Strategies to work with students (Angela R. Hernandez)
These ideas can be adapted to all types of students and different levels.
*Video (below): Viviana Estrada, NYC Special Education Itinerary Teacher.
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Math and Movement
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/activities.html
Moving to the Numbers Activity Guide:
Kids like to pretend! Use their natural love of fun and mimicry to teach the fundamentals of counting using large and small movements. This activity teaches the concept of one-to-one correspondence (the ability to a link number name with one and only one object), which is the foundation for all math concepts. This activity focuses on fundamental movements even small children can master without confusion.
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/pdfs/movingtonumbersguide.pdf
Skip Counting Activity Guide:
Skip counting reinforces the concept of counting by more than one number at a time. Students learn to count by higher numbers using a whisper/loud technique that emphasizes the underlying number pattern. For example, when counting by threes, the student whispers, “One, two” and then says (or shouts!) ,“Three!” When combined with cross-body movements, this activity helps the student learn the basics of number grouping that forms the basis of multiplication and division.
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/pdfs/skipcountingguide.pdf
Sit Down Math Activity Guide:
Movement can be a great way to get kids energized and and to work off excess “fidgets”. But it can also be a good way to help them settle their minds and focus. These cross-body movements, intended to be done at the desk or table in a quiet voice, can bring the students back to a state of calm and prepare them for other activities.
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/pdfs/sitdownguide.pdf
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/activities.html
Moving to the Numbers Activity Guide:
Kids like to pretend! Use their natural love of fun and mimicry to teach the fundamentals of counting using large and small movements. This activity teaches the concept of one-to-one correspondence (the ability to a link number name with one and only one object), which is the foundation for all math concepts. This activity focuses on fundamental movements even small children can master without confusion.
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/pdfs/movingtonumbersguide.pdf
Skip Counting Activity Guide:
Skip counting reinforces the concept of counting by more than one number at a time. Students learn to count by higher numbers using a whisper/loud technique that emphasizes the underlying number pattern. For example, when counting by threes, the student whispers, “One, two” and then says (or shouts!) ,“Three!” When combined with cross-body movements, this activity helps the student learn the basics of number grouping that forms the basis of multiplication and division.
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/pdfs/skipcountingguide.pdf
Sit Down Math Activity Guide:
Movement can be a great way to get kids energized and and to work off excess “fidgets”. But it can also be a good way to help them settle their minds and focus. These cross-body movements, intended to be done at the desk or table in a quiet voice, can bring the students back to a state of calm and prepare them for other activities.
Source: https://www.mathandmovement.com/pdfs/sitdownguide.pdf