Math Camp

The artifacts above are pictures of students in Mrs. Copenhaver’s second grade class at Adams Elementary participating in math camp. Also, above is an attachment of a few of the math camp lesson plans that I wrote for parent volunteers. Mrs. Copenhaver’s students participate in math camp every Friday for one hour. The purpose of math camp is to give students an opportunity to receive enrichment or re-teaching activities of concepts that have been taught in the previous four days. Most of these activities include math manipulatives such as abaci, dice, number lines, and cards. Math camp is split into four stations that rotate every fifteen minutes. A parent volunteer is needed to assist at each station while the teacher monitors the whole class. Simple lesson plans are placed at each station so that the parent has directions on how to effectively guide the group through the activity.

Because I believe that inviting parents into the classroom enriches learning, I will hold Friday math camps in my future classroom.

Not only is math camp effective because it provides enrichment and re-teaching opportunities for students, but also because it allows parents to participate in classroom activities and student learning. Through math camp, I learned that it is extremely beneficial for students to have extra help in the classroom. I also learned the importance of teaching parents how to help and support their students at home and in the classroom. Math camp is perfect in providing these opportunities for both parents and students, which is why I will hold Friday math camps in the future.