BB Instruction
True or False: Building Blocks implementation and instruction takes place during a certain block of time.
What is FALSE?
_____ can be used to tell us how many, describe order, and measure; involves numerous relations and can be represented in various ways.
What is Number and Operations?
Determines what students already know and how much background building may be necessary
What is accessing prior knowledge?
LT: Reciter - may verbally count to 10 with some correspondence with objects; may point to objects to count a few times, but then lose track.
What is 20a?
What is yellow/green band OR What is GOLD rating #4?
Whole group instruction happens this number of times a week.
What is 5?
_____ can be used to recognize relationships and can be extended to make generalizations
What are Patterns?
Children respond to questions in ways including pointing, raising hands and fingers, and moving objects
What is Checking for Understanding?
What is standard 23?
What is color band green/blue OR what is GOLD rating #4
Small group instruction happens this number of times a week
What is 2?
_____ can be used to classify, represent, and use information to ask and answer questions
What is Data Analysis & Classification?
Children are able to see teachers demonstrate using manipulatives, hear appropriate language terminology, and practice in a guided setting.
What is Modeling?
LT:serial orderer to 6+ - given towers of cubes, a child at this level may put them in order, 1 to 6 or more.
What is standard 22a? What is color band blue OR GOLD rating #5
True or False: You must follow the Buildings Block curriculum with fidelity.
What is FALSE.
"The key components that all educators are expected to follow are:
the scope and sequence, the individual planning
based on children’s specific level, whole group activities that are accessible by all children, and small group activities that are meaningful
and challenging to all children.”
______ can be used to understand and to represent the objects, directions, locations in our world, and the relationship between them
What is Geometry
These provide English learners ample opportunity to practice their English while practicing math
What are Math Games?
LT: Multiple Attribute Sorter - A child can sort consistently and exhaustively by more than one attribute sequentially
What is standard 13?
What is color band blue/purple OR Gold rating #6
Allowing children to discuss, in their own words, what they did during an activity helps build mathematical reasoning, but also develops social skills such as turn taking, listening, and speaking. This is called_______.
What is Reflection?
_____ can be used to specify "how much" of an attribute objects possess.
What is Measurement?
This step by step Building Blocks instruction is carefully structured to lead children to understanding concepts by providing plenty of repetition and revisiting of the concepts
What is explicit instruction?
LT: Perceptual Subitizer to 5 - instantly recognize collections up to 5 and verbally name the number of items.
What is standard 20b?
What is color band green/blue OR what is GOLD rating #4