ABSTRACT
Assessment is a crucial element in designing a guided math lesson. Teachers have to know where their students are along the trajectory of learning so that they can plan to teach them purposefully. Guided math groups should have between three and five students. Sometimes they are heterogeneous groups and sometimes they are homogeneous groups. After teachers get the data, they need to use it to differentiate. A big part of the differentiation aspect of guided math lessons is the concrete, pictorial, and abstract cycle. Every guided math lesson should be centered on priority standards. Guided math lessons are about building depth of knowledge with the students. They should reach a variety of levels, not just level 1 activities. Scaffolds are a fundamental part of guided math lessons. There are so many different types of scaffolds. This chapter discusses grouping scaffolds, language scaffolds, and tool scaffolds.
