differentiating+math




 * Self Assessment for Differentiating Practices**


 * Get to Know Student Interests**
 * Student Surveys**


 * From Teachers Pay Teachers (Free!)**

[|Grade 2-5 Math Interest Attitude Survey]


 * Getting to Know What Students Know**


 * Transform Your Tasks**
 * Open Ended Math Questions**
 * Math Projects**

Use 9 squares and assign an activity to each square. Any activity can be used to fill the 3 x 3 squares. Most examples have the middle square marked students choice. This format can be applied to extension activities, contracts, study. [|Math Chapter Review]
 * Giving Student Choice**
 * Think Tac Toes**


 * Think Dots **

ThinkDOTS is a great activity for students to construct meaning for themselves and to engage in processing their learning. It is a strategy used to review, demonstrate, and extend thinking. Choice is given to the students but they still complete the required learning tasks – just in the order they roll the die. ThinkDOTS may also be used as a formative assessment tool.

Steps:


 * Create six learning tasks for the number s on the die.
 * List the tasks in a 2x3 cell table which include dots relating to the sides of a die. (Sticky dots can be purchased to attach to the cells before copying)
 * If dots are //not// used, write the number of dots in each cell to correlate with the dots on the die. (This can be used as an activity guide or can be cut apart, hole-punched, and attached by rings purchased at a hardware store for $9.00/100 metal rings.)
 * Each task should include specifics of your unit.
 * Students roll the die and complete the learning task from the corresponding dot
 * If the first roll is something the student doesn’t want to do, s/he can roll a second time.

 