Successful teachers understand how to integrate personal, family, and community experiences and cultural norms of young children into their lessons to develop young children’s mathematical thinking. These are also incorporated into
collaborative and supportive interaction in the early childhood classroom.
For this assignment, use the grade level of your field experience class (please use 2nd grade) and select 1-3 math
standards based on the content that is currently being taught. You will be implementing one of these activities in a future field experience. Develop three cooperative group activities for groups of 3-4 students. One group activity should be
technology-based, one should focus on problem-solving, and one should focus on active inquiry.
Describe each activity in 250-500 words, including the following:
Standards-based objective
Content-related, age-appropriate vocabulary
Strategies that integrate personal, family, community experiences, and cultural norms of students
Cooperative learning strategies to support collaboration and supportive interaction (Each student should be an active part of the activity.)
Resources and hands-on materials to enhance learning
Differentiation to address students’ diverse learning needs
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
