Learning Modules

NUMERACY MODULES

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GRADES K TO 3

COMMUNICATION

To know and use mathematics successfully, students need to develop the ability to receive and express mathematical ideas. When students learn to communicate mathematically, they are able to ask questions of one another, make conjectures, share ideas, clarify those ideas, suggest strategies, and explain their reasoning.

COUNTING & REPRESENTATION

Counting and Representation are two of the key mathematical principles or “Big Ideas” in Number Sense and Numeration, and are closely linked together. Asking your students “how many” questions helps them to think about numbers and develop number sense. In order to answer “how many” questions, students often need to count. They usually answer with a number word (e.g., seven) or a symbol (e.g., 7). These number words and symbols are representations of a quantity that is determined by counting.

HOME CONNECTIONS

Parents play an important role in supporting student learning. Strong connections between home and school are needed to ensure that parents and teachers are working together to advance the mathematical development of children. These connections can be established through effective and varied communications with parents/guardians.

NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS

Having good number sense involves an understanding of the many relationships that exist among numbers. Number Relationships is one of the key mathematical principles or “Big Ideas” in Number Sense and Numeration. It is important to emphasize number relationships with your students to help them learn how numbers are interconnected and how numbers can be used in meaningful ways. Some examples of number relationships are comparison relationships and part-whole relationships.

OPERATIONAL SENSE

Students with operational sense comprehend the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They recognize the relationships among these operations and use the operations effectively in real-life situations.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Problem solving is the process of applying prior knowledge, experience, skills, and understandings to new and unfamiliar situations in order to complete tasks, make decisions, or achieve goals. In the mathematics program, problem-solving situations can provide the meaningful and exciting experiences through which students learn concepts and skills.

QUANTITY

Understanding quantity is pivotal to your students' ability to develop number sense. Students who possess a solid understanding of quantity will likely excel at estimating, comparing, and reasoning with numbers, and eventually, proportional reasoning – that is, using relationships between quantities, such as knowing that 1 dozen is 12, so 3 dozen is 36. And students who grasp quantities like five and ten go on to excel at place value, mathematical operations, and fractions.

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GRADES 4 TO 6

COMMUNICATION

DECIMAL NUMBERS

Comprehending decimal numbers is an important development in students’ understanding of number. However, a deep understanding of decimal numbers can develop only when students have opportunities to represent decimal numbers and to relate them to whole numbers and fractions. Instruction that focuses on meaning, rather than on abstract rules, is the key to helping students understand decimal numbers and how they can be used in meaningful ways.

FRACTIONS

Learning about fractions extends students’ understanding of our numeration system. While whole numbers represent quantities of whole units, fractions signify parts of whole units or parts of sets. Although fractions are all around us, learning about fractions is difficult for some students. Instruction should emphasize the meaning of fractions before any abstract rules are introduced.

HOME CONNECTIONS

JUNIOR ALGEBRA

In this module, you will meet Dave, a Grade 6 teacher who is planning on teaching a lesson on Patterning and Algebra. In order to boost his students’ achievement levels, he decides to focus on: providing differentiated instruction to address all his students; engaging in problem-based teaching to make the subject more meaningful to the students; and getting coaching to improve his teaching skills.

MEASUREMENT

In this module, you will meet Chris, a Grade 4 teacher who is planning on teaching a lesson on Measurement. In order to boost her students’ achievement levels, she decides to focus on: providing differentiated instruction to address all her students; engaging in problem-based teaching to make the subject more meaningful to the students; and getting coaching to improve his teaching skills.

MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Developing a strong understanding of multiplication and division in the junior years provides students with important tools for solving real-life problems and builds a strong foundation for proportional reasoning and algebraic thinking.

PROBLEM SOLVING

LITERACY MODULES

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GRADES K TO 3

GUIDED READING

Guided reading is the bridge between shared reading and independent reading. It allows teachers to help students make the transition from teacher modelling to student independence. In guided reading, the teacher scaffolds the learning of a small group of students as they apply strategies previously taught during read-alouds and shared reading to an unfamiliar, but carefully selected, text. This text is within the students' instructional range and provides reasonable challenges for learning. The teacher supports the students as they talk, read, and think their way through a text using effective reading strategies.

