As our school year begins to come to an end, I would like to share this video of my class doing various math activities. As many of you may already know, I never do worksheets in my classroom and instead prefer hands-on, interactive activities that help students become self-guided, independent, and responsible learners. Worksheets will not help our students thrive in the 21st century. After watching this video, I hope you can recognize the conversations as students collaborate and communicate with each other. Students are also using problem solving skills and very creative thinking ("I'm measuring his head") to learn new ways of learning and exploring math objectives. Each child also had a choice on what they would work on during this math time and also can switch activities at any time during the session. Choice is a powerful way to provide students an opportunity to learn from their peers and from themselves.
