Differentiating Instructionfor Mathematics

Additional teacher resources and strategies

• Tiered lesson• Choice board (Think-tac-toe)

• Response cards• Exit card• Cubing

Source: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System, 2009

Tiered Fractions

Source: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Tiering

Measure the length of two classroom items using non-

standard measures

Find an article or ad about the cost of

new hurricane shutters (to fit 8

windows)

Draw a house and measure all the

exterior sides using a centimeter ruler

Using a yard stick, measure two

classrooms within the school and

compare their sizes

Develop a board game with a friend that has a perimeter

of 40 inches.

From a catalog, find three items that each

cost $9.99 before taxes

Write a short story that incorporates telling time on the hour and half-hour

Make a list of 10 things you would buy

if you were given $1,000.00

(the 10 items must total $1,000.00)

Using a Tri-Rail schedule, compare the travel time from Miami to Hollywood and Miami to Boca

Raton.

Think-Tac-Toe

Source: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Choice Board

add subtract

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Exceptional Student Education

True False

Cause EffectSource: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Response Card

Exceptional Student Education

BA C

DSource: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Response Card

Source: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Response Card

Source: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Exit Card

Compare the data from thescatter plot to that of the box and

whiskers graph

Describe how you can use information

from the scatter plot.

Descr

ibe it:

What is an

allowance?

Prove it:Provide 4 details to tell why

children should receive an allowance.

Compare it:Compare how a child’s allowance is similar to

an adult’s salary.

Source: Kitt Kelleher & Renee Steinmetz; Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Cubing

Interpret the data on thescatter plot Cubing

Ideas