I taught 3 lessons this week! On Friday I went to Mr. Erickson's 3rd grade classroom and planned to compare numbers with the students. However, after a quick formative assessment I realized we still needed a little more practice on reading whole numbers to the hundred thousands. Since I had to change my lesson on the spot all I had was a white board, a marker, my mean rhythm skills, and Mr. Erickson's students.
The students could recite the place value chart correctly, but once we put numbers in the place value chart the students struggled reading the numbers. We couldn't move on to comparing numbers if they were struggling reading them. This is actually a common misunderstanding 3rd grade students have but is a very easy fix. I simply put a number on the board and grouped it by their families as shown below.
I then had the students give me a beat. My active students especially loved coming up with their own beat. As soon as the beat was established we began reading the numbers together. I wish I had a video of all of us doing this together. Since I wasn't able to do so, I created a film on my couch, no makeup, and wild hair. It's all for the kids. Enjoy!
As you can see it wasn't anything fancy, and it was a lot more upbeat when the students did it with me. They even created some pretty creative beats when they started doing it on their own. Before I left the classroom the students were able to read the numbers with ease.
Sometimes lessons don't always go as planned. That's ok though! It's all about the students and meeting them where they are at. I hope you have a great week teaching your amazing students!
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