Differentiated learning

This term the focus for math was geometry.We were able to have a lot of fun with our learning and it provided opportunities for hands on learning. For a class with a large cohort of boys this really promoted engagement and allowed them with the opportunity to be creative, use problem solving and construct. For one of the tasks we had been reading the 91 storey treehouse. The class were then asked to design their own building they could be as creative as they liked they were given grid paper and had to design and draw on their grid paper using 2d shapes they then had to label what 3d shapes they would need to construct their buildings. The made a prototype using 3d shapes in this process there was lots of problem solving going on they had to choose what shapes fit together and what 3d shapes they needed to make their building. I found it interesting that many students did not know how to cope when things got too hard and they were unable to figure things out . At this point we talked about having a growth mindset and embracing challenges. The final stage of the process was the students were then able to create their buildings out of cardboard boxes