The Strangest Classroom

What are the strands of Mathematics? If you would like to review the curriculum, please  click here . STRAND A :  Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills and the Mathematical Processes These skills include: Problem-Solving An essential set of strategies at the heart of mathematics. Reasoning and Proving Using their understanding of mathematic knowledge, concepts, and skills to justify their thinking. Reflecting Monitoring their thought process before, during, and after solving a problem. It is the thought process of identifying what is working, or not working, when considering different approaches to mathematic problems. Connecting How students see the knowledge, concepts, and skills from one strand are related to another. The more connections that students make to their learning: the deeper their understanding. Communicating Another essential process at the heart of mathematical thinking. Students are communicating for different audiences and purposes using oral, written, visual, or ge

Assignment 2.5: Planning & Schedule Rationale Cross-Curricular Learning : Pros and Cons Pros Cons -         Developing a wider range of skills and abilities to make connections to a variety of topics. o    For example, a lot of Social Studies lessons could also double as Language. Social Studies is an incredibly literacy-heavy subject; there is much reading and comprehension involved in many of the expectations and content. -         Having students confused why we are “doing ____ when the schedule says ____.” o    Solution : helping students understand the why – “we are going use our language skills to read about __” or “we are going to use our amazing math skills to find out __!” -         Motivates students to learn more about different topics and strengthens their understanding. -         If a subject is being covered by another teacher for a “PREP” it might be harder to

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