Math Learning Walls that inspire student success | Featuring FREE resources

Hi everyone, my name is Winnie and welcome to my new video on math learning walls. So this is my classroom, so I wanted my background to include my math learning wall and I wanted to show you what I put up there as well. So as you can see behind me, I've got the learning intentions and success criteria and I also have a whole class tracking sheet as well, which has all of the goals and then I have highlight the kids who are working on those goals and I just highlight their names. And then if they have achieved that goal, then I just tick it off. And then that way, I have a tracking sheet that's up there and it's ongoing and I can, you know, have a look and see, yeah, see where my whole class is at on one sheet and I can see what, yeah, what their needs are and I can cater for them individually or as a group or as a class, etc. And I can see all the trends. So yeah, and then I will also show you some free resources that I'm going to share in the description box below as well. Yeah, so let me share my screen with you so that you can get a closer look on what my math learning walls have looked like in the past, like when I've been in Stage 1 classrooms or Stage 3 classrooms, etc., and what they look like now and Hopefully you will get some ideas for, you know, what you might want in your room as well. Okay, so I just wanted to start off with the purpose of why I have things up on my math learning wall and what their purpose is. So pretty much for, it's for students, for teachers, and for parents as well. So when I have the learning intentions and criteria and the tracking sheets, it just means that kids know what they're learning. It just means that they— yeah, I have a way of showing them how to be successful as well. And the tracking sheet helps them figure out, you know, this is where I'm at and this is where I'm going to go to next. And then for us as teachers, it's really good because then we know where all of our kids are at and it just informs our teaching and learning cycle. And it's such an easy way to report as well because you can see it against the syllabus outcomes and you can see where all your kids are at and you can see, you know, where they are in terms of their year or their grade, etc. And then for parents, like whenever you have any parent-teacher interviews and you can, you know, go over to the wall and then you can show them, you know, this is where your child is at and they can see it against the syllabus outcomes. And yeah, even though we have names up and etc., the main focus is on that child's growth and their progress, not on anyone else's. And my whole class knows that they are not focused on anyone else, they're just focused on them. They know that, you know, this is the goal that they're on and their focus is, yeah, all on their growth and their learning and their progress. So this is, these are some of my walls that I had, yeah, when I was on Year 2 and Year 5. So I used to call them Bump It Up Walls, but you know, you can call them whatever you like. And this was my Year 2 one. So I had all my learning intentions criteria, and I also had pictures from Teach Starter that I put in so that they could see, I could break it, break that learning goal down so that they could see what it was all about. Yeah, back then I used numbers. But yeah, it just, it just works as, yeah, I just prefer names now. But, you know, if you're more comfortable with numbers, then go for it. I mean, yeah, it's not really a surprise. Like, kids usually know where, where they are at, or like where other people are at, and etc. But anyway, the focus is on their learning and their progress. And then I also had, even though it was Year 2, I also had Stage 2 outcomes up on the wall as well because, you know, I've always, we always have kids who need to be extended and etc. So that's why I had that there as well. And then this was for Year 5 and, yeah, Year 5, and I also had some Year 6 content in there as well and just broke it down and gave some examples underneath each goal. And I had their numbers ready to go so I could pop them yeah, on whatever goal. And yeah, I just ended up using names in the end. Yeah, and then this is what I had last year, the beginning of last year. I had like the learning intentions criteria up here, but obviously they've changed now so that I can put my own in there. And the learning goals, I broke it down and I highlighted their numbers so that they could see what learning goals they were on. And then if they were on, for example, Learning Goal 1, then they would go into the Learning Goal 1 box and they will grab their game or their worksheet or consolidating activities or whatever it was. So they knew to go to that box because Box 1 had all of the Goal 1 activities or Box 2 had all of the Goal 2 activities, etc. And then after they finished their activities, then they would do the exit slip and that will give me an idea of did they understand it, do they need more help, do they need more time on this, or do they need to do some more questions, etc. Yeah, so that is what's on my wall. Yeah, and then, so this is a closer look. And I also, when I program, I also usually have a mini project or word problems or open-ended questions or whatever it is so that they can apply apply their knowledge into, you know, into a project or word problems or etc. That's