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Moore Math Messages

MPS Academic Resource for Math November 2021

Moore MathMessagesMPS Academic Resource for Math November 2021

Focus Skills Math

A recent study had some interesting findings:



  • 81% of students who fail any part of 6th math did NOT graduate high school.
  • We have 15,000 hours of content to teach and 9,000 hours in which to do it. (for all subject areas)


When I read these statements,I was taken aback. I had to read it multiple times just to take it all in. What do we is desperately important, but we can't do it all. We are going to look at FOCUS SKILLS that we can use to focus our instruction on the mastery essentials. Please try to attend the session for your grade level so that we can examine our focus skills. 3rd - 5th will meet in December. K-2 will meet in January. Administrators are always welcome at any of our meetings.


In service,

Jenn

Connect the Dots

Connect the dots is a wonderful strategy that you can use in any subject to help students develop the ideas of compare, contrast, and to find relationships among terms, numbers, and expressions. Take a look at the loom (6 min.) and try it in your class.
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Focus Skills 3rd - 6th

Here is a phenomenal tool that we can use to focus our instruction to get the most out of our classroom time.

We will be meeting in grade level groups to dive into these topics. Please try to be at the meetings if you can.


Focus Skills

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Trip Steps

There are some skills that are disproportionately harder than others that can "trip" students. Here is a list of those skills by grade level. When you look at these, remember that these are based on common core standards. Look at the grade level above and below yours to get a more comprehensive idea.


Trip Steps

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Deciding What to Teach

We need to streamline curriculum. We cannot do it all. Take a look at this resource (1 page) that will show you steps that can be taken to see what needs to be done in the classroom.


Deciding What to Teach

Upcoming Math PD

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What the Heck is a Rekenrek? (Pk -2 )

Come join us to learn some strategies about how to use Rekenreks in the classroom AND take some Rekenreks back to school with you to use. These sessions are for PK - 1st.


Monday, Nov. 15th

OR

Tuesday, Nov. 16th

(Duplicate Sessions)


Sessions are capped at 20 participants per session due to space limitations.


ASC Board room

4:30 - 5:30

PLEASE REGISTER so that I can purchase materials.

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Focus Skills (3rd - 6th)

Let's dive into what is the MOST essential this year. We are going to look at focus skills - what needs to be MASTERED. Please make plans to be there if you can.


All Meetings are 4:30 - 5:30 at ASC


3rd Grade: Nov. 30th - Board Room


6th Grade: Dec. 1st - Board Room


4th Grade: Dec. 6th -Board Room


5th Grade: Dec. 9th - Conference Room 100

Trade Books to Teach Math Concepts

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PK- K: Count to 10 with a Mouse

Mouse really wants to learn to count so he can find out how many fingers and toes he has. He s spotted a hole in this counting book that s just his size and crawled inside to start his adventures with numbers. So, slowly and carefully turn the pages and learn to count with Mouse. Learn how to count with Mouse in this adorable book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Kristen Richards.


Read aloud:

http://www.viewpure.com/J0hZpPxnswM?start=0&end=0

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1st - 2nd: The Action of Subtraction

The author and illustrator of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series brings their trademark sense of humor to the subject of subtraction. Rhyming text filled with funny, countable examples shows what it means to take one number away from another. Readers are also introduced to the terminology they'll encounter as they learn to subtract.


Read Aloud:

http://www.viewpure.com/sSW2Vmq7epI

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3rd - 6th: How Much is a Million?


Ever wonder just what a million of something means? How about a billion? Or a trillion? Marvelosissimo the mathematical magician can teach you!

How Much Is a Million? knocks complex numbers down to size in a fun, humorous way, helping children conceptualize a difficult mathematical concept. It's a math class you'll never forget.


Read Aloud:

http://www.viewpure.com/T5f0Sncb2NI?start=0&end=0

Graph of the Week

Graph of the week allows students to build a graph on Monday and then examine it throughout the week. It is an easy way to build in data analysis in just a few minutes a day.


Favorites

Candy, sports, books, hobbies, cartoons, movies, lunches, cookies, etc.


How many

Siblings, pets, number of books read, baskets I can make, wearing a hoodies, wearing shoes that tie, letters in spelling words, etc.


Length (good way to sneak in measurement too!)

Feet, thumbs, height, how far you can jump. how high a ball bounces, how long do you spend reading, how long do you play video games, etc.


Categories

Color of hair, transportation from school, eye color, temperature, letters in your name, heads or tails, bottle flips, etc.


Then just ask a new question every day (sample questions below):

How many students answered the question?

How many more in _______ category until we can make 10? 20?

How many more in __________ than ________?

What trend are you noticing?

What percentage answered ___________?

What is the topic of the graph?

What information is the graph giving us?

What's Going In This Graph?
NY Times has created a collection of graphs to help students learn how to interpret data.

Open Comment for Draft of New Math OAS.

Every 6 years, committees of teachers examine the standards and edit as needed. The draft of these are always open to public comment for 30 days. Below is the link to the standards for your. Additionally, I have created a video for each of the grade levels to go through each of the changes. Please review and make comments! Your comments will go back to the writing teams to help with further editing. The open comment period ends on December 7th.


Please email comments to: publiccommentmath@sde.ok.gov

Have 5 Minutes? No/Low Prep Math Games

Have 5 minutes while waiting in line? Have 5 minutes while waiting for dismissal? Have 5 minutes during restroom break time? Then you have time for some math review games. We will highlight two games in this Smore.



Number Heads - 20 questions style


Four players are chosen to stand with their backs to the wall or board while they face the audience. Place a number in view of the audience but NOT to our four players.


Each player then asks Yes/No questions about the number to be answered by the audience. (e.g. Am I an even number? Am I larger than 100? Do I have 3 digits? Am I divisible by 3?) Then it goes to the next player to ask another question. The winner is the first player to guess the number correctly.


Closest to 100 (or 1000).


  • Dice (or virtual dice)
  • Scrap paper/post-it
  • Pencil


For 100

Roll 2 dice. Record the ndigits.

Repeat 2 more times so that students have three 2-digit numbers.

Students can create 2-digit numbers that will sum most closely to 100.


For 1000

Same directions, but use 3 dice each roll instead of 2.

Book an Appointment with Jenn
If you would like me to meet you before school, during plan, or after school to work with you or your team, please click the link to book a time that works for you.
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Jenn Lowery

Elementary Math and Science Coordinator

Email: jenniferlowery@mooreschools.com
Website: https://www.mooreschools.com/Page/553
Location: 1500 SE 4th
Phone: 405-735-4270

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