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The research is in: students make sense of mathematical problems best when
they work in small groups, with hands-on experiences that echo real-world
situations. That’s why Mathematics
Station Activities for Common Core State Standards have
proven so popular - middle school students learn to apply mathematics,
employ problem-solving strategies, communicate with one another, and reason
through to the answers while working together.
This book contains multiple sets of activities for each of the five strands:
Ratios and Proportional Relationships; the Number System; Expressions and
Equations; Geometry; and Statistics and Probability. The activities consist of
four different stations where students work in small groups, moving from station
to station once their activities are complete.
According to Jill Rosenblum, Walch Education’s Vice President of Education,
“Station-based activities give students multiple opportunities to develop their
understanding. At the same time, they give teachers the chance to circulate, do
informal assessments, and provide individual or small-group instruction as
needed. These activities were developed and piloted as part of a summer school
program that boosted student performance by an average of 37%, with some
classrooms’ average improvement as high as 89%.”
- Multiple sets of activities, each with 4 separate stations
- 15 minutes per station followed by a debrief discussion
- Correlated to Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, complementing
any math program
- Uses readily available materials and manipulatives (not
included)
Includes teacher support with discussion guides (prompts to encourage
reflection and synthesis of ideas, suggested appropriate responses, and a
listing of common errors and misconceptions identified in current research),
answer keys, and materials lists.