In what ways will differentiating math lessons impact my first grade students academically?

Seminar Title

In what ways will differentiating math lessons impact my first grade students academically?

Guided Math

1st Grade

Elementary

Mathematics

Reading

“I’m bad at math.” or “I hate math!” How many times do we hear kids say these phrases each day? I am excited about my research because not only did my students improve their scores, but their engagement and excitement about math has increased dramatically also. I believe my guided math research is relevant and can be adapted at a variety of levels and disciplines. It will focus on differentiation but also touch on student choice and grouping by ability. If you are looking for an opportunity to engage in a conversation about differentiation and guided math, then this session is for you!

(TITLE) In what ways will differentiating math lessons impact my first grade students academically? (INTRO TO AR) A review of literature suggested implementing guided math into my classroom to reach my goal of differentiating my math lessons to meet the needs of all of my students. As a result of my review, I focused on doing whole group mini lessons and four ability groups for guided math. I focused on having four different stations for guided math: M-math facts, A- at your desk, T- teacher time, H- hands on. This allowed me to work with students at their ability level, provide a variety of activities and offer choice to my students. To assess the learning of my students I gave my students pre-tests at the start of each unit so I could group them by ability, guided math notes on each student during teacher time, and their fall and winter FAST test scores. (METHOD AND DATA) Throughout my research I have found that changing up the groups by which skill I am teaching is most effective because I can meet the needs of each student. This has helped me find ways to reteach and challenge students. Not only have my students unit test scores improved, but their interest and happiness in math has also improved. (CONCLUSION) As a result of differentiating my math lessons, I am going to continue to teach guided math in my classroom. I will continue to seek for more ideas to provide choice for my students at the stations and find new ways to reteach and challenge my students at teacher time.