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 * 1) "Warming Up for **Multiplication"**
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 * 3) This is a link with an interactive activity I found it useful to practice math skills. It is a student resource.It is an activity that requires student's basic skills in math. It shows a weight balance with an uneven number of equal-sized squares on each plate. The task consist in balancing the weights by adding the number of squares needed to equalized the plates. I will insert this link into my school's community PLE. ( Galaxy). I chose this activity because it has not only visual appeal but also warm them to the times tables. (Patricia H.)

"Just a Minute," Intro to **telling time** http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp312-04.shtml This lesson is a wonderful hands on introduction with manipulatives and real life examples connected to the children's experience. Lessons about telling time have always been quite abstract for my five year olds, especially the ELLs. This lesson addresses everyone's needs. (Olivia)

Word problems [] This article is very interesting and has many helpful strategies on how to help ELLs understand word problems. We experienced in class how difficult it can be for an ELL to understand a word problem, and this article gives examples of why some word problems are confusing and how we should prepare students for the different terminology used in Math. One thing I learned is that it is not enough to teach students the key terminology in word problems. We need to also practice the key terminology in context, and expose students to many different ways of interpreting a problem on a daily basis. (Patty)

Word Problems [] This is a site which contains a video for how to solve word problems in math. It details a step-by-step process and explains each step with examples. I can see the value of this method for science teaching as it details HOW to problem solve and the methods for science problem solving are similar. (Alan) Dr. Suess Math Lesson [] I found this Web site easy to use and liked their lessons for K-2. I found one, in particular that I would use .htm based on the Dr. Suess book "Ten Apples Up on Top," which I read to my daughter all the time. It is totally kinesthetic/tactile and could be expanded to teach the concepts and language of addition/subtraction (e.g. "If I put two more on your head, how many will there be; if I take two away) and more. (Naomi)

SECONDARY Title of Resource: Math Strategy Instruction for Students with Disabilities who are Learning English. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO/ **OnlinePubs** / **ELLsDis16** /default.html This article is based on students who may have disabilities and who are also ELL's. Title 1: NCLB Act states that all schools must show adequate yearly progress with students who are disabled or an ELL. In Math content classes, it is difficult to also remember the steps and procedure that are needed to compute mathematical problems. This article states that using "Think-Alouds" or teaching the students to think through the math steps of a problem will help ELL's to remember what they are suppose to do to solve the problem. This process would also be using teacher modeling of metacognitive thought to help ELL's with their thought process. (Christa)

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This article addressed many interesting and yet familiar aspects in teaching ELLs. One of the many things that stood out to me was the idea that the teacher should read aloud the math word problem to the students more than once. Another was the practice and discussion of key terminology. ELLs should know the definitions/meanings of mathematical terms like: //divide, multiples, less than, more than//. Finally, the use of //drawing and modeling// can also help ELL's develop a better grasp of mathematics. (Christa)

====The Spanish glossary is a great resource for ELLs. The glossary provides them with the definitions of mathematical terms in their own language. If I were a Math teacher teaching ELL's I would insert these Spanish definitions of mathematical terms into my lesson which would also have english definitions of mathematical terms which would provide the ELLs with content in both languages. In addition, I would reread the math problem to the students more than once and use manipulatives to demonstrate the problem. Finally, I would have students work together in groups pairing high level ELL students with lower level ELL students. The higher level ELL's could provide the expertise and help the lower level ELLs. At the same time, the higher level ELLs are also learning because they are explaining the concepts and ideas to the other ELLs. (Milady?)====

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This link provides a glossary of English mathematical terms with Spanish definitions. This a good tool for ELL students that have prior knowledge, or schema, in Math terms in their first language. With the glossary, students are able to transfer their prior knowledge. (Patty)=====

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This link provides some interesting ways to explain word problems and 'translate' them from English to math so that they may be solved. As a science teacher, this is useful to me because math is such an integral part of science and I always find myself having to teach the math needed to do the science. (Alan)

Math Games [] Although this website is not specifically for ELLs, it is a FANTASTIC resource. I did not and do not care for math, but the games and resources offered on this site make math fun. I just played pumpkin multiples game for 20 minutes. Isn't that the truth when you come upon games, you can't help but play them Dr. L The site is geared for elementary and middle school students, but I think it is more appropriate for middle school students because the directions are rather dense. The site also has links to various math videos that explain tough mathematical concepts using examples and visuals. The site also offers additional worksheets, resources, and puzzles for teachers. (Caryn)

"Reading and Understanding Written Math Problems" 6th 7th grade

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The importance of vocabulary usage and Key terminology in a content area like mathematics. This article can help provide ELL's with the foundation needed to achieve in the content area of mathematics.
====An interesting part of the article was when Krick-Morales writes that "Ell students many times DO NOT face difficulties with word problems in their language but DO encounter difficulties with word problems in a SECOND LANGUAGE. I chose this article because many of us I feel have encountered this in our classrooms.==== ====What would I do if I were Math teacher teaching ELL's? Before giving them a word problem I would discuss __key terminology__ with them: What does __less than mean? What does fewer than mean?__ I would __read the word problem more than once__ so the ELL students could become familiarized with the word problem. In addition, I would demonstrate what the word problem means with __manipulatives.__ To enhance the visual understanding of the word problem I would have students __DRAW or MODEL__ the concepts of the word problem. The students then after all of this with have enough information to determine an answer to the problem. (milady)====

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES Putting it all together http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2007/nov_dec/ELLOutlookITIArticle2.htm
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 * ** outlines a way to identify the difficulties Ells face with Academic language. **
 * ** is a guide of effective strategies teachers can use to identify the difficulties. **
 * ** help teachers understand the next steps to take. **
 * ** how to teach key concepts and vocabulary. **
 * ** how to integrate the academic language teaching into the math lesson **
 * ** and different ways to implement the model. **
 * The reason why I chose this article is because as a teacher, it is always important to know what we can do to make learning Math easier for all Ell students. Math is not a universal language but is is highly embedded with academic language, which according to Cummins, CALP takes approxiamately 5-7 years to develop. By reading this article, we are learning how to implement strategies to help ELLs develop their CALP. (WV) **

Gender and Math

@http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/06/gender_gap_in_maths_driven_by_social_factors_not_biological.php

I also found an article of interest, for those of you concerned about gender issues in education, in particular women and math. I am very interested in this subject because, as I wrote in my "getting to know you" entries, I was great in math until I reached 11th/12th grade, when I fell off in my interest and achievement. I'm still trying to figure out what happened. The article is called: "Gender Gaps in Math driven by social factors, not biological differences. Note that the U.S. is ranked 31st in terms of gender equality. (Naomi)