any out.

   If you have used this book or completed a book study on it, I would love to hear any suggestions you may have for fully incorporating small group methods in math. My one concern so far is that we do not always have a set week for a topic and that seems to be needed to properly meet with groups. Has anyone overcome a similar obstacle with success?

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