What Math unit could I create for my current classroom which would lend itself to these kinds of centers? What activities would work well in this unit to enhance student learning? What performance tasks could be linked to these activities?
When it comes to kindergarten, students are eager to learn and love to talk and share with their friends about what they are doing. A math unit could be created where there is a center with a math game regarding the topic being taught. For example, if kids are learning about patterns, there can be different patterns set up for kids to complete in each table like a bear pattern, a shape pattern, dot patterns and etc. They can work on groups of 2-4 students for each table, and rotate with the sound of a bell.This activity will likely enhance student learning, because students are engaged and working together to complete the task. Though, before teachers sound the bell, they should go around at each table and check if the pattern was correctly completed by the group. To create a performance task, students could be given a shape or picture to color (depending of pattern, e.g., whole class is limited to choose between 2 colors for AB pattern) and they can create a whole class patter...