This week, students will be solving multiplication problems with decimal fractions. As with any skill student will learn this year, they will first work with a concrete model. They will then move on to a representational model. And finally, they will learn the more abstract model. The video below explains the models students will be exposed to this week.
Rectangular Arrays with Decimal Fractions
Monday, October 15, 2018
Friday, October 5, 2018
Why do Teachers Use Manipulatives in Math?
I wanted to share this article with you. It shows how one teacher uses manipulatives when introducing new skills in math. Lots of students feel like using manipulatives is not productive in math, but we will be using them a lot in math this year.
Why do Teachers Use Manipulatives in Math?
Why do Teachers Use Manipulatives in Math?
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Partial Quotient Algorithm
Hello all,
I heard you all loud and clear at Open House. Yes, the math I am teaching your children is different from the math we all learned in school. And thank goodness! Math was hard (back then) for students who couldn't memorize the steps or who asked why at all during math class.
The focus has shifted in the past 10 years from memorization of algorithms to a better number sense, an understanding of the why behind the math, and application in a variety of problems. I will be posting videos and articles explaining the rationale behind the my teaching throughout the year, so keep checking back. And don't worry, your children will learn all of the standard algorithms in time, but they may also realize that the most efficient method is not always the standard algorithm! Click the link below to watch my first video on the partial quotient algorithm.
As always, feel free to reach out with any comments or questions. Better yet, make a plan to come in and be a "student for a day" in my math class!
Partial Quotients
I heard you all loud and clear at Open House. Yes, the math I am teaching your children is different from the math we all learned in school. And thank goodness! Math was hard (back then) for students who couldn't memorize the steps or who asked why at all during math class.
The focus has shifted in the past 10 years from memorization of algorithms to a better number sense, an understanding of the why behind the math, and application in a variety of problems. I will be posting videos and articles explaining the rationale behind the my teaching throughout the year, so keep checking back. And don't worry, your children will learn all of the standard algorithms in time, but they may also realize that the most efficient method is not always the standard algorithm! Click the link below to watch my first video on the partial quotient algorithm.
As always, feel free to reach out with any comments or questions. Better yet, make a plan to come in and be a "student for a day" in my math class!
Partial Quotients
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