6th Grade Print Resources Harcourt Tennessee Teacher Edition (correlated to Tennessee, but not current stands/spi’s) Tennessee Standards Bookmarks (spi’s for every lesson) Daily Transparencies (Problem of the Day and Lesson Quiz) Tennessee Reading Transparencies Package with Math Maps (Reading Strategy “Think Alongs” for every Problem-Solving Lesson; Math Map Graphic Organizers) Practice Workbook and Teacher’s Edition Reteach Workbook and Teacher’s Edition Challenge Workbook and Teacher’s Edition Problem Solving and Reading Strategies Workbook and Teacher’s Edition Intervention: Skills Workbook with Copying Masters (Intervention for readiness skills; Teaching Plan and Alternative teaching Strategies; Modeling, Scaffolded Practice, and Assessment; Enrichment Activities) Intervention Problem Solving Workbook and Teacher’s Guide (Intervention for Problem-Solving; Math Maps-Graphic Organizers; Scaffolded Practice; Problem Bank for Applying Skills and Strategies) Online Resources Tennessee eBook Online (One per pupil edition) Interactive Student Text with Built-In Intervention Practice Activities, Multimedia Glossary, and more) Tennessee ePlanner Online (Sequence, pace and reorder content; Teach Tennessee spi’s; Create Daily, Weekly Lesson Plans; contains eTeacher’s Edition and eResources) Harcourt Learning Site www.harcourtschool.com (Interactive Activities that Reinforce Basic Math Skills and Provide Entertaining Practice for Students; Printable Worksheets and Assessment materials that provide Reinforcement, reteaching, and Practice of Key Math Concepts; E-Lab, with Electronic Learning Activities for exploring Math Concepts; Interactive Models that demonstrate and Reinforce Basic Math Skills; Multimedia Math Glossary wit Illustrations, Animations, and Pronunciations of Key Vocabulary; and Links to websites that offer Background and Teaching Resources for Critical Content) http://www.studyisland.com/ http://apangealearning.com/ http://www.brainpop.com/ Animated math & more movies, quizzes, & activities pages (subscription only) http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.a spx?grade=3 Assessment Options Tennessee TCAP Coach Book (Gold) Discovery Education Benchmark Tests Discovery Education Probes Harcourt Standardized Tests Harcourt Lesson Quizes Teacher Made Test State Practice TCAP *It is appropriate to use a variety of assessment strategies in the classroom; however, grades should indicate content/skill mastery. Note: Frequent short tests are better than infrequent longer tests. The following are examples of various assessment techniques: Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS)—Individual Response with technology, white boards, partner techniques, thumbs up/thumbs down, choral response, etc. Pre-assessments (PreTests) Formative assessments Summative assessments Rubrics (rubistar.org) Portfolios Homework Exams Quizzes, Tests Compositions Reports Projects Journals Notebooks Observations Peer evaluations Self-evaluations Print Resources Online Resources cont. Student Manipulative Kit (One per pupil edition) Practice Workbooks (One per pupil edition) Teacher Modeling Kit or Graphing Investigation Pack and Teacher’s Guide Assessment Guide (Inventory test; Chapter Pretests and Posttests; Unit Tests; End of Year Tests; Management Forms; Rubrics; Problem Solving Evaluation Guide Performance Assessment (Performance Tasks for each Unit/Strand; Sample Student Responses; and Scoring Rubrics) cont. http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons.as px Illuminations has 507 Lesson Plans— Check your grade & strand http://illuminations.nctm.org/Standards. aspx Curriculum frameworks, Assessments and instructional materials. www.mathforum.com Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, discussion groups and much more. www.AAAmath.com. Customized by grade level and topic, AAA Math features explanations of various mathematical topics, practice problems and fun, challenging games. www.coolmath.com. Interactive site that allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play games and explore new math concepts. www.figurethis.org. Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site helps families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and engaging challenges. www.mathcats.com. Math Cats provides playful explorations of important math concepts through games, crafts and interactive projects. Includes a magic chalkboard and an art gallery. www.mathleague.com. The Math League specializes in math contests, books and computer software. The “Help Facility” is handy reference guide for math topics complete with examples, definitions and explanations. Assessment Options Written Advertisement Cartoon Handbook Editorial Creative Writing Metaphor Learning Center Pamphlet Literary Magazine Biography Crossword Puzzle Chart Teach A Lesson Journal Book Cover Cinquain Fact File Logic Puzzle Commercial Diary Fairy Tale Haiku Label Drawing Limerick News Report Collection with Narration Game & Instructions Newspaper Article Experiment/Lab Report Letter to the Editor Verbal Advertisement Skit Cinquain Poem Debate Biography Teach a Lesson Survey Oral Speech Story Make a Movie Monologue Puppet Show Travel Log TV News Report Limerick Panel Discussion Commercial Taped Interview Original Song Choral Reading TV Game Show Guest Speaker Print Resources Online Resources cont. cont. www.funbrain.com/numbers.html. This site includes 17 original games based on soccer, car racing and much more Other games include Math Baseball, where a child can score runs with correct answers and Operation Order, where students can build pyramids with their knowledge of algebra. http://www.thinkfinity.org/ Large database of lesson plans and other resources. http://www.teachertube.com/ Lesson plans and teaching videos http://quizlet.com/find-flashcards/ Use existing sets or make your own. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ Develop or use existing rubrics. Jeopardy Math Review 6th grade http://guest.portaportal.com/missingUser.php Log in using stewartl15 as your guest entry password, then find Middle School Math and explore more websites http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Use your school issued login and password to make puzzles, download spi specific teaching videos, find lesson plans, and more resources. http://www.tnelc.org/ Click on Standards Aligned Podcasts, Click on Mathematics to find grade. (must have iTunes to download and Quicktime to play) Assessment Options Tactile Collage Silk Screen Costume Stencil Game Mime Mask Mural Mosaic Dance Rebus Story Display Scavenger Hunt Jigsaw Puzzle Comic Strip Sculpture Terrarium Foldable Mobile Silhouette Rubbing Chart Demonstrate a Technique/Skill Personal Experience Project Cube/Box/Bag Book Cover/Topic Diorama Visual Art Gallery Skit Diagram Chart Greeting Card FlipBook Mobile Mural Photo Essay Poster Scrapbook Time Line Book/Journal Cover Collage Crossword Puzzle Commercial Hidden Picture Display Mask Model Picture Dictionary Newspaper Project Cube/Box/Bag Map Sculpture Travel Log Bulletin Board Comic Strip Costume Dance Jigsaw Puzzle Graph Mini-Center Pamphlet Picture/Rebus Story Game Board and Instructions