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Differentiated InstructionMy case study involves a boy names Logan, who is now going into grade 6 and is gifted. I went on the Mensa Canada site and discovered a couple of math sites suggested for kids. One of the sites that I thought would be perfect for Logan and those who like a challenge in math is called Cool Math Games. Here is the link:coolmath-This site has a great selection of free math games for kids at the junior and intermediate level. If you hate the ads as much as I do, you can pay a monthly fee (around $3.00 per month) to avoid the ads. Depending on the policies in regards to technology at your school you could opt to pay the fee or not pay the fee. Even though I really dislike seeing ads, it could be a good teachable moment for the students by learning how to ignore them. Then again, the students could become distracted by all of the pop-ups which would make it difficult for them to enjoy the website. I guess it really depends on your principal, the board as well as the needs of the students. The games are divided into strategy games, skill games, number games and logic games. Here are three that I had fun playing and could definitely see Logan enjoying.Dig to China: Dig into the earth and collect as many resources as you can before time runs out. Look out for clocks which will give you more time. Spend your resources to buy upgrades to dig faster and see how deep you can go.Coffee shop: Run your own coffee shop in this business game. Purchase supplies, create your coffee recipe, set your price and start selling. You can change your coffee price during the day. Keep an eye on what potential customers think as they walk by and keep an eye on what your customers think right after they taste the coffee. Adjust the price and recipe to maximize profits, but be sure to keep your customers happy!2048: Add like numbers to win this one. Can you get to 2048?For Logan, he has a modified IEP as he is gifted. The curriculum expectations he is working on come from the grade 8 curriculum even though he is in grade 6. I would either have him explore a specific game as a warm-up to a new unit of study or a lesson or as a consolidation task. Depending on what we are learning, I would create a specific purpose for the game in order to keep him on the right track and engaged in the task. For example, in the game 2048, I would ask to play the game once and then ask him about the strategies he used and why. For the next game, I would ask him to see if he could complete it using fewer moves. I would ask him which strategies he used, how they changed from the first game and what he noticed. I would have him document his thoughts using a math journal or online class blog so we could discuss his ideas and have a record of his thinking in math to show his progression. ................
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