usually the last goal. And yeah, this is what I— when I updated it, put in the learning— yeah, learning intentions and success criteria that I put together, put that on my wall. And this is what it looks like from a distance last year. Yeah, so I had all my whole number, addition, subtraction, multiple education division, and et cetera, et cetera. So that was just part of my wall that I had up, and it was just so easy to see where everyone was at. And that's my wall now in my new classroom. But yeah, obviously, I've moved up my tracking sheets so that they were underneath the criteria. And I have also— I've also tried this method as well, putting up the goals and then having student names underneath. So that when they have shown me that they can complete that goal and they understand it, then they, yeah, they get to move their names across to their next goal, etc. So that's also another way that you can do it. I just wanted to show you where, like, for my free resources that I give out usually, they are, so for example, This is my channel. Subscribe. So in— yeah, so I've got some other resources as well. So I've got a video on how to track student progress and I put in— so the resources are in here. So they're in the description box. So if you go down, then you can click on the link and then you can go in and download your own copy your own editable tracking sheet and whole class tracking sheet there. And I also have, yeah, another video on like assessments, doing assessments without marking. And in the description is usually where I put the links. So the links for those are there. So the resources that I am sharing with you look like this. So I've got— so I color-coded them. So I've got kindergarten, I've got Year 1, I've got Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, and 6. Now I'll just click into the Year 3 one. So this is what it looks like. It's got, you know, what we're learning to do, and in the resources, there's— you can download a PDF version, or you can do a PowerPoint so that you can edit it if you like. So I've put in what they're learning to do, why, and then the criteria. And I've got that for all of whole numbers— sorry, number and algebra. So I've got whole number, addition and subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals, patterns and algebra. And I've got that from kindergarten to Year 6. And I'll just quickly show you how, like, where I got this from as well. So, for example, in the syllabus. So this is in New South Wales. If you're somewhere else, then you can most definitely edit yours to reflect, you know, the content from your state. So I'll just quickly show you where and how I got it. So Pretty much I got the "we are learning to" from the outcome and I also put the code up in the corner here. So that's in Year 3 and Year 4. So that's the same. I also put in why, so I give examples of why we need to learn whole number or why we need addition or subtraction, why we need multiplication, etc., etc. So it's all there. And it's just easy because I can just put it up on my interactive whiteboard and we can talk about it together so that they, they know why, my kids know why they're learning that. And then the criteria is just from here. So this is where I got it from. So that's where I put it in there and I also put in that code as well so that, you know, you know, for reporting purposes and creating goals and etc. So yeah, so that's there. And then that's all the Year 4 and, you know, I've got it all for Kindy to Year 6. So those are the 3 resources that I'm giving away. And yeah, you can have a copy of that. In terms of updates, so because I've only got it for whole num— sorry, not whole num— number and algebra, I'm still working on the measurement and geometry and the data stuff as well. So if you do want an update on, you know, when these are ready and when, yeah, if you do want a copy of that as well when I have completed it, then what you can do is you can, I'll put a link to my blog. And this is my blog. And down here you can join the mailing list and then, yeah, so that, you know, whatever free resources that I upload, then I can just send you a quick email about it, letting you know, by the way, you know, I've updated the— I put in more resources or I put in the measurement and geometry or the data and you know, statistics and probability, or if I have, you know, if I've got more of these tracking sheets, or if I have more of these assessments ready to go, then I can send you a quick email to let you know, yeah, that it's there. So if you would like that, then just go into my blog and, yeah, put in your email so that I can send you an email whenever new resources come up. And then, yeah, anyway, so I've got some other videos for teachers as well that are in— there are links there and videos for kids and all my resources for persuasive writing are in this link here if you would like to have a look. And I also created a video for parents so that they know how to help their kids write persuasively. And yeah, so thank you so much for watching. Remember to subscribe to my channel. I'm @misswinnietang on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thank you so much for listening, and I will, I'll stop share so that I can say bye and thank you for listening. And yeah, I hope that I hope that was all helpful for you, and I hope you have a good weekend or week, etc. Alright, see you everyone. Bye.