{"id":568,"date":"2023-02-07T00:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T00:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineduatease.com\/?p=568"},"modified":"2022-09-04T02:50:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T02:50:36","slug":"im-done-what-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineduatease.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/07\/im-done-what-now\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Done! What Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Student playing games\" src=\"https:\/\/content.lessonplanet.com\/articles\/photos\/574\/iStock_000002069823Small_large.jpg?1367421486\" alt=\"Student playing games\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes after giving the math assignment, Maria raises her hand to show she\u2019s finished.\u00a0 Other students will need a lot more time (and often some help from the teacher) in order to complete the assignment.\u00a0What will Maria do?\u00a0 Best practice dictates that if she\u2019s mastered the current set of problems, she shouldn&#8217;t simply be assigned more of the same work.\u00a0How can you challenge her and still make yourself available to help your pupils who are struggling?<\/p>\n<p>One idea to try is a math independent study.\u00a0 Independent studies allow learners to delve more deeply into a specific area of interest, with little more than facilitation on the part of the teacher.\u00a0In my classroom, I assign my highest math pupils a choice of several independent study projects.\u00a0Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Math Adventure Book<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Have kids check out several Math Adventure books from the library. Here are a few good examples: <em>Sir Cumference and the First Round Table, Once Upon a Dime, <\/em>and<em> Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone<\/em>. Have pupils write their own math adventure book to teach a math concept of their choice (look through the math textbook for ideas!). \u00a0After they have reviewed their chosen books and the textbook, give them these steps to follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write a rough draft of your story (students can use math textbooks for help with the concept if necessary).<\/li>\n<li>Edit your story.<\/li>\n<li>Create and illustrate a book using your own drawings or pictures from the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Read your book to another student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Wacky, Weird, Word Problems<\/h3>\n<p>Pupils can create a book of weird word problems. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research weird and wacky facts to use in math word problems. For example, leeches suck blood up to\u00a0eight times their body weight in one sitting.\u00a0You can use the Internet or books you find in the library.<\/li>\n<li>Create a fun and interesting word problem with each fact.<\/li>\n<li>You will need\u00a0at\u00a0least 50 problems\u00a0to make a full book.<\/li>\n<li>Type up your problems and staple them together to make a book.\u00a0 Be sure to include an answer key!<\/li>\n<li>Choose several of your problems for classmates to solve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Architecture\u00a0Activity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ask kids to design a floor plan for their dream home.\u00a0 Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brainstorm some ideas for rooms you\u2019d like to have in your dream home.<\/li>\n<li>Measure some rooms in your own home so you can get an idea of how big you\u2019d like the rooms to be in your new home.<\/li>\n<li>Get some graph paper (you may need to tape several sheets together by the end of this project) and create a scale floor plan of your dream home.\u00a0Include the scale (such as 1 cm = 2 feet) at the bottom, and label each room.\u00a0If your home has more than one floor, create a separate plan for each level.<\/li>\n<li>Present your floor plan to the class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Ancient Number Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Research ancient number systems (Egyptian, Mayan, etc.) \u00a0Choose one and create a lesson that will teach it to the rest of the class.\u00a0Your lesson must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PowerPoint presentation on your chosen number system (at least 10 slides \u2013 preferably more!).\u00a0This should include some\u00a0in-depth\u00a0research.<\/li>\n<li>Classroom activity that classmates will complete individually or in groups.<\/li>\n<li>Make a worksheet that your classmates can complete for homework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these options includes work that can be accomplished independently, as well as the opportunity to share it with an audience at its conclusion.\u00a0What follows are more lesson plans that can easily be modified to form an independent study.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Independent Study Lesson Plans from Lesson Planet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The One Million Dollar Project<\/p>\n<p>This activity\u00a0has pupils decide how they would spend one-million dollars. They choose a theme for how they would spend their money, such as &#8220;creating a dream world,&#8221; &#8220;taking a trip,&#8221; or &#8220;doing something to better society.&#8221; As part of this project, learners conduct research, prepare documents, and present the ways they would spend their money.<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gardening: A Math Adventure<\/p>\n<p>Pupils discuss how math can be applied to real-life situations. 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