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Home Math Connections Family Math Night

Home Math Connections Family Math Night. Hillcrest P.S. Children are the living messages we send into the future. -Betty Siegel. A curriculum is more than a collection of activities: it must be coherent, focused on important mathematics and well-articulated across the grades (NCTM, 2000).

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Home Math Connections Family Math Night

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  1. Home Math ConnectionsFamily Math Night Hillcrest P.S.

  2. Children are the living messages we send into the future. -Betty Siegel

  3. A curriculum is more than a collection of activities: it must be coherent, focused on important mathematics and well-articulated across the grades (NCTM, 2000) The relative importance of particular mathematics topics is likely to change over time and should be guided by student learning and understanding . Certain math strands have a greater importance at different stages of development. In the Early Primary years, Number Sense and Geometry provide a foundation for further consolidation of knowledge. NCTM

  4. An effective mathematics programme includes Math Routines Math based Problem Solving Math music Math games Picture Books Home connections Math art Math gym

  5. Family Math • Calendar • Sorting, 1-to-1 correspondence CHORES!!! • Cooking • Shopping: unit rates, budget, measurement, etc. • Plan and execute home renovations

  6. Games • Sudoku • Cards, UNO • Sequence • Chess • Checkers • Cribbage • Bridge • Euchre • Memory Games • Backgammon, … .

  7. Today’s Math Class… Changes: • Textbooks and learning materials • Types of questions posed • Types of responses needed • Technology • Uses of class time • Assessment and grading

  8. Thinking • Ask questions about the topic • Think about how and where you would find the answer

  9. Application • Demonstrate what you have learned • Invent or create something to show what you have learned

  10. Communication • Use of new vocabulary to tell about the topic • Express and organize thinking

  11. Knowledge • What you have learned about a topic • Study to learn the facts

  12. Yes, I can … • Allow my child to struggle through the process of problem solving • Muck around with the math! • Discuss mistakes as learning opportunities

  13. Questions to Ask … • What do you need to find out? • Tell me what you know? • Show me what you started? • What can you try first? • Can you make a drawing or picture? • Will a list or table help? • What learning tool might help? Words Pictures Numbers

  14. Computer Math • MOE Resources to Help Your Child http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/howcanihelp.html • Nelson 1-6 (and 7&8!) http://www.nelson.com/nelson/school/elementary/mathK8/companion.html - select grade, Parent Centre• Family Web Links• Software Connections• Surf for More Math• Try It Out• Web Quests Check out Links Math and Literacy Websites http://www.hillcrestps.edublogs.org

  15. Virtual Manipulatives • http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html • Organized by math strand and grade level • NCTM standards • Parent and teacher info: Pentominoes gives lesson plan, assessment opportunities, extensions, etc.

  16. Final Thoughts… Families that provide opportunities for children to share a treat equally, to make intelligent guesses, and to play simple board and card games that require the players to count, add, subtract, and match are giving their children thinking challenges that develop their number sense.

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