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MATH. PRACTICE. MP1, MP5,  \nMP6, MP7, MP8  \nOVERVIEW  \nHave you ever wondered what Math in Your Feet would look and sound like in your classroom? Here’s a low-stakes opportunity, adapted by Malke Rosenfeld (@mathinyourfeet) and wellness teacher Deb Torrance (@Mrs_Torrance) as a way for you to see what a \\#moving math classroom is all about. The full Math in Your Feet program is described in great detail in Math on the Move: Engaging Students in Whole Body Learning ( Heinemann 2016).  \nThis “lesson” is not really a lesson at all. It’s more of an “exploration” of math and dance where you, as the teacher,(traditionally at the front of the classroom) take on the role of facilitator and encourager from the sidelines. In this role, all you need to do is gather a few  \nMath in Your Feet Starter Kit | 1 of 3  \nmaterials, clear a little open space, present the activity expectations, and watch students become immersed in the activity.  \nSET-UP  \n1. Buy a roll of low tack blue painter's tape from a big box or hardware store. In Canada this kind of tape is also green! Do NOT, under any circumstances, use duct tape or masking tape.  \n2. Tape out at least two sets of blue tape squares.  \n3. Each set of two squares need an edge lengths of 22” to 24” with 3” between the two boxes. You can also create a recess version by using sidewalk chalk on the cement/blacktop to mark out the squares.  \na. A set of two squares can be used by teams of two or four.  \nb. If four people play, then two are in the squares dancing while the other two say/chant the pattern words.  \n4. Print out:  \na. The  pattern cards (set to “grayscale” if you don’t want it to print in color) on white cardstock, at least two sets. The pdf includes cut lines for your convenience.  \nb. The  Movement Variables document, as a poster if possible, placed within view of the dance spaces, or on regular paper for reference.  \nc. The Math in Your Feet pattern template so kids can make more patterns to for themselves and their friends.  \nFACILITATION  \n● Instead of facilitating math-and-dance work in a formal way, your overall role is to encourage students to work WITH their partners and support them in figuring things out themselves, even if they feel challenged or confused.  \n● Introduce this activity to the whole class with the following information:  \n○ This game is about making rhythm and patterns in your feet INSIDE your blue tape square! (The square provides spatial and measurement cues to help kids make their dancing the same.)  \n○ The Movement Variables poster tells you three things:  \n■ Where your feet can be positioned in the square in the square (together, split, etc.)  \n■ How you can move in the square (jump, step, etc.) and  \n■ What direction you’ ll be moving...all at the same time.  \n○ Remind dancers to dance at the same time, in the same way.  \n● Encourage perseverance  \nMath in Your Feet Starter Kit | 2 of 3  \n○ This game is about working together with a friend to figu re out how to decode the little pattern maps. Other kids who have played this game say they feel really proud of themselves when they fi nally figu re out the pattern by themselves!  \n○ Each card is a little puzzle for BOTH partners to figu re out and use together.  \n○ When you’ re done with the cards you have the option to make and map out your own moving patterns!  \nEXTEND  \nOnce students get started you will probably see them line up the cards on the ground to do all the patterns in one long sequence. If this happens you can also encourage them to  \n● Try dancing different combinations of cards.  \n● Create and dance different sequences of 3-4 cards  \n● Make up their own patterns while they dance and record their new patterns on the blank card template for others to try.  \nNEXT STEPS & MORE RESOURCES  \n● Malke’s book Math on the Move: Engagin","cbCaiicDE2kflbuc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiicDE2kflbuc","pdf",327162,"English","# Overview\n# Set-up\n## Facilitation\n# Extend\n# Next Steps & More Resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of the “Math in Your Feet” starter kit activity?\",\"answer\":\"The activity is an exploration of math through dance where students create rhythm and patterns with their feet inside taped squares while decoding pattern maps together.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you set up the taped square space?\",\"answer\":\"Use low-tack blue painter’s tape to tape out at least two sets of blue tape squares. 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