It is also important that when you put the board up you secure it well. We all know how students like to brush up against hallway walls. If your board is not attached well, parts are going to fall off, show wear or even tear. I am constantly adding extra staples throughout the year, to keep the board intact.
One strategy I use after having taught a mathematical concept, is to provide a step-by-step resource that the students can access whenever they need help with a concept. This may be in the form of a poster on the classroom wall, in their math journal or it may be a PDF that is stored in a resource folder on Seesaw, Google Classroom or Canvas.
I have been using Boom Cards in my classroom for a few years. My students never seem to get tired of practicing a math skill when they are using Boom Cards.
These unique self-checking task cards offer students a versatile platform to practice a wide array of math concepts.
The first question on the state assessment was a simple one: “What is the product of 2 and 3?” To my dismay, many of my students did not know the answer.
As a teacher, it is usually fairly easy to see what is causing the breakdown when watching a student engaged in completing a math task.