Baking or Cooking Challenge

Posted on March 23, 2020 by jclark

Find a favorite recipe.  I know when my son is around, I always need to double the Energy Cookies/No Bake Cookies recipe.  What if you needed to double the recipe?  Your challenge is to rewrite the recipe to create twice as much yum!  This may require you to add fractions, and if so, make sure you convert the improper fractions into mixed numbers.  Last week, I would  have suggested you make it and bring half to your neighbor but this week, I would suggest to make it and put 1/2 in the freezer.  

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Geometry Quest

Posted on March 21, 2020 by jclark

Make a graph showing the results of your Geometry Quest.

  • Grade 2:  How many different circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagon, trapezoid are in a room of your home? Can you make a picture graph and to show what you found?  
  • Grade 3: Search for quadrilaterals (rhombus, parallelograms, squares, rectangles, trapezoids), pentagons and octagons.  Make a Bar Graph or Line Plot with names on the vertical and horizontal axis.
  • Grade 4:  Search for parallel and perpendicular lines, acute, obtuse and right angles.  Make a tables with the results.  Is there one room that has more items than another room?  Can you show this on a line graph?
  • Grade 5: Search for 3-D shapes (cylinder, sphere, cone, pyramids, prisms).  Make a line plot or bar graph with your information.  Make some word problems to go along with your graph.
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Playing Games

Posted on March 21, 2020 by jclark

So many games have math built into the play… what a fun way to practice math skills!  Do you have a favorite game and does it have a math component?

  • Monopoly and Life – Adding and subtracting money
  • Yahtzee, Rummy, Cribbage,  and Hearts – Adding and multiplying score
  • Battleship – working with a coordinate grid
  • War – comparing – less than/greater than
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Extended Learning

Posted on March 16, 2020 by jclark

For our math support students, we suggest 20 minutes a day on IXL.  Students on our roster will already have skills highlighted and there is a wide choice.  Remember, if you miss an answer – read the explanation and you may learn something so the same mistake is not made again. I’ve already seen some of you have been  on IXL – keep it up! If  you have questions, you can email me. – Mrs. Clark

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Check out videos under grade levels

Posted on March 13, 2020 by jclark

With the chance to learn at home, I have added some instructional videos from Khan Academy and LearnZillion under the grade level tabs to go along with this months math units. 

I would watch the videos and then practice on IXL. The grade levels have suggested IXL items by chapter.  For Math Support students, you will find skills highlighted since you are on my roster.  Email me with questions.  You have the resources available to take charge of your learning,  it is amazing what is available at our fingertips.  Explore and have fun!  

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Division Box Method

Posted on December 31, 2019 by jclark

Do you lose your place when using the standard long division algorithm?  These videos on the Grid Method or Box Method  use many of the same steps as the standard algorithm but with a different method of organization.  This process has one looking at the individual place values and determining how many groups can be taken out of that amount and regrouping any leftover amounts.  Try it out!

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Math Before Bed

Posted on November 13, 2019 by jclark

Many of us read each night before bed, it is a great way to end the day.  I recently heard about Math Before Bed and Bedtime Math App providing additional opportunities to read with your child, discuss ideas while exploring math.  The stories are interesting and as one report said, “A little math can go a long way.”  Have fun exploring!

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Normalizing the Productive Struggle.

Posted on November 9, 2019 by jclark

This is a great article and Ted Talk about enriching a math experience.

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2019-2020 Morning Math Lab – new days Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Posted on September 17, 2019 by jclark

The Morning Math Lab will start up on Monday, September 23 at 7:45 for Grade 3-5 students who receive math support.   The lab will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.  Remember when the snow starts to fly, there is NO Morning Math Lab on delayed start days. 

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Division

Posted on March 19, 2019 by jclark

This video by Graham Fletcher talks about the progression of division.  This is interesting not only for students but for parents who only know the standard algorithm strategy.  

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