INDEPENDENT READING

Independent reading is the final instructional approach presented in a scaffolded, comprehensive reading program. This approach builds on the explicit teaching of strategies and skills that has occurred during read-alouds, shared reading, and guided reading lessons. During an independent reading lesson, the teacher provides minimal support to readers: hence, students read independently.

RUNNING RECORDS

Running records are assessment tools originally created by Marie Clay, a developmental psychologist and world-wide authority on early reading. Running records help teachers assess a student's oral reading proficiency objectively, reliably, efficiently, and at times that are convenient. The records are usually administered during the early stages of literacy development, before students become proficient silent readers. In special circumstances, they may be appropriate for use with older students who experience significant reading difficulties.

SHARED READING

Shared reading is an interactive approach to the teaching of reading. Students are able to develop new skills in a safe and encouraging environment, and can consolidate skills they have already been taught. In shared reading, all students must be able to see the print and accompanying pictures so that the teacher can share with the students the responsibility for reading.

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GRADES 4 TO 6

ACTIVE LEARNING-COOP. LEARNING

Junior students learn best when actively involved in their learning. Cooperative learning activities enhance academic learning by encouraging students to work together in different ways and helping build social skills in a safe environment. Students develop their ability to share information through listening and speaking, while assuming individual and group accountability.

ACTIVE LEARNING-LIT. CIRCLES

Junior students learn best when actively involved in their learning. Literature Circles provide rich opportunities for students with common interests to read and discuss a wide range of texts, express personal opinions, and build vital group skills in a safe environment. In doing so, students find deeper meaning in a text and have the opportunity to present their ideas through oral and written responses.

ACTIVE LEARNING-TECHNOLOGY

Junior students learn best when actively involved in their learning. Today's junior students are comfortable with technology and use a wide range of electronic and online communication devices to send and receive information. Teachers must purposefully integrate technology into all aspects of classroom teaching and learning to help junior students critically assess, filter, and interpret the information they are receiving and develop the skills they need to use technology confidently and appropriately in the classroom and beyond.

MEDIA LITERACY

All forms of media contain messages for an intended audience and purpose. To help junior students make sense of the multi-media culture they live in, they need critical thinking skills to analyse, and planning and production skills to create a variety of media texts. This module provides teachers with the background information and frameworks to effectively integrate media literacy across the curriculum.

SHARED READING

Shared reading is an integral part of a comprehensive literacy program. It is an instructional approach that can be used with a whole class or with a small group. During shared reading, the teacher explicitly teaches proficient reading behaviours through modelling and think-alouds and begins to share with students the responsibility for reading.

WRITER'S WORKSHOP

Writer’s Workshop is a daily period of time committed to the process of writing. It begins with whole class explicit teaching (mini-lesson), followed by time in which students either write or participate in peer or teacher conferencing. The teacher provides support through small group guided lessons and/or individual or small group conferencing. Writer’s Workshop usually ends with time for students to share and/or reflect.

MODULE FOR PARENTS

The goal of this module is to provide you with a quick overview of the numeracy and literacy modules found on the eworkshop.on.ca site. You will find over 40 video clips that allow you to take a peek into the classroom to better understand what your children are currently learning in school. Try some of the interactive games, books, and activities at home with your children! They are designed to help strengthen the connection between your home and the classroom.

