Creator: Dan Meyer | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
This blog details very specifically how to introduce and teach mathematical tasks through storytelling. Begin by choosing the first link that introduces the storytelling tasks through a "brief series" of video clips. On the landing page, click on the video to display the entire 36 minutes. Scroll to the bottom to find the series of clips. Follow the next link to find a Google document with many different tasks. Included in the document is information about the resource, standards addressed, and suggested task question. Click on the Task Title to view the problem.
In the Classroom
Work together with a colleague to learn more about the Three Acts Mathematical tasks strategy. Use tasks in your classroom for enrichment for gifted students, as extra credit, or as weekly homework. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools, <a href="/content/edge.cfm?c=18">reviewed here</a>, to share steps for the problem solving process.
At Home
Share the Three Acts of a Mathematical Story site with your son or daughter. Have him or her work through the lessons, journaling or blogging about their problem-solving steps. Review and enjoy spending time discussing your different thought process when working through problems.
Tags
variables, perimeter, percent, volume, money, equations, geometric shapes,