Forest Classroom

Quick and thorough! I suggest having your students fill out a copy as well, and use their self-assessment (compared with your assessment) to guide discussion with parents. :)

This half-page foldable can be glued into math notebooks to assist with understanding of arrays, factors, multiples, and multiplicative comparison.

Students work through the stages of collecting, representing, and analyzing data for a question that they choose. I suggest making sure students check in with the teacher before moving onto the next stage. This way, you can assist with misunderstandings in real time, instead of getting a final product that has been done wrong. After my students finish successfully, I have them copy their line plot onto construction paper to make a "beautiful bulletin board version" that goes into the hallway. D

How much sugar does a typical cake recipe contain? This investigative activity is excellent for self-directed learners who are ready for an activity that requires little to no teacher assistance. I originally created this as an enrichment activity for students who demonstrated competency in our data unit.