Getting Started: Week 1

Day Focus Questions Enduring Understandings/Content Skills Assessments Activities

1 What is math workshop?
You get better at math by practicing
math every day. Math workshop is a
time when we work on math. Math
workshop has several parts; warm-up,
number talks, mini-lesson, guided math,
and share time.
Be able to
describe math
workshop.
Class
discussion
Class
discussion/
Anchor
chart with
flow of math
workshop
2
How do good
mathematicians
communicate with each
other?
Good mathematicians talk and listen to
each other. They are respectful. They
ask questions of themselves and others.
They give each other think time.
Focus on respect.
Introduce the Problem of the Day
Math on My Own anchor chart
Be able to
discuss what
listening and
being
respectful
means.
Math on My
Own
Class
discussion/
Student
practice
Class anchor
chart
3
How do good
mathematicians talk
about their ideas?
Good mathematicians talk about their
thinking. They use math words. They ask
questions of themselves and others.
Math with Someone anchor chart
Math with
Someone
Class
discussion/
Student
practice
Class anchor
chart
4
What do good
mathematicians do?
Good mathematicians show their work.
They ask questions of themselves and
others.
Math Technology anchor chart
Show working out problem with objects,
drawings, pictures, and acting it out.
Show thinking
about a
problem.
Math
Technology
anchor chart
Class
discussion/
Student
practice
Class anchor
chart
5
How do good
mathematicians write
about their math
thinking?
Good mathematicians write about their
thinking. Focus on writing.
Math Writing anchor chart
Math Writing
anchor chart
Class
discussion/
Student
practice
Class anchor
chart
Math
journaling
Modified from the work of Laney Sammons and Dr. Nicki Newton




Getting Started: Week 2
Day Focus Questions Enduring Understandings/Content Skills Assessments Activities
6
What are the warm-up
routines during Math
Workshop?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Focus on math warm-ups: data
collection, number of the day, patterns,
calendar, problem of the day
Practice a
math warm-
up
Teacher
Observation
Math Warm-
up
7
What are the ways we
participate in number
talks during Math
Workshop?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Focus on number talk routines.
Participate in
a number talk.
Teacher
Observation
Number Talk
8
What happens during
the mini-lesson?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Focus on math mini-lessons.
Actively
participate in
whole-class
discussion
Teacher
Observation
Class
discussion
9
How do we work
together during guided
math?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies.
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Dailies
10
How do we work and
play together during
guided math?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies.
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Dailies




Getting Started: Week 3
Day Focus Questions Enduring Understandings/Content Skills Assessments Activities
11
How do we work and
play together during
guided math?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Dailies
12
How do we work and
play together during
guided math?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Dailies
13
How do we use math
tools during math
workshop?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies
Practice using manipulatives
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Class
discussion
14
What happens during
the student work period
during math workshop?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies.
If ready, pull some students/groups to
practice independence.
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Dailies
15
What happens during
the student work period
during math workshop?
There are certain routines that we
practice during math workshop. There
are particular ways of doing things
during math workshop.
Practice dailies.
If ready, pull some students/groups to
practice independence.
Dailies
transitions,
and work
productively.
Teacher
Observation
Dailies

























Getting Started: Week 4
Day Focus Questions
Enduring
Understandings/Content
Skills Assessments Activities
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What happens during
share time at the end of
math workshop?
There are certain routines that
we practice during math
workshop. There are particular
ways of doing things during
math workshop.
Focus on share time
Sharing our
work;
reasoning out
loud;
modeling our
thinking;
listening to
others
Teacher
Observation
Dailies; Focus on
class math
journal;
introduce
Mathematicians
Chair
17
What happens during
share time at the end of
math workshop?
There are certain routines that
we practice during math
workshop. There are particular
ways of doing things during
math workshop.
Focus on share time
Sharing our
work;
reasoning out
loud;
modeling our
thinking;
listening to
others
Teacher
Observation
Dailies; Focus on
class math
journal;
introduce
Mathematicians
Chair
18
What are the routines,
rules, and procedures
during math workshop?
Spend these days debriefing about how math workshop is going. Have the
students draw pictures and write in their journals about math workshop.

Talk about what is working well and what you need to change. This is the time to
discuss and work out all the kinks. This is the blueprint for your yearlong journey.
This period also gives you a few more days to spend on areas as you see fit.

Every class is different. Consistency is key!
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Math Workshop
Looks Like:
Everyone in their centers
or guided math groups
Everyone working alone,
with partners or in groups.
Sounds Like:
6-inch voices
Asking questions
Busy buzz
Feels Like:
Happy
Great
Fantastic
Anchor Chart 1



Think Time 1
Teacher asks question.
Stop for 3 seconds
Everybody thinks of a way to talk
about it.

Think Time 2
Someone answers.
Stop for 3 seconds
Everybody thinks about what the
person said. Now people
respond.



Anchor Chart 2



How to Talk About Math

I think that
Ive noticed
Im wondering
That reminds me of
Maybe
Im picturing
I agree
I disagree
Im fuzzy about




Anchor Chart 3



How Can You Show Your
Work?
How can you show your
thinking?

How can you represent that?

What does it look like?

What tools can we use to
represent this problem?




Anchor Chart 4



Math Workshop
Looks Like:
Everyone in their centers
or guided math groups
Everyone working alone,
with partners or in groups.
Sounds Like:
6-inch voices
Asking questions
Busy buzz
Feels Like:
Happy
Great
Fantastic
Anchor Chart 5



Important Things When
Playing Games
1. Take turns
2. Play fairly
3. Record what happened
4. Put everything BACK in
the container
5. Be happy!




Anchor Chart 6






How to be great partner
Look:
Look at the game
Pay attention to the game
Watch during your partners
turn
Listen to each other

Sounds:
Ask helpful questions
Say answers
Check answers
Say nice things
Use 6-inch voices

Feel:
Great!
Fantastic!
Sometimes you win,
Sometimes you lose!

Remember:
Its only a game!
The fun is playing!
We get smarter every time
we play!




Anchor Chart 7



How do good mathematicians
become great mathematicians?

1. Think and wonder
2. Ask good questions
3. Use models
4. Say when we are confused
5. Always explain and show our
work!
Anchor Chart 8