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Active Learning - Literature Circles 4-6 - Taxonomy of Questioning Anchor Chart	25.26 Kb
Active Learning - Literature Circles This chart provides sentence starters for different levels of questions. It may be used as a guide for teachers and as an anchor chart for students. Literacy>Active Learning - Literature Circles (4-6)
Active Learning - Technology 4-6 - Checklist for Evaluating Websites	32.73 Kb
Active Learning - Technology Helps students to assess a website's credibility, accuracy, attractiveness, functionality, and viewpoint. Literacy>Active Learning - Technology (4-6)
Communication K-6 - Writing Checklist	27.84 Kb
Communication Checklist that students can use to help them develop their writing. Numeracy>Communication (K-6)
Counting and Representation K-3 - Kernel Count!	53.77 Kb
Counting and Representation A Home Connections activity sheet. Roll a die to collect the most popcorn kernels and practise skip counting by 5’s. Numeracy>Counting and Representation (K-3)
Counting and Representation K-3 - Make 80!	43.92 Kb
Counting and Representation A Home Connections activity sheet. Roll the die to collect items worth 10 points or 1 point and practise counting by tens and ones. Numeracy>Counting and Representation (K-3)
Counting and Representation K-3 - The Matching Game	43.83 Kb
Counting and Representation A Home Connections activity sheet. Count the dots on the dot cards and show what you have counted by selecting the matching number card. Numeracy>Counting and Representation (K-3)
Decimal Numbers 4-6 - Comparison Activities	35.22 Kb
Decimal Numbers Activities to help students compare fractions, based on their understanding of place value. Numeracy>Decimal Numbers (4-6)
Fractions 4-6 - Find the Fraction	55.96 Kb
Fractions Activity to promote understanding of part-whole relationships. Provides whole and part elements and asks students to find the fraction. Numeracy>Fractions (4-6)
Fractions 4-6 - Find the Part	53.13 Kb
Fractions Activity to promote understanding of part-whole relationships. Provides the whole and asks students to find the part. Numeracy>Fractions (4-6)
Fractions 4-6 - Find the Whole	51.34 Kb
Fractions Activity to promote understanding of part-whole relationships. Provides parts of elements and asks students to determine what the whole would look like. Numeracy>Fractions (4-6)
Guided Reading K-3 - Student Learning Log	32.49 Kb
Guided Reading Recording sheet for students to record their reflections on their reading and on their own learning. Literacy>Guided Reading (K-3)
Guided Reading K-3 - Student Reading Log	25.72 Kb
Guided Reading Recording sheet for students to record books they have read during a particular week. Literacy>Guided Reading (K-3)
Home Connections K-6 - Daily Math Activities	49.31 Kb
Home Connections Ideas for family math activities (at home, in the neighbourhood, on the road) to help students discover mathematics in their daily lives. Numeracy>Home Connections (K-6)
Home Connections K-6 - Homework Tips for Parents	32.04 Kb
Home Connections Guidelines for parents on how to help their children with homework. Numeracy>Home Connections (K-6)
Home Connections K-6 - Literature for Mathematics	263.25 Kb
Home Connections List of children’s literature with math connections. Numeracy>Home Connections (K-6)
Independent Reading K-3 - Reading Strategies	54.85 Kb
Independent Reading A list of strategies used by readers at different stages (emergent/early/fluent). Literacy>Independent Reading (K-3)
Media Literacy - 4-6 - Website Analysis Venn Diagram Checklist (Template)	42.26 Kb
Media Literacy This checklist can be used to assess students' work on the Website Audience Venn Diagram. Literacy>Media Literacy (4-6)
Media Literacy 4-6 - Camera Angles	28.75 Kb
Media Literacy This anchor chart shows some of the camera angles that can be used to create an effective video. Literacy>Media Literacy (4-6)
Media Literacy 4-6 - Types of Shots	24.56 Kb
Media Literacy This anchor chart provides an overview of the types of shots that can be used to create an effective video. Literacy>Media Literacy (4-6)
