Time Celebration/Struggle/Question:
6:20 Students were excited and
engaged when they were handed
unit centimeter cubes to use as
manipulatives.
8:50 During collaborative group work,
some students preferred to work
independently.
13:34 Every student had the opportunity
to create solid figures with cm
cubes.
16:03 While walking around and asking
questions about the dimensions of
the rectangular prisms students
were creating, I made sure to
repeat the proper math
vocabulary.
21:39 Students were given the
opportunity to use what they
learned to create solid figures
using 12 caramel cubes as their
manipulatives.
25:41 Students were informed that the
groups who correctly identified 11
different dimensions using 12
caramel cubes would get to split
and share the caramels as a treat.
Claim about teaching practice
Manipulatives have always had
a positive effect on student
engagement.
Wondering if those students
who like to work alone should
be encouraged to work with a
group and how can I do that
without making them feel
uncomfortable or pressured.
Students worked well and were
all engaged when they were
able to use their manipulatives
individually, instead of having
one person in the group do the
task and others watch.
Students answered questions by
repeating the proper
terminology, such as, congruent,
prism, solid figure, length,
width, and height.
Using candy occasionally during
the lesson is a creative way to
engage the students.
The spirit of reward and
competition is an incentive to
motivate students to try to work
towards a goal.