5 Math Terms to Add to Your Classroom Word Wall

How do you your students practice math vocabulary?

Do your students practice using math terms?

This month's topic is how to use math vocabulary to increase student growth. Last week's blog "3 Strategies for Practicing Math Vocabulary" was about ways to increase math vocabulary practice in your classroom today.  This week we take a look at word walls. Do you have a classroom word wall?

5 Math Terms to Add to Your Classroom Word Wall

What is a math word wall? 

A word wall is a wall that displays high frequency math terms (words that you often use in text, talk, or visuals). Word walls are an important part of the math classroom. They reinforce the correct spelling of math terms, help display terms for writing and talking about math, and show connections between terms.

What makes a word wall successful?

A word wall's success hinges on three things. 

• Collaboration
• Daily Use
• Student Created
  

Students need to collaborate as a class to make the word wall. This is a great mini lesson for the students to create definitions, pictures, and examples to add to the word wall. The best word walls are not static pictures created by a publisher or teacher. The best word walls are student created and interactive. When students take ownership of the classroom environment they thrive. They go from daily visitors in the teacher's room to active community members in a place of learning. Watch your students use the word wall daily in discussion, writing, and more.

5 Math Terms Every Word Wall Should Have

There are 5 words you want to include on your word wall to get started. The math terms you should add to your word wall are listed below. Consider adding these terms to your wall to help your students make math connections. 

Grades 3-5 Math Word Wall Terms

Fraction, Greater Than, Less Than, Product, Sum

Grades 6-8 Math Word Wall Terms

Absolute Value, Coordinate Plane, Equation, Integer, Ratio

Be intentional with your word wall. Watch your students take ownership and learn new words.  Download these five math terms and start your word wall today!

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Word Wall Terms

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Middle School Math Curriculum Maps 2019-2020

Where is your instruction going?

Do you have a road map to guide your teaching?

At the beginning of the year we look for direction. What do the students need to learn? When do you teach it? There is a solution. A curriculum map to lead instruction towards the finish line.

Middle School Math Curriculum Maps

How do you get from your house to the grocery store? A map. How do you know what your students need to learn? A map. We all need a math map to guide instruction. 

What does a math curriculum map look like? 

A curriculum map shows what is taught in a grade level week by week. It can also be drawn out month by month or give a year overview.  A yearlong pacing guide gives a look at what should be taught in a 10-month school year. Quarterly content checklists give purpose and drive to continue instruction. 

A Curriculum Map Should Include: 

✔How to Plan the Math

✔Quarterly Sequence of CCSS Aligned

✔Weekly Sequence Checklist

✔1-Year Calendar Pacing Guide

✔Big Ideas to Review

✔Quarterly Activities and Pacing

✔1-Year Planning Calendar

Map Out Your Year

There are certain areas of math content that should be well planned for. Know which areas will be assessed on your end of course exam. Keep your focus on teaching those specific math concepts well. Plan extra days in your math curriculum schedule for those units. Prepare to have more activities to help students master the key math skills.

Plan For Your Students

There are many different ways to teach math. Students can learn with notes, games, math stations, task cards, or practice with a card sort activity. Try different activities with different classes to see how best they learn and master the skills. Remember to keep your focus on the students. The best curriculum is student centered!

Free Math Grades 6-8 Curriculum Checklist

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