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My goal is to incorporate movement in my math classroom in order to increase engagement and enhance learning.

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Movement in Math

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School:
Emerald Coast Middle School 
Subject:
STEM Education 
Teacher:
Sara Caudill 
Students Impacted:
140 
Grade:
Date:
September 30, 2022

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CHELCO - Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative - $997.25

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 140

My students are definitely moving in math! All 140 of my students are benefiting from and loving the supplies purchased through this grant. Student engagement is through the roof! Some of our favorite activities include using the life-size coordinate plane, creating a giant number line on the floor, having a "math cake walk", and using task cards. All of these activities were made possible from the resources gained from this grant.

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Students working cooperatively in math rotations.

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Students enjoying the life-size coordinate plane.

 

Original Grant Overview

Goal

My goal is to incorporate movement in my math classroom in order to increase engagement and enhance learning. 

 

What will be done with my students

The grant materials will be used to create innovative and collaborative math activities that are specifically designed to increase movement in the classroom, while still helping students master grade level math content.

I am asking for two wobble chairs that will keep my students moving even when they have to work at their seats. I already have six wobble chairs, and the students absolutely love them.

Easel pads with chart paper can be a great resource for student movement. I plan to use the two easel pads to hang up chart paper around the room for students to collaborate and solve word problems.

I am extremely excited to ask for the Cartesian Coordinate Hop floor mat. It is an 8 foot by 8 foot version of a coordinate plane that can be stepped on, written on, and more. Students can actually graph points on the coordinate plane with their bodies. They can find the distance between points by walking it out. I believe that teaching about the coordinate plane in a hands-on way is going to make a huge difference for my students.

I am asking for a small basketball hoop that will stick to my whiteboard. I can incorporate movement in my math lessons with the basketball hoop by having students shoot a goal for correct answers.

Math relay races are an exciting and innovative way to get students thinking and moving. I would use the outdoor games combo, the exercise and movement dice, and the carpet spot markers to set up the racecourse. It would be a mixture of math problems, exercises, and hands-on math tasks that students would complete with their teammates.

The large foam dice provide an easy way to make probability into an activity that includes movement. Students would stand up and move around as they roll the dice and learn about probability. These dice would also be useful for other math games, along with the game spinners.

I am also requesting two packs of fly swatters that are shaped like hands. These are great for posting numbers or other answers around the room, displaying a problem, and letting students race to touch the correct answer with the fly swatter.

The three packs of masking tape would come in handy when I create life-size number lines on the carpet. Instead of using number lines while sitting in their seats, students will get to stand up and move across the life-size number lines to plot points or solve equations and inequalities. I think this will be an excellent tool when we learn about negative integers.

An excellent way to get students up and moving is by using task cards. There are so many ways to use these. Some of my favorite ways are to hang them around the room and have students travel to each task card, using the task cards as the questions for a relay race, or playing quiz, quiz trade. Quiz, quiz, trade is a cooperative learning strategy where students pair up and hold up their task cards for their partner. Each student will answer the other persons card. Once both students get the correct answer, they trade cards and repeat the process with a new partner. In order to create task cards to implement these activities, I have asked for two packs of colored cardstock, two packs of laminating film, and one pack of mounting putty. The task cards will be created using the card stock, then laminated, and hung up around the room with the mounting putty. 

 

Benefits to my students

I feel that this grant will benefit each of my 140 current students in every aspect of math. The benefit to future classes is unlimited. With these items, I can create activities that involve movement for every benchmark. Students will show growth based on their beginning to end-of year scores on the FAST Mathematics.

The items I plan to purchase with this grant are two wobble chairs, two easel pads, a cartesian coordinate hop floor mat, a small basketball hoop, an outdoor games combo, exercise and movement dice, carpet spot markers, large foam dice, game spinners, fly swatters, masking tape, card stock, laminating film, and mounting putty. 

 

Budget Narrative

2 - Wobble Chairs ($78.99 each)
2 - Game Spinner Sets ($12.99 each)
2 - Astrobrights Card Stock ($19.99 each)
2 - Post It Easel Pad Set ($36.78 each)
1 - Cartesian Coordinate Hop Floor Mat ($395.00)
1 - Carpet Spot Markers with Numbers ($14.99)
2 - Large Foam Dice Packs ($19.99 each)
3 - Colored Masking Tape Pack ($23.88 each)
1 - Carpet Markers ($13.99)
2 - Laminating Pouches ($27.99 each)
1 - Exercise Dice ($13.95)
1 - Movement Dice ($13.95)
2 - Hand Shaped Fly Swatter Packs ($10.99 each)
1 - Outdoor Games Combo Pack ($27.99)
1 - Mounting Putty ($11.31)
1 - Basketball Hoop ($18.99)

