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Math Lesson Plans Elementary

Teaching mathematics every day with a systematic approach is best teaching practices.

Math Lesson Plans Elementary - teaching mathematics at the primary grades with fun math lesson plans!

Daily math will reduce the amount of math interventions students may need.

When these type of math lesson plans are done systematically and with integrity, it provides remediation for students who are struggling with daily math concepts in number sense.

It also provides differentiation in mathematics.

Your daily math lesson plans should always include higher-order thinking skills and applications.

This is done by including a Challenge Box as part of the Elementary Daily Math Practice and Review.

Daily math practice focuses on the computational skills students need in order to develop reasoning abilities and basic math skills.

It is comprised of three things: a math review, daily calendar math exercises and mental math. It is a focal point of math lesson plans. It ensures that you put in loads of content-rich material in one 15-20 minute time slot.

I know of no other teacher lesson plans that make it so easy to be sure kids are learning math.

Why Do A Daily Math Review?

Skills review is always a part of math lesson plans.

Elementary students particularly need math concepts and problem solving strategies to be reviewed and reinforced on a daily basis.

A Daily Math Review is essential retaining key information and concepts.

While not a new concept within math lesson plans, elementary daily practice and review is being given more serious consideration. Larry Ainsworth and Jan Christinson wrote in their book Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Math Program that there is a better way to incorporate it. A way that will:

Reinforce prior learning of math skills
Provide daily mathematical computation problems
Promote mathematical reasoning
Develop number sense
Work on critical math vocabulary

Adding Daily Math Review to Math Lesson Plans Elementary (or any level!)

I use a simple template for my to incorporate Math Lesson Plans Elementary Daily Math Practice & Review.

Number Sense	Geometry	Measurement
Data Analysis	Problem Solving	Challenge

I have adapted this to use on my SmartBoard. Since I teach second grade, I only give 4 problems - 2 Number Sense, 1 from another standard, and 1 challenge. That seems to be enough for my students, as they get them completed in 10-15 minutes. When I taught third and fifth grades I did 5-6 problems.

The Challenge box is always a critical thinking type of question for my students who are higher in math. It is a great way to enrich and differentiate within your math lesson plans. Elementary students can certainly understand that not everyone is expected to do this box, but those who are able to should.

How do you know the type of questions to include?

Give 4-5 problems at the beginning of math
Allow students 10-15 minutes to solve them in their math journals
The problems should reflect computational standards for your grade level
They should reinforce previously learned instructional units
They should match conceptual focus of the current unit of instruction
After review, give 2-3 Math Lesson Plans ElementaryMental Math problems.

After the students finish their Daily Math Practice & Review, we go over the questions as a class. I always allow the students to discuss their ways of solving a problem, use correct mathematical vocabulary (horizontal, not "fold it like a hot-dog!"), and do a quick visual check to see who needs to be intervened with.

To ensure accountability to all students attempting the problems and being active participants, I give a Daily Math Review Quiz almost every Friday. The quiz is comprised of 5 questions that are all similar to the ones we have been reviewing throughout the week.

After completing my math lesson plans Elementary Daily Math Practice and Review, we do our Mental Math. Read more about how Mental Maths are five minute problem solving math lesson plans that really get kids using and learning math!

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