Math Daily 3 (Getting Started)

Hello All! I am very excited to be starting Math Daily 3 in my classroom.  I completely agree with the 'Sisters' when they said that they felt so successful with their literacy groups, but when it came to math they felt like they were throwing information out at their kiddos and praying that they would get the information. Not feeling like I had any time during math to work with my lowies and not feeling like my students were getting enough review time, I knew that this was for me! 

After reading the second addition of Daily 5 (the math portion) I felt inspired and wanted to see what others had found that had worked. One of the most inspiring blogs I found was

Her centers were exactly what I needed! I felt like this made my life so much easier so that I didn't have to compile a bunch of activities. She had them all ready there and they aligned perfectly with our CRT test for the end of the year. AMAZING! I love that fellow teachers are so willing to share! 

So this is how I made it work for my space.  

I needed a number for the front of my buckets. I have attached the numbers. I hope that this can be helpful in your classroom!

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After my students come to check in, the students then go and check off on the chart (free download below). I have printed this on 11X17 paper and laminated it.  I have written each students name above the name column. Each student will find their name (I write these with a Sharpie Marker and then I will erase it at the end of the year with a dry erase marker scribbled on the to and wipe it off) and choose which Math Daily 3 (Math by Myself, Math with Someone, or Math Writing) they will then take the dry erase marker and make an X above their choice, on their row.  The X helps my OCD students that would spend the whole time coloring their square in, but still helps them to know which Daily 3 they have already done.  I will be adding this to our jobs at the end of the day, for someone to erase the X's. We are on year around (which I love), and we will be rotating rooms the following year (which I am not loving as much), so I needed something that was easy to store but still would get the job done. 

I hope that this will help! I will keep you posted on what works best for me. Happy Learning!