Modeling With Mathematics in the Classroom: Elementary School

This module is for ElementaryActivity 1

Watch the Model With Mathematics videos, which show elementary teachers using modeling. In both videos, teachers lead a lesson and having the students connect what they are doing to the process they used. There is a Grade 1 and a Grade 5 video, and you may choose to watch one or both of them. The runtime for the Grade 1 video is 5:36 minutes, and the runtime for the Grade 5 video is 6:36 minutes. Both videos are presented with permission from Inside Mathematics and the Noyce Foundation.

Model With Mathematics: 1st Grade Classroom video

Model With Mathematics: 5th Grade Classroom video

Now review the Classroom Modeling Debriefing video below.

Classroom Modeling Debriefing video

Modeling mathematics goes through three consecutive stages - the Concrete Stage, the Representational Stage, and the Abstract Stage. For details on each of the levels (stages), review the interactive below.

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