Task 2:

Week 2. Classroom Manipulatives.

Identify models and manipulatives that are available to use in a mathematics
classroom that you visit.
o Did you see them being used? She is using different type of
manipulatives to control the class.

o If so, what models and manipulatives were used? She used check
book(for week who will be an excellent student in the end of the week
she pries them a gift)

Ask your MST about how she organizes her class when she uses
manipulatives.

o Does she write her lessons differently? She uses the same lesson
plan.

o Does she use more or less time for the activities? She use less time
for activities.

o How does she prepare the materials before the lesson? She comes to
the class before the students then she distribute the activities on the
tables to be easy for her to control the class and do the activities.

o How does she give directions or model the use of the manipulatives?
By remind them every time when she loses the control.

Take pictures of the materials for your artifacts collection, if appropriate, take
pictures of students working with the materials. Dont have permeations to
take pictures for them.