APH Grid Board
Activity

Using arrays to model division and find equal groups

This CCSS lesson plan is designed to teach students with visual impairments to use arrays to model division and find equal groups.

This lesson is designed to teach students to use arrays to model division and find equal groups.  There are a number of barriers to this for students who are blind or visually impaired, including some of the following:

Access to this lesson can be provided using some of the following strategies:

  1. Use assorted manipulatives instead of making pencil drawings
  2. Put manipulatives on a Grid Board
  3. Use a MathWindow
  4. Use adapted multiplication table
  5. Use a Draftsman
  6. Use a hundreds chart
  7. Dycem to keep materials from slipping
  8. Work trays to keep track of materials

Functional skills can be incorporated into this lesson, including:

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