Math- Spiral Review/Spacing/Distributed Practice
The beautiful creature that created this spiral most certainly did not create their spiral overnight, in fact the shell continues to develop as the snail ages. Thus it is a most suitable metaphor for reviewing math, it takes time.
This entry was prompted by a colleague of mine that was wondering if there was some way to digitize a text resource that we have been using for years to provide a spiral review for our learners.
So, I started to ponder this whole idea. I found a few resources:
It’s Instruction Stupid-“…ongoing, cumulative review…”
After viewing, reading these resources I came to the conclusion that it would be best to personalize the spiral review and not use a product from a publisher, TPT, or Pinterest. It will be more work for me but not all educational decisions should be based on the ease of the teacher.
But then there’s this: The Spacing Effect