Grade 3 Math Morning
Heather Zetterberg
Math Specialist, Grades K-9
Learning Math by Doing Math
Helping Students Construct Their Understanding
Mission | What We Do
Empower children to lead with courage, compassion, and purpose.
Vision | Why We Do It
Inspire the next generation to change the world.
Values | Ideas We Live By
Discovery - Curiosity, creativity, and joyful inquiry drive learning. We explore diverse paths to ask and answer questions, generate solutions, and better understand ourselves and our world.
Authenticity - Individuality, expression, and self-acceptance are essential to personal growth and development. True to ourselves, we develop our unique identities and capacity to navigate a complex world.
Community - We are a diverse, inclusive community where everyone belongs. We are leaders – prepared, connected, and responsible to each other and to our local and global communities.
Instruction and Activities
● Launch, Explore, Discuss Lesson Model
● Rich Tasks
○ Low-Floor, High-Ceiling
○ Explorations + Projects
■ Open-Middle
■ Open-Ended
● Webb’s Depth of Knowledge
● Bloom’s Taxonomy
Rigor. Not Rigor Mortis.
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
Same But Different
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
Grab Bag Bingo
The Third Dimension
Brain Plasticity
Cache Cab: Taxi Drivers' Brains Grow to Navigate London's Streets
Scientific American, December 8, 2011
The Bigger Brains of London Taxi Drivers
National Geographic, May 29, 2013
“The Knowledge” Test Must Memorize
Applicants take the test an average of 12 times before passing.
25,000 streets
20,000 landmarks
Guess What?
Make a “Shape
Jacket”
Skeleton Shapes
Piece It Together 1 + 2
Which Shape Holds More?
Mission | What We Do
Empower children to lead with courage, compassion, and purpose.
Vision | Why We Do It
Inspire the next generation to change the world.
Values | Ideas We Live By
Discovery - Curiosity, creativity, and joyful inquiry drive learning. We explore diverse paths to ask and answer questions, generate solutions, and better understand ourselves and our world.
Authenticity - Individuality, expression, and self-acceptance are essential to personal growth and development. True to ourselves, we develop our unique identities and capacity to navigate a complex world.
Community - We are a diverse, inclusive community where everyone belongs. We are leaders – prepared, connected, and responsible to each other and to our local and global communities.