About+Math

__ **A little bit about the Everyday Math program in general:** __ The Everyday Mathematics program was developed through the University Of Chicago School Of Mathematics Project in order to enable children in elementary grades to learn more mathematical content and become life-long mathematical thinkers. Based on extensive brain research, Everyday Mathematics does not teach every skill and/or concept to a mastery level at first. Instead, students are exposed to concepts often and they keep improving their skill each time they see it. Eventually, beginning skills develop into mastery level, in which case they are required to demonstrate proficiency with the concepts/skills. __ **Math topics addressed this year:** __ 
 * 1. **Naming and Constructing Geometric Figures
 * 2. **Using Numbers and Organizing Data
 * 3. **Multiplication and Division; Number Sentences and Algebra
 * 4. **Decimals and Their Uses
 * 5. **Big Numbers, Estimation, and Computation
 * 6. **Division; Map References and Frames; Measures of Angles
 * 7. **Fractions and Their Uses; Chance and Probability
 * 8. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Perimeter and Area
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 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Calisto MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Calisto MT'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt;">10. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Reflections and Symmetry
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Calisto MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Calisto MT'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt;">11. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">3-D Shapes, Weight, Volume, and Capacity
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Calisto MT'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Calisto MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Calisto MT'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt;">12. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calisto MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rates

__ **What a typical math lesson looks like:** __ Everyday Mathematics lessons start with a warm up activity, called **math message,** that either instructs students to prepare materials or to write in their math spiral notebook. This is followed by a review session that practices important concepts or **mental math** that is written on dry erase boards. We will have a brief discussion about homework and the math message. Then, I will lead the class into our **focus lesson**. After the direct instruction, students are asked to complete assignments in their **Math Journals** where students are able to practice skills and concepts individually, in a partnership, or in a small group. Upon completion of the assigned activities, students are to work on **math boxes**, which briefly review past information. Time permitting; students have the opportunity to work on **enrichment** activities. Additionally, we will have fifteen minutes three times per week to work on differentiated activities that target particular skills essential to the unit (A.K.A. **Tier 2 Interventions** ). This means that all students will be engaged in activities specifically tailored to his/her needs in a center based format. W e will also have **math game sessions** periodically where students can practice basic skills through the use of games. In addition, we will be practicing word problems once per unit, called **open responses**, which require students to solve a multi-step problem and explain their thinking in writing **.**