I was going through our courseware book today to check out what is available. There are a lot of resources, games and activities tailored to the curriculum in there. We even had the opportunity to do some of the activities in our math methodology course. In order to teach the concepts, we need to have an understanding of what the concept is all about!
Finding resources and developing a resource bank is very important, no matter what subject you are teaching. Textbooks will never nor should never suffice as your only method of teaching the concepts. Extra worksheets, overhead transparencies, dot paper, nets, etc. all have a place in the classroom and our students need to have access to these materials to help facilitate their learning. Differentiating your instruction to meet the needs of all of your learners is a never ending challenge, but having the right resources at your fingertips makes it that much easier to implement.
Creative ideas can stem from resources too. Teachers are always borrowing and manipulating ideas and lessons to make them their own. Teachers need to find what works for their students and for the lessons, and develop resources that will best suit the needs of the lesson and for the students. There are an abundance of resources online, so we should be starting our collection right now! You never know when you are going to need something!
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