Media Literacy 4-6 - Value and Attitude Messages in the Media	31.52 Kb
Media Literacy This activity on stereotyping helps students explore underlying values in a media message. Literacy>Media Literacy (4-6)
Media Literacy 4-6 - Website Evaluation Checklist	33.57 Kb
Media Literacy This checklist is used by students to evaluate websites on the basis of credibility, quality of information, and design, and prompts themn to be alert to bias. Literacy>Media Literacy (4-6)
Number Relationships K-3 - Building Wholes	73.10 Kb
Number Relationships A Home Connections activity sheet for the Fractional Parts Activity. Numeracy>Number Relationships (K-3)
Number Relationships K-3 - How is 4 Behind My Door?	58.97 Kb
Number Relationships A Home Connections activity sheet for Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Numeracy>Number Relationships (K-3)
Operational Sense K-3 - Calculator Puzzles	70.06 Kb
Operational Sense A Home Connections activity sheet. Family members add and subtract numbers by 1’s and 10’s. Numeracy>Operational Sense (K-3)
Operational Sense K-3 - In My Head!	60.29 Kb
Operational Sense A Home Connections activity sheet. Family members practise mental addition and subtraction. Numeracy>Operational Sense (K-3)
Operational Sense K-3 - Make 10! Game with Number Cards	148.82 Kb
Operational Sense A Home Connections activity sheet. Family members use number cards to find different number combinations for 10. Numeracy>Operational Sense (K-3)
Problem Solving K-6 - Sample Strategy Posters	182.91 Kb
Problem Solving Poster cards for reminding students of different problem-solving strategies. Numeracy>Problem Solving (K-6)
Quantity K-3 - Estimating in the Kitchen	66.35 Kb
Quantity A Home Connections activity sheet to help students estimate using fractions. Numeracy>Quantity (K-3)
Quantity K-3 - How Many 10's?	69.85 Kb
Quantity A Home Connections activity sheet to help students estimate using groups of 10. Numeracy>Quantity (K-3)
Running Records K-3 - A Little Lake for Jenny	1194.04 Kb
Running Records By Pat Etue. The Porcupine Collection. Curriculum Plus. 2001. Full Text. Literacy>Running Records (K-3)
Running Records K-3 - Helping Your Child Learn to Read: A Parent Tip Sheet	791.00 Kb
Running Records Tips that parents can use to help their child become a skilled, confident reader. Literacy>Running Records (K-3)
Running Records K-3 - Sending Messages	780.72 Kb
Running Records By Jenny Feely. Alphakids. Scholastic. 2001. Pages 4-9 of text. Literacy>Running Records (K-3)
Running Records K-3 - Soup	789.51 Kb
Running Records By Joy Cowley. Wright Group Publishing. Sunshine™. 1996. Full text. Literacy>Running Records (K-3)
Running Records K-3 - The Magic Dragon	787.16 Kb
Running Records By Roger Carr and Jennifer Watson. Alphakids. Scholastic. 2001. Full text. Literacy>Running Records (K-3)
Shared Reading 4-6 - Activating Prior Knowledge	56.52 Kb
Shared Reading 4-6 Anchor chart to help students access what they already know before and during reading. Literacy>Shared Reading (4-6)
Shared Reading 4-6 - Critical Questioning of Web Pages	21.67 Kb
Shared Reading 4-6 Anchor chart providing questions to guide students as they analyse a website. Literacy>Shared Reading (4-6)
Shared Reading 4-6 - Determining Important Information	37.15 Kb
Shared Reading 4-6 Anchor chart that prompts students to find and use important information in a text before, during, and after reading. Literacy>Shared Reading (4-6)
Shared Reading 4-6 - Making Connections	58.04 Kb
Shared Reading 4-6 Anchor chart to prompt students to make connections before, during, and after reading. Literacy>Shared Reading (4-6)
Shared Reading 4-6 - Predicting	54.74 Kb
Shared Reading 4-6 Anchor chart that prompts students to predict the content of a text before they read it. Literacy>Shared Reading (4-6)
Shared Reading 4-6 - The Great Wall of China	22.22 Kb
Shared Reading 4-6 Text used as a reading sample in the shared reading lesson on informational text. Literacy>Shared Reading (4-6)
Shared Reading K-3 - Stick Puppets	242.50 Kb
Shared Reading K-3 Directions and cut-out characters for creating puppets to retell a story. Literacy>Shared Reading (K-3)