Purpose: to provide students periodic opportunities to respond to previously mastered skills, thereby helping students to maintain their level of mastery.
Problem of the Day
Materials:
Teacher –-
Chalkboard/overhead projector
Chalk/overhead pen
Student –-
Appropriate concrete materials
Description:
Provide a problem of the day that focuses on one or more fractional parts. Orally give the problem while students read the question/prompt written on the chalkboard. Ask students to discuss the strategy they used to get the answer. The student(s) will demonstrate using appropriate manipulatives. Teacher models skill after this discussion, highlighting important ideas/features.
