Parent Math Orientation

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Parent Math Orientation
McCoy Elementary
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Question?

• What do you want your child to know and be able
  to do at the end of this year in mathematics?

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• "When parents and teachers alike believe that
  hard work pays off, and when mathematics is
  taught and learned by using all the strands of
  proficiency, mathematics performance improves
  for all students."
• Helping Children Learn Mathematics (2002),
  Kilpatrick and Swafford

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What are the Mathematical Strands of Proficiency?

• Understanding Mathematics
• Computing Fluently
• Applying Concepts to Solve Problems
• Reasoning Logically
• Engaging with Mathematics, seeing it as
  sensible, useful, and doable.

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Homework

• review and practice current and past work
• develop and solidify mathematical understandings
• extend classroom work
• prepare for upcoming math activities

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When your child turns in homework

• Teachers will be looking at
• Understanding
• Strategies, Reasoning, and Procedures
• Communication
• We want to know what your child was thinking and
  the strategy that was used to arrive at that
  conclusion.
• Not just an answer

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Homework Bookmark

• Why did you solve the problem in this way?
• Will your strategy always work?
• What else did you try?

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• WE BELIEVE
• All students can and should be proficient in
  mathematics.

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Lets Give It A Try

• 48 37
• 100-38
• 8 x 6
• 18 x 14
• 58 2

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Technology Support

• This information is located in your brochure
• Riverdeep
• Pearsonsuccessnet.com

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Wheres The Math?

• In
• Everyday
• Activities

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