Got this cute note from one of my in-class group girls which tells me what I am already seeing, these guys feel way more confident and positive in their maths. I will put together a student voice survey for the end of term. Due to school swimming I am not taking ALiM group but giving extra time to my in-class group.
Despite this group mastering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions, they show a conceptual lack of understanding when working out fractions of a whole. So I am using an activity I tried with my other group that uses beans and chalk to divide equally then find the fraction of a whole. During main class we all made a fraction wall to help them visualise equal fractions.
To help them I also did an activity where they had to find the size of some fraction blocks turned upside down using a 1/4 and a 1/3 fraction block as measurements. The next day I used paper pieces.
My inquiry buddy teacher observed me on Monday and we discussed what he saw. He suggested the students prove the sizes which was a great idea. He also noticed I could develop Talk Moves move among the students. I agree and although I use them often I feel I can get the students using Talk Moves more, perhaps I need more confidence and practice to model the talk.
The YouCubed Facebook page continues to provide great ideas. A new digital material idea I am trying this week is called SPLAT. I am using the fraction ones for my in-class group and will try the number one next week with my other group.
I adjusted our Hacky Sack game to include adding 1/2's and 1/4's. 
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