Versitiles

Grade Level(s): Various Grades

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

These can be used for generally any common core standard. The Versitiles worksheet that accompanies is on one topic that is CCSS aligned.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Matching answers to patterns, recognizing errors using patterns, practicing various mathematical topics.

Goal:

Providing students with a quick and easy way to self-check their answers.

Materials Needed:

1. Versitiles
2. Versitiles Worksheets
3. Projector

Explanation/Summary:

Students will be given a worksheet and then given the Versitiles. They will work the problems on the worksheet and then when they find the answer, they will look at the bottom of the page to see what way their tile needs to be to represent the answer. Each answer will have a different tile that will be placed in the Versitiles plastic container and when finished, the tiles together make a pattern. This is an easy way for the teacher to monitor practice and see which students understand the topic and which do not.

Resource:

Current OSTE – Brian Avolio at Northeast Middle School