Challenge 2

It is important to provide students with an array of activities that allow the child to become actively engaged in learning. Providing students with the use of pattern blocks, counting bears, and hands-on activities will allow the students to get engaged with the activity. It will give them the opportunity to practice basic counting, adding/subtracting numbers, grouping and will help them build on what they already understand so that they can begin to recognize more complex shapes, patterns, addition/subtraction problems and will also have the opportunity to understand how basic shapes can be used to make other shapes. It is important to incorporate group and student led instructions so that the students can work cooperatively with others to build on information they already know. It is important for students to work together so that they can begin to think critically and have the opportunity to build on what other students may know. It is also important to integrate math into other subjects and provide students with fun learning games that catch their attention.