This is my first page of my online writing, "One Page Per Day" experience. I love to write and to type and I love to share my thoughts on the day, so maybe this will develop into a fun daily blog...or maybe it will just spark my interest for a day and then I'll never visit again. That does happen.
Today was rough as a teacher because my second graders almost all failed a test I gave on multiplying by ONE and ZERO. Simple rules, they all seemed to get them, I modeled the behavior, we chanted the rules, played games, used flash cards, and they all seemed to get it....but all but 2 kids horribly failed the test at the end. So...I have to modify my approach and reteach where I see existing problems.
By going over the tests, I see that some of the students got confused by problems that were reversed. Example: 1X0=0...this one they got correct. However, if the problem was reversed, as so, 0X1=...they got it wrong. I will have to address this specific problem.
Also, a few of the students began by multiplying, then about halfway into the test, they must have gotten confused, because they started adding the numbers. I think if I show them the test at the beginning, display actual problems on the smartboard and then have them come up and write the answers, perhaps this will solidify the rules better. We shall see.
Today was rough as a teacher because my second graders almost all failed a test I gave on multiplying by ONE and ZERO. Simple rules, they all seemed to get them, I modeled the behavior, we chanted the rules, played games, used flash cards, and they all seemed to get it....but all but 2 kids horribly failed the test at the end. So...I have to modify my approach and reteach where I see existing problems.
By going over the tests, I see that some of the students got confused by problems that were reversed. Example: 1X0=0...this one they got correct. However, if the problem was reversed, as so, 0X1=...they got it wrong. I will have to address this specific problem.
Also, a few of the students began by multiplying, then about halfway into the test, they must have gotten confused, because they started adding the numbers. I think if I show them the test at the beginning, display actual problems on the smartboard and then have them come up and write the answers, perhaps this will solidify the rules better. We shall see.
