Using the What-How-Who Structure to Plan an Equitable Mathematics Lesson

Authors

  • Kelley Buchheister
  • Christa Jackson
  • Cynthia Taylor

Abstract

This article describes how a first-grade teacher used the What-How-Who structure to plan a series of mathematical tasks focused on fairness and equity in a real-world situation. The teacher used Shel Silverstein’s “Band-Aids” poem as a catalyst to plan mathematical activities that would prompt students’ analysis of skin-toned bandages as they organize, represent, and interpret data.

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Published

2023-02-09

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (TEEM)

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