Elementary Mathematics
Mathematics Workshop Model
Mathematics lessons are ideally developed around the 20%-60%-20% model:
Mini-Lesson (20% of the lesson)
- The teacher models the intended learning for the day.
- Connect any new content to previous learning.
- State a clear goal for the lesson (your "I CAN" statements- however it could also be presented in question form)
- Clearly model thinking and learning.
Exploration (60% of the lesson)
- Students are exploring and collaborating on math problems (these could be introductory or practice problems for new concepts, or they could be rich tasks for when students are more familiar with the work)
- Find a balance of procedural and conceptual learning.
- Be sure all explorations focus on the objective/goal of the lesson.
- Have students engaged in solving a rich math task at least once a week.
Rich Math Task - Problem Solving
What is a RICH MATH TASK? Rich tasks are tasks which:
Consolidating or Reflecting (20% of the lesson)
- Bring the lesson to a close.
- Give students time to feedback to the teacher what they’ve learned and to share their understandings with other students.
Mini-Lesson (20% of the lesson)
- The teacher models the intended learning for the day.
- Connect any new content to previous learning.
- State a clear goal for the lesson (your "I CAN" statements- however it could also be presented in question form)
- Clearly model thinking and learning.
Exploration (60% of the lesson)
- Students are exploring and collaborating on math problems (these could be introductory or practice problems for new concepts, or they could be rich tasks for when students are more familiar with the work)
- Find a balance of procedural and conceptual learning.
- Be sure all explorations focus on the objective/goal of the lesson.
- Have students engaged in solving a rich math task at least once a week.
Rich Math Task - Problem Solving
What is a RICH MATH TASK? Rich tasks are tasks which:
- students cannot see the answer immediately
- have lots of different ways for students to be able to answer it
- require examination and uncovering of the key math concept
Consolidating or Reflecting (20% of the lesson)
- Bring the lesson to a close.
- Give students time to feedback to the teacher what they’ve learned and to share their understandings with other students.