So, you're teaching math this year! Where to begin?!
You need to familiarize yourself with the Ontario Curriculum Documents. Don't stop at the grade you're assigned, you should also have a look at the previous grade expectations so that you know what your students have likely already been taught.
The Full Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program
The Ontario Curriculum- Mathematics
You'll want to refresh your memory of the "Big Ideas" in math. Click on "Big Ideas" for more info.
Big ideas are helpful for teachers.
“…many teachers feel like they are going through a checklist, checking off whether students have learned each new discrete concept or skill listed in the curriculum. This is in stark contrast to what we know from research about how much more effective it is for students to learn when connections are explicitly made between new knowledge and ideas that students already know”.
“Another way that big ideas can help is to ensure teachers and students understand the overriding purpose behind a lesson or task… Teaching through big ideas is about teachers looking critically at a task or lesson, asking them selves why they are teaching that lesson or task, and them making sure the purpose becomes clear to students to that the task or lesson can be more effective.” Dr. Marian Small
You've Read the Curriculum, You Understand the Big Ideas, You're Ready to Plan!
You need to familiarize yourself with the Ontario Curriculum Documents. Don't stop at the grade you're assigned, you should also have a look at the previous grade expectations so that you know what your students have likely already been taught.
The Full Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program
The Ontario Curriculum- Mathematics
You'll want to refresh your memory of the "Big Ideas" in math. Click on "Big Ideas" for more info.
Big ideas are helpful for teachers.
“…many teachers feel like they are going through a checklist, checking off whether students have learned each new discrete concept or skill listed in the curriculum. This is in stark contrast to what we know from research about how much more effective it is for students to learn when connections are explicitly made between new knowledge and ideas that students already know”.
“Another way that big ideas can help is to ensure teachers and students understand the overriding purpose behind a lesson or task… Teaching through big ideas is about teachers looking critically at a task or lesson, asking them selves why they are teaching that lesson or task, and them making sure the purpose becomes clear to students to that the task or lesson can be more effective.” Dr. Marian Small
You've Read the Curriculum, You Understand the Big Ideas, You're Ready to Plan!