3 Act Math Task

3-Act Math Task

Over the past week, I have had the opportunity to go into our first grade classrooms and preform a 3-Act Math Task. The 3-Act Math Task allows for students to engage in math conversation and share their ideas. Most of the lessons begin with a short clip or image that doesn't give away large amounts of information. 

In Act 1 teachers ask students: What do you notice?, What do you wonder?, and What is your Estimate?

In Act 2 teachers ask students: What information do you need to solve the problem? and How are you going to solve the problem?

In Act 3 students take the lead and share out how their thinking and how they came up with their answers. 

Before starting the lesson I introduced our recording sheet. The first box is where students make an estimate. We talked about what it means to estimate and how we can make a good estimate. The second box requires students to draw a picture to help them solve their problem. The third box asks for a number sentence to show their thinking. The final box asks for their answer. 

Our 3 Act Task was titled "Humpty Dumpty" The short clip shows a little girl opening up the fridge and a carton of eggs drops out. The question posed to the students is: How many eggs broke? As we worked through the Acts the students were given more information. 

This is not just for first grade but can be used for ALL grade levels. Here is the link to all of  Graham Fletcher's 3 Act Task: 3 Act Task Link.

K-2: Recording Sheet

3-5: Recording Sheet

Listening Station Idea

Listening Station In Kindergarten!

Need a listening station idea? Don't have enough CDs to make your listening station last all year long? Are you students struggling to share 1 or 2 copies of the book? Mrs. Smith and I have collaborated and changed how her listening station looks. 

We replaced her CD player with enough Chromebooks for each student at the Listening Station. With the use of Google Classroom, Mrs. Smith, attaches YouTube videos of books being read aloud for the students to listen to during their station. She has posted simple picture directions for students to log in to the Chromebook and Google Classroom (Yes--all 30 of her kiddos are doing this)! 

Some things to know when assigning these YouTube videos to Google Classroom:

1.Listen to the video you are selecting--some readings are WAY better then others! 

2.Most of the links say NOT APPROVED FOR SCSC.K12.IN.US. Which means students will not be able to watch it if pushed out to their Chromebook through Google Classroom.

TO FIX THIS PROBLEM:

TRY THIS FIRST: If you hit the white approve box, it may or may NOT approve. You may check it by assigning it to Google Classroom and then checking it with a students Chromebook (must be through a students login--it will ALWAYS work with your login)

TRY THIS SECOND: Go to the Website Block/Unblock Form by clicking on the purple link. Fill in the information (takes 1-2 minutes). Submit the form. A copy should send to your email and Mr. Rodman will approve the video (usually takes 24 hours)! Then you can link the video to Google Classroom! 

Here are some pictures of her listening station in action:

                                                        



Let me know if you would like help implementing this in your classroom!