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Mental Gymnastics: Building Math Skills for Students

Discover fun ways to enhance computational skills and understanding through mental gymnastics. Learn effective strategies and engaging activities to strengthen mental math abilities for elementary students. Dive into the world of numbers and patterns with interactive sessions. Join presenters Julie Maguire-Jones and Patti Schacht to boost your students’ mathematical thinking. Explore the ThinkMath! Website for more resources.

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Mental Gymnastics: Building Math Skills for Students

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  1. Mental Gymnastics for Your Students:Building Computational Skills and Understanding NCTM 2011 Indianapolis, Indiana Julie Maguire-Jones & Patti Schacht

  2. Meet Your Presentersfrom Malden, Massachusetts

  3. 6 8 5 7 1 3 2 4 Guess My Number Only Yes or No Questions Guess in 4 or less questions YOU WIN!! Guess in 5 or More questions WE WIN!!

  4. What is the pattern? A B A B A B ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ A B B A B B A B B

  5. Ideas that evolved from a comprehensive K-5 curriculum from No need to take notes… This presentation will be available on the Thinkmath! Website in a few days.

  6. Why Mental Math? It is part of the “infrastructure” and foundation for “playing, learning and doing the game” of mathematics.

  7. Mathematics Requires… • Focus • Concentration • Being able to picture things • Manipulate the pictures/representations • Being able to hold two or more ideas, numbers, or pictures • Keep one’s place in the process

  8. What Does “Drill and Thrill”Mental Math Look Like? Making and Keeping Mental Images

  9. 6 8 14 16 5 7 13 15 1 3 9 11 2 4 10 12 Logic

  10. Reaching all modalities for children

  11. Learning why it happens

  12. Classroom examples 87 − 59 Odd Even Elapsed Time Time Coins Most Fewest Functional Skills Language Based Talk About It

  13. 87 − 59 20 7 1 59 60 80 87 1 + 20 + 7 = 28 therefore 87-59 = 28

  14. It can be a silent activity

  15. Mental Gymnastics Make it FUN!! Keep it Lively!! Make it REAL!!

  16. Questions? THANK YOU!! Julie Maguire-Jones Jjones@malden.mec.edu Patti Schacht Pschacht@malden.mec.edu ThinkMath Website http://thinkmath.edc.org If you enjoyed this please visit: Teaching without talking: building visual attention, focus, and working memory. With Samantha Lowe and Kate Sorgi Saturday, April 16, 2011: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Sagamore Ballroom 4

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