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Compiled by Rainbow Consulting Staff:Deanne CrawfordDonna KrahnGina BurmeierJanice PriceSara RaskContact us at [email protected]
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Definitions:
• Algebra: is defined as a branch of mathematics that substitutes letters for numbers. An algebraic equation represents a scale, what is done on one side of the scale with a number is also done to the other side of the scale. The numbers are the constants. Algebra can include real numbers, complex numbers, matrices, vectors etc.
• Arithmetic: is defined as the branch of mathematics usually concerned with the four op-erations (adding, subtracting, multiplication and division) of positive numbers.
• Common Core Standards: The Common Core State Standards define the rigorous skills and knowledge in English Language Arts and Mathematics that need to be effectively taught and learned for students to be ready to succeed academically in credit-bearing, college-entry courses and in workforce training programs.
• Constructivism: theory of learning and an approach to education that lays emphasis on the ways that people create meaning of the world through a series of individual constructs. In mathematics, students construct their own understanding of mathematical concepts, so that the primary role of teaching is not to lecture, explain, or otherwise attempt to ‘trans-fer’ mathematical knowledge, but to create situations for students that will foster their making the necessary mental constructions.
• Discovery Learning: a minimization of both teacher instruction and repetitive drills and a disdain for standard procedures (algorithms) such as addition/subtraction or multiplica-tion/division facts.
• Exercises: the teaching of mathematical skills by completing a large number of exercises of a similar type.
• Mathematics: is defined as the abstract science of number, quantity, and space, either as abstract concepts ( pure mathematics), or as applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering ( applied mathematics).
• Place value: is defined as the value of a digit as determined by its position in a number, the name of the place or location of a digit in a number.
• Reform (or Standards Based) Math: often called the “new, new” math based on construc-tivism (learning theory) and formalized by the National Council of Teachers of Math-ematics (NTCM) which created the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Published in 1989, these were an extensive set of mathematics standards for grades K-12, which de-emphasized memorization of number facts, the learning of proofs, and algebraic skills but encouraged the use of calculators and “discovery learning”. In 2000 and 2006, the same NCTM released additional standards which many considered an admission that the previous standards had mistakenly de-emphasized instruction of basic skills.
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• Rote Learning: teaching of mathematical results, definitions, and concepts by repetition and memorization. Typically used to teach multiplication tables. Sometimes referred to as drill to instill or by the negative terms: Drill and Kill or Parrot Math.
• Scope and Sequence: a listing of the learning objectives and skills covered by a curricu-lum product(s) by subject and grade level.
• Traditional Math: Method of instruction where the teacher presents a mathematical con-cept, reviews the procedures required to find the solution, and then has students practice these procedures with additional problems.
MATH BUILDING BLOCKS : Basic math skills provide the floor of your math house, and the advanced math courses (Algebra, Geometry, Calculus) provide the ceiling in your house. In between your floor joists and the roof, lie five building blocks, which provide the cornerstones of your math house.
1. Numbers
2. Place Value System
3. Whole Number Operations
4. Fractions and Decimals
5. Problem Solving
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Activities you can do to prepare your child for Elementary math: q Teach shapes/colors including larger than/smaller than; number of sides, distinctives.
q Teach how to recognize numbers and counting.
q Teach how to count forwards and backwards. Skip count.
q Count and Sort Activities with blocks and shapes.
q Cook Together.
q Telling Time.
q Calendar skills-day of week, number of days, months, weeks in months etc.
q Teach Place Value using M&Ms, Cuisenaire Rods/Unifix Rods.
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Resources for Math Games:
24 Learning Wrap Ups Math Dice (add/subtract, Place Value etc) Snap It Up Monkey Math Equate Muggins Math Games Build & Block (add/subtraction and multiply/divide games) S’Math Game Monopoly Yahtzee Life Pay Day Check Math Math File Games (grade specific) Math Bingo Math Hopscotch Math War Place Value Hat Trick Math Games book by Peggy Kaye
Resources for Grade Level Standards:
World Book Typical Course of Study: http://worldbook.com/typical-course-of-study
A-Beka CurriculumScope and Sequence: http://www.abeka.com/HomeSchool/ScopeAndSequence.aspx
Bob Jones Curriculum Scope and Sequence: http://www.bjupress.com/pdfs/catalogs/2013-287102-scope-and-sequence.pdf
“On Core” Mathematics—which is based on the common core standards.
Common Core Standards: www.corestandards.org
Grade Appropriate Test Prep Books—like Spectrum are written to core standards.
What Your __________ Grader Needs to Know—books by E.D. Hirsch
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