Math Instruction in My Classroom

I will math to be a big part of my classroom, because students need to get as much exposure to math as possible. This can help them become more comfortable with math, and it can help them enjoy it more. It is also really important to make math fun, and not just solving a bunch a problems that just have different numbers. I would like to assess my students as much as possible. This does not necessarily have to be formal assessments, but could just be me giving my students a task and seeing the ways the solve the problem. I also want to give my students open ended tasks as much as possible, I think that food can be the most motivating because all kids love cakes and brownies. By making them solve more interesting problems with things they actually care about, the students will more likely put more effort into their responses. I also would like for students to teach the ways that they solve problems to help other students in the class learn other strategies. It also helps students understand their thinking more if they can explain their strategy to another student. I think that all of these ways will make me a better math teacher, and help my students learn more about math and enjoy more than I ever did.