Classroom Environment
... each table. If I were teaching math, I could use different objects. At one table I could put skittles. I could start with three purple skittles and add two yellow skittles and the students would have to figure out how many skittles they have in all. At another table I could use the apple example. If you have one apple and you add another apple then you have two apples. Group work is another way to help with problem solving. Sometimes it’s easiest to put students into groups and let them talk among themselves. If students see other student’s point of view, things that weren’t apparent at first might become easier to understand. Students usually need very little guidance while they are working with other people. I like how our room is set up. I think I might use a similar approach. If I have several objects in cabinets and various drawers where students can use them whenever they need them, it makes problem solving easier. It’s a little easier on the teacher too; I don’t have to take a lot of time putting things the student’s can use on every desk. If the students need or want to use a certain object, they can go and get it themselves and put it back when they are finished. Another way I could set up my class for problem solving is by putting a different question at every work shop. The students can use their class time going around t...