Marble Math Junior iPad app

The Marble Math Junior iPad app reinforces a variety of math concepts as students move a unique marble through mazes.

Each "maze" focuses on a specific math concept...

• shape recognition/matching
• sequencing number values and ordinals
• addition, subtraction and multiplication to 100
• identifying fractions
• counting money 
• telling time
• completing addition equations

Marble Math Junior includes three levels of difficulty, the capability to customize math concepts and problem types to support individual student learning, and the capability to have the directions read aloud.

a first grader practices math skills
-using the Marble Math iPad app

the Marble Math iPad app

applying symbols of operations- addition and subtraction

The First Grade Butterfly Mathematicians are developing their understanding of the operations of addition and subtraction, their understanding of the mathematical symbols of operations (+ and -), and their addition and subtraction fact fluency.

Utilizing the Math War app on the student iPads, the First Grade Butterfly Mathematicians cooperatively identify the appropriate symbol of operation (+ or -) to complete an equation.

With each problem, the math partners alternate between "solving and explaining" and "monitoring and completing" the equation.

With each problem...
1. The "monitoring and completing" partner reads the equation.
2. The "solving and explaining" partner determines the operation needed to complete the equation and restates the equation with the determined operation.
3. The "monitoring and explaining" partner monitors the accuracy of the identified operation needed to complete the equation and restates the equation after moving the corresponding operational symbol into the equation.  (If the "monitoring and completing" partner disagrees with the operation identified by the "solving and explaining" partner- he/she prompts the "solving and explaining" partner to explain his/her process and thinking-reasoning.  The partners cooperatively determine the accurate operation needed to complete the equation,) 

math partners determine the operation and operational symbol needed to complete an equation
on the Math War iPad app

combinations of 10- using the Tens Frame Fill iPad app

The First Grade Butterflies cooperatively utilize the iPad app, Ten Frame Fill by Classroom Focused Software, to subitize sets within a ten frame, support their understanding of the base ten number system, develop fact fluency to ten, and build their understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Utilizing the Ten Frame Fill app on the student iPads, the First Grade Mathematicians alternate recognizing the "known" part and identifying the "unknown" part within a whole of ten while verbally explaining his/her mathematical thinking and reasoning to the iPad math partner.

Partners listen attentively to monitor understanding and are developing their use of questions to support their partner in explaining his/her mathematical thinking and reasoning and/or to support their partner in monitoring the effectiveness of the strategy (or strategies) used.

first graders explain their mathematical thinking and reasoning to their iPad math partner

shapes on a geoboard- with the iPad

The Butterflies' understanding of shape attributes was supported through the use of the Hands On Math Geoboard iPad app.

The Geoboard app was mirrored on the SMARTboard from my (the teacher's) iPad to introduce the app, explain "how" to utilize the app, and as a common visual reference for reinforcing the students' understanding as shapes were created, attributes identified and discussed, and...

The Butterfly Mathematicians created shapes on the Geoboard app cooperatively with a partner on the student iPads.

The Butterfly Mathematicans collaboratively identified and determine defining and non-defining attributes of shapes and collaboratively determined a shape, created a shape, and described a shape relevant to shape attributes.

The Geoboard app mirrored on the SMARTboard
from the teacher iPad

    

Butterfly Mathematicians collaborating
to identify and describe a shape based on attributes

Butterflies as "shape detectives" on the iPad

Supporting their identification of shapes and understanding of attributes... the First Grade Butterflies cooperatively searched for shapes in the classroom environment as "shape detectives".

With a math partner, the Butterflies imported the "shape detective" recording sheet (from the Butterfly shared "iPad MATH" folder in the class Dropbox account) into the Notability iPad app.

The Butterfly "shape detectives" utilized the capability to "take a photo" within the Notability app to photograph shapes recognized within the classroom environment.  The partners then inserted the photograph into the relevant location on the recording sheet and resized the photograph to fit in the specific area provided on the recording sheet.

The "shape detectives" accessed the pen function (and chose a color that would be visable on the photograph) and traced the corresponding shape in the photograph.

After completion, each "shape detective" exported the completed recording sheet to his/her individual math journal folder within the class Dropbox account and emailed me (the teacher) the completed recording sheet.  ("Shape detectives" wrote their names on the recording sheet prior to beginning their "search".)

"Shape detective" recording sheets were accessed through my (teacher) email and displayed on the SMARTboard during our processing of the learning.  Partners referenced their recording sheet on the SMARTboard while sharing examples of shapes identified in the classroom environment and explaining their identification of the shape- relative to the shape's attributes.

"Shape detectives" taking a photo of a circle
identified in the classroom environment 

Butterfly math partners cooperatively completing
the "shape detectives" recording sheet on the iPad 

"Shape detectives" resizing a photograph
after inserting into the recording sheet through the Notability app on the iPad 

"Shape detectives" utilizing the pen function
to trace the shape identified in the photograph
taken and inserted in the recording sheet on the iPad 

learning with Number Lines on the iPad

the "Line Em Up" iPad app by Classroom Focused Software
"mirrored" on the iPad to support students understanding of a number line
and to teach the students how to utilize the Number Line app on the iPad

Supporting students "counting of numbers to 120" (Common Core Math Grade One), Number Line apps are utilized.

Students actively engage with the Line Em Up app by Classroom Focused Software and the Number Line app by MQuiz.

Apps were "mirrored" on the SMARTboard during the focus lesson for instruction to reinforce the mathematical skill.

Promoting independent understanding and application, students learned cooperatively and collaboratively with an "iPad Math Learning Partner", utilizing and engaging with the apps on the student iPads.

"iPad Math Partners"
cooperatively applying counting skills
utilzing the Line Em Up app on the iPad

Math Partners encouraged and supported each other's understanding and application of the mathematical skill of counting by taking turns moving a tile to the appropriate location and explaining their thinking and reasoning to their partner- who asked "Why?  How do you know?" before the tile was moved.

a Butterfly mathematician explaining her thinking and reasoning
to her "iPad Math Learning Partner"
before moving the tile to a corresponding location
on the Line Em Up iPad app

learning as a mathematician with the Splash Math App

a Butterfly thinking as a mathematician
and solving a counting problem
on her "individualized" Splash Math app account

Supportive of each individual student's mathematical learning and development, the Splash Math Grade 1 app is utilized to provide learning opportunities specific to each student's mathematical stage of development.

An individual Splash Math account was created for each of the two students assigned to each iPad. 
(For example- on iPad #1, a Splash Math account was created for Student A and Student B.)

Students engage in mathematical learning and application practice on their individual Splash Math Grade 1 account for 15 minutes every other day. 
(For example- Student A utilizes the iPad and his/her Splash Math Grade 1 account on the iPad on Mondays and Wednesdays and Student B utilizes the iPad and his/her Splash Math Grade 1 account on the iPad on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

a Butterfly engaging in "her" Splash Math
Grade 1 App account... supporting her individualized
learning and development as a mathematician