When it comes to your math centers, it’s important for students to have different levels of questions to choose from. Are they struggling and need to solve a simpler problem first? Do they understand and need more challenging questions? Creating leveled math centers helps meet the various needs of your students.

While this may seem like a daunting task, it doesn’t have to be! In this episode, I break it down and explain how I used a traffic light self-assessment to help my students assess their understanding and how I incorporated the red, yellow, and green colors into my three levels of questions. The red-level questions were more basic with additional support, the yellow-level questions were on grade level with little to no support, and the green-level questions were more challenging, usually with an extra step involved.

I also share specific examples of ways to provide more support for strugglers, such as providing a place value chart or work mat. The support you give them in the beginning stages will prepare them to solve more challenging problems. I also share unique ways to make things more rigorous for students who need an additional challenge, such as presenting the problems in different forms and adjusting the digits in a few different ways.

In addition, I share a fun 3-5 minute fact fluency game to play in your small groups in the Teaching Tip of the Week.

Resources Mentioned:

1. Traffic Light Self-Assessment
2. Traffic Light Google Form
3. Plickers
4. Compare Numbers in Different Forms Task Cards
5. Compare Numbers in Different Forms Boom Cards

To view the show notes with the full transcript, head to https://krejcicreations.com/episode11.

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