Are you looking for some great first week math activities? Not ready to jump into curriculum in the first week of school? Start from the first day of school with the First 20 Days of Math Unit – teach students critical mathematical processes, learning skills and growth mindset for a successful year while reviewing key math concepts.
Students will love these hands-on math activities and you will establish ideal classroom routines. Everything you need is included – lessons, printables and assessment tracking sheets!
This unit incorporates the new Strand A in the 2020 Ontario Math Curriculum – Social-Emotional Learning and Mathematical Processes.
This unit is part of this huge bundle:
Entire Year of Ontario Grade 4 Math Units – Click to save!
— ABOUT THIS RESOURCE —
✔ Lessons are fully editable (just make a copy). Change names and numbers to personalize and accommodate for your students
✔ Each lesson has a math focus and an SEL focus
✔ Lessons and activities use research-based best practices (this is NOT just a collection of print-and-go worksheets)
✔ In-person and digital options for face-to-face and distance learning – don’t pay twice!
✔ Text isn’t locked to allow text-to-speech software for student accommodations
✔ Pages are set to 8.5×11 for easy printing
✔ Lessons and student tracking sheets are Google Slides files with supplemental pages in PDF
— WHAT’S INCLUDED? —
⇧ ⇧ Please download the detailed PREVIEW to get a clear idea of what you can expect with your purchase ⇧ ⇧
Included in this unit:
→ Guide for teaching the unit including suggestions to incorporate the included materials and how to effectively teach 3-part math lessons
→ 20 three-part math lessons in Google Slides
→ PDF teaching guide for each lesson with slides, teaching notes, answers and links to supporting documents
→ Any blackline masters needed (PDF)
→ Links to websites that can provide additional practice (provided in clickable PDF).
NOTE: This is very similar to the grade 5 First 20 Days unit – please DO NOT buy both!
Lesson Topics:
✷ Mindset – self-belief
✷ Communication
✷ Collaboration
✷ Accountable Talk
✷ Mindset – self-talk
✷ Problem Solving Strategies
✷ Making Connections
✷ Collaboration
✷ Selecting Appropriate Tools and Strategies
✷ Mindset – perseverance
✷ Problem Solving Strategies
✷ Reasoning and Proving
✷ Representing
✷ Reflecting
✷ Mindset – embracing mistakes
✷ Achievement Categories
✷ Communication
✷ Reflecting
✷ Peer and Self Assessment
✷ Diagnostic Assessment (**not provided – you should use the tool approved or provided by your school/board**)
Each lesson includes:
✎ Math Talk – brief activity to improve student math thinking (use at any time in the day)
✎ Minds On – brief activity to engage the class in the day’s focus topic
✎ Action – usually problem-based work for partners or small groups to collaborate and solve
✎ Consolidation – whole class discussion and consolidation of learning
✎ Journal – improve student communication skills and get to know their mathematical thinking better
Many lessons contain open-ended questions or parallel tasks to allow students of different levels to achieve success.
— PLEASE NOTE —
❉ This is a Google Drive product. The downloaded file will give you a unit cover page, a teacher notes package and a link to access all files through Google Drive. Google Drive accounts are free and easy to create with just an email address. However, if you don’t use Google Drive, the Slides files will download and convert to PowerPoint.
♻ We strive to be environmentally conscious by creating digital products. Please don’t print more than is necessary!
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