Spiral Review is the heart of Get More Math so students should earn at least half their points in Spiral Review each day!
GMM Best Practices for Student Success
Create small assignments with three or fewer skills at three points per skill.
Model input before students begin practicing new skills.
Ensure students earn at least half their points from Spiral Review.
Designing assignments for student success
Three or fewer new skills related to today's new instruction
Three points per skill
Teacher view of assignment designed for student success
Student view of assignment designed for student success
Assignment that will cause frustration for teachers and students
More than three skills included
Points per skill is larger or small than three points
Teacher view of assignment that will cause frustration
Student view of assignment that will cause frustration
Preparing students for success
Model solving problems and inputing answers before clicking ASSIGN on an assignment
Save time and frustration
Use PREVIEW to present a student view of an assignment
Use the full screen button to project unlimited examples of skills
Set expectations for success by ensuring at least half the points earned are from Spiral Review.
Check the Points Distribution circle graph to ensure the green portion is larger than the purple portion.
If students are not earning enough points in Spiral Review, consider using Spiral Review as the warm-up each day and be sure that each assignment includes at least the default of 8 Spiral Review points.
