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This resource presents effective Math Menus designed for young learners (Grades PK-2) to develop robust number sense. Math Menus offer a structured approach to learning, allowing students to select from various activities, including problems, games, and investigations. The goal is to promote student ownership of their learning through choice and engagement. Activities like "Make 10 Memory" and "Addition War" provide fun ways to explore new and review existing math concepts, catering to diverse learning styles and encouraging collaborative play.
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Math Menus: A Recipe for Developing Number Sense (Grades PK-2) Elisabeth Johnston, PhD Elizabeth Ward, PhD Wendi Earnheart Jessica Walls Amanda Wright
Math Menus What is a math menu? • A way “to provide learning activities that can include problems, games, and investigations that students work on independently” • Required and optional tasks are given • Within a menu students are able to make choices of the optional tasks What is the purpose of math menus? • A way to give ownership of learning to the student • New concepts can be explored • Review older concepts Marilyn Burns, About Teaching Mathematics A K-8 Resource (Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions, 2007) p. 60.
Why Math Menus? • Can’t see the forest for the trees • Students stay engaged in mathematics • Lowers affective filter • Lots of fun-for the students and you
Make 10 Memory • Start with 2 players • Starter set- A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 • Add more cards and players once children understand the game • Use pictures on cards for help • The player with the most matches is the winner
Go Fish for 10 • 2-4 players • Use cards A-9 • Each player starts with five cards • Rest of deck in center of playing area • Player with the most matches is the winner
Addition War • Basic Addition War • Opposite Addition War • Three Addend Addition War • Three Player War • Addition of L, M, G cube
Subtraction War • Basic Subtraction War • Opposite Subtraction War
Close to 100 • Play with cards A-9 • Each player draws 6 cards • Select 4 cards to play • Make 2 two-digit numbers • Score is how far away sum is from 100 5 2 4 7
Three-Shape Menu(Westphal, 2011) • Complete one activity for each shape • Easy to understand
Tic-Tac-Toe Menu(Westphal, 2011) • Three in a row • Might include free choice • Easy to use • Students might complete a product out of comfort zone
Meal Menu(Westphal, 2011) • Select one item for each meal. • Dessert is extra • Real-world application
Give Me Five Menu(Westphal, 2011) • Must earn five points • 2-5-8 version (10 points) • More points higher level thinking skill • More control over learning • Flexibility for different ability levels
Differentiating Instruction with Menus(Westphal, 2011) • K-2, 3-5 books • Overview of different types of menus • How to grade items • Examples- • Numbers/Number Sense • Operations • Geometry • Measurement
Contact Information • Elizabeth Ward, PhD ekward@txwes.edu • Elisabeth Johnston, PhD elisabeth.johnston@sru.edu