A Gallery Walk to Inspire Student Collaboration (Early Math Collaborative)

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This third grade teacher leads a gallery walk with her students with the purpose of having children explain their thinking with peers. View more at earlymath.erikson.edu
In a Gallery Walk, pairs of students share posters describing the strategy they used to solve a math problem. Students rotate around the room, studying each group’s poster and leaving sticky notes with any questions or comments they might have.
The teacher discusses the importance of such a strategy and the opportunities that a gallery walk can have with children who are wrestling with math concepts. The lesson explores geometry, measurement, and children's abilities to grapple with different geometrical shapes filling an area.

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Great job! I just recently learned about Gallery Walks.