LESSON OBJECTIVE: 4th Grade Math basics
TESI Strategies
1. Bridging
--> The TESI Strategy called Bridging is when the subject matter being relayed to the students is put into their own terms relating to their personal experiences, culture, and/or prior knowledge. I would use bridging in a forth grade classroom to help students understand a concept such as division. For example, I would use a pizza to describe division. Ex: “You have an 18-slice pizza and six hungry 4th graders, how many slices does each child get to eat? 18/6=3” This would help because the students have something they can relate to for more clarity and everyday practice
2. Contextualization
--> Contextualization is taking a fluid and abstract concept and making a visual of some sort to make the idea more concrete. What I would do to use contextualization in a forth grade basic math level would be when working with the students’ knowledge of the metric system. I would probably use objects they are familiar with to measure and break down into smaller increments, etc. These visuals can put into perspective these measurements and keep the students engaged by using things that are familiar to them.
3. Metacognitive development
--> The strategy of Metacognitive Development is the concept of students reflecting on their own learning. I feel like this is so important and should be incorporated into each subject, even math. When students reflect on what they have learned and they either write it down or verbalize it, they reinforce the material and solidify what they have learned. With a subject like math, writing a sentence or two explaining the concept of multiplication or fractions.
TESI Strategies
1. Bridging
--> The TESI Strategy called Bridging is when the subject matter being relayed to the students is put into their own terms relating to their personal experiences, culture, and/or prior knowledge. I would use bridging in a forth grade classroom to help students understand a concept such as division. For example, I would use a pizza to describe division. Ex: “You have an 18-slice pizza and six hungry 4th graders, how many slices does each child get to eat? 18/6=3” This would help because the students have something they can relate to for more clarity and everyday practice
2. Contextualization
--> Contextualization is taking a fluid and abstract concept and making a visual of some sort to make the idea more concrete. What I would do to use contextualization in a forth grade basic math level would be when working with the students’ knowledge of the metric system. I would probably use objects they are familiar with to measure and break down into smaller increments, etc. These visuals can put into perspective these measurements and keep the students engaged by using things that are familiar to them.
3. Metacognitive development
--> The strategy of Metacognitive Development is the concept of students reflecting on their own learning. I feel like this is so important and should be incorporated into each subject, even math. When students reflect on what they have learned and they either write it down or verbalize it, they reinforce the material and solidify what they have learned. With a subject like math, writing a sentence or two explaining the concept of multiplication or fractions.