Total - $997.25 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 Active Chair by Studico – Wobble Chairs Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Flexible Seating Classroom- Children Who Can’t Sit Still - 17.75" Wobble Chair - Corrects Posture & Strengthens Core | Grey $78.99
2 Active Chair by Studico – Wobble Chairs Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Flexible Seating Classroom- Children Who Can’t Sit Still - 17.75" Wobble Chair - Corrects Posture & Strengthens Core | Grey $78.99
3 Chivao 10 Sets Game Spinner Wheel Square Blank Game Spinners Erasable Game Spinner Board with Plastic Rotating Arrows Math Spinner for Game Prizes (Colorful) $12.99
4 Chivao 10 Sets Game Spinner Wheel Square Blank Game Spinners Erasable Game Spinner Board with Plastic Rotating Arrows Math Spinner for Game Prizes (Colorful) $12.99
5 Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock, Punchy Pastel 5-Color Assortment, 320 Sheets, 65 lb./176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91780) $19.99
6 Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25 in x 30 in, White, 30 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pad/Pack, Large White Premium Self Stick Flip Chart Paper, Super Sticking Power (559) $36.78
7 Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25 in x 30 in, White, 30 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pad/Pack, Large White Premium Self Stick Flip Chart Paper, Super Sticking Power (559) $36.78
8 Cartesian Coordinate Hop Floor Mat $395.00
9 Carpet Spot Markers with Numbers 1-36 for Teachers and Kids, Classroom Floor Circles Dots Rug Mats for Kindergarten Preschool Organization, 4 Inch 36 Pack $14.99
10 Deluxe Large 2.25" EVA Foam Dice (Pack of 12) with Bonus Matty's Toy Stop Storage Bag $19.99
11 Deluxe Large 2.25" EVA Foam Dice (Pack of 12) with Bonus Matty's Toy Stop Storage Bag $19.99
12 Craftzilla Colored Masking Tape – 11 Roll Multi Pack – 825 Feet x 1 Inch of Colorful Craft Tape – Vibrant Rainbow Colored Painters Tape – Great for Arts & Crafts, Labeling and Color-Coding $23.88
13 Craftzilla Colored Masking Tape – 11 Roll Multi Pack – 825 Feet x 1 Inch of Colorful Craft Tape – Vibrant Rainbow Colored Painters Tape – Great for Arts & Crafts, Labeling and Color-Coding $23.88
14 Craftzilla Colored Masking Tape – 11 Roll Multi Pack – 825 Feet x 1 Inch of Colorful Craft Tape – Vibrant Rainbow Colored Painters Tape – Great for Arts & Crafts, Labeling and Color-Coding $23.88
15 SIQUK 63 Pieces Carpet Markers Hook and Loop Carpet Marker for Classroom, 9 Colors $13.99
16 Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets, Clear, 3-Mil (TP3854-200) $27.99
17 Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets, Clear, 3-Mil (TP3854-200) $27.99
18 Covelico Exercise dice for Kids - Yellow Animals | Roll and Play Animal Game | Kids Exercise Equipment | Big Foam dice | Kids Workout Equipment - a Fitness dice | Kids Outdoor Activities $13.95
19 Covelico Movement Dice | Green Large Foam Dice - Fun Movement Breaks and Dice Games | Foam Dice for Classroom, Gymnastics Game or Therapy Games | Jumbo Dice | Gross Motor Equipment | Active Kid Toys $13.95
20 Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock, Punchy Pastel 5-Color Assortment, 320 Sheets, 65 lb./176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91780) $19.99
21 Dirza Fly Swatter - Funny Hand Shaped Fly Swatters -Durable - Colorful for Home/Indoor/Outdoor/Classroom/Office/Pack of 5 $10.99
22 Dirza Fly Swatter - Funny Hand Shaped Fly Swatters -Durable - Colorful for Home/Indoor/Outdoor/Classroom/Office/Pack of 5 $10.99
23 unanscre 31PCS 3 in 1 Carnival Outdoor Games Combo Set for Kids, Soft Plastic Cones Bean Bags Ring Toss Game, Gift for Birthday Party/Xmas $27.99
24 Gorilla Removable Mounting Putty, 84 Pre-cut Squares, Off White (Pack of 3) $11.31
25 Cyfie Basketball Hoop Toddler, Kids Bathtub Bath Toys for Bathroom Bedroom, Suction Cup Basketball Hoop with 2 Balls for Boys Girls Games $18.99
  Total: $997.25

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