“I’m done!”
Hearing these two little words can strike fear into any teacher when spoken by a student prior to the end of the school year. Of course, things become even scarier when that student continues with the inevitable follow-up question: “Now what should I do?”
Thankfully, ST Math has a few great options for you and your students when they have reached the end of their Journey.
After the Journey
| If a student completes all of the levels in their grade-level Journey, then it is time to celebrate! Meeting and exceeding goals is a major accomplishment, so take some time to applaud your student and yourself for helping your student get there. |
After doing so...here's what happens next:
Bonus & Challenge Objectives
Upon completion of the Journey, your students will choose between playing Bonus or Challenge content.
These Objectives include:
- Mixed Review
- Additional content Objectives
- Math Challenge Objectives
- Challenge Objectives
- Cognitive Training (grades 3+)
- Summer Bridge Objectives (grades 6-8)
Fluency Objectives
ST Math Fluency Objectives are optional, assignable objectives that cover Addition/Subtraction Facts (first grade and up) and Multiplication/Division Facts (second grade and up) and can be assigned to individual students or the whole class. Click here to learn more.
Here are a few more ideas if students complete all their additional Objectives:
Extend
- ST Math Special Projects - ST Math Special Projects include a JiJi Choice Board, rubrics, and resource pages. Click here to learn more.
- ST Math Activity Pages - ST Math Activity Pages are based on ST Math Puzzles and were designed to extend the learning from the ST Math game in a fun and engaging way for students. Click here to learn more.
Connect
- Curricular Connections - Using an ST Math puzzle, students try to build a word problem, identify the math vocabulary, or create a new representation for the concept.
- Real-world Connections - Students pair games with real life scenarios, or interview someone in the school community (play a game together, ask how they would use the math concept).
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Connect to Others - Connections can be made in several ways:
- Complete the Replay, Reflection, and Extension work in pairs.
- Discuss Bonus Journey work in small groups.
- Provide time to showcase ST Math Special Projects.
- Invite a guest to play and discuss a game.
Continue
- Preview - Content from the next grade level can be assigned. Students can benefit from a preview of the first few objectives in the next grade as an Individual Assignment.
- Continue - The student might benefit from moving on to the new grade level. You can change their Journey under the student Settings tab. When a student's Journey is changed, their Journey Progress will be reset. Their Puzzles and Puzzle Goal Progress will continue to accrue.
Visit the ST Math Academy course Early Finishers to learn strategies and instructional information for supporting early finishers.