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By M.

Here is a typical math day for my fifth graders (I'm sure you can adjust it for other grades aswell)

-First we correct homework
-When we finish, any student's with questions may ask them, from the homework. Sometimes
I end up cutting questions off because they go for too long. The kids can come and ask me later, too, like during work time, after school, recess, before school, etc. They do turn them in after questions, but I'll find their paper when they come to me with a question.
-Warm-up. We do a warm-up everyday. They don't need to be big, but something to reinforce a previous skill. Sometimes

I put problems on the board, Other times it's a partner activity. My student's like to refer to some as the "fun warm-ups" and the others as the boring warm-ups! LOL!
-After going through the warm-up, I explain the lesson and assign the problems for them to do.
-They have work-time. The work time varies depending on what else I have planned for the day. If it gets noisy, they get one warning. The next time, the work-time is done, even if I said about 30 minutes and they only got to work for 15. I remind them that they are playing a part in how long they get to work, and this helps them stay focused and quiet during work-time and lesson time.