Math will be grade-level specific. Mrs. Giammusso and myself will be teaching second grade. Mrs. Fitch and Mrs. Gariboldi will be teaching third grade.
The math block will be broken up into two segments: whole-group and menu/intervention time. We will start each class with a number talk/warm-up and then right into the lesson, which will be done whole group. Whole group time is usually about 30 minutes. After that, students will switch and move into their personalized math menus that allow them to make choices on when to complete the tasks. Each menu will be tailored to the student so it meets their specific needs. During parts of menu time, Mrs. Christiano will be pulling students for interventions.
For mathematics, we use a program called iReady Math. We follow this program and use the computer part of it for personalized, online lessons and diagnostic assessments. The students take the assessment three times a year and we monitor growth through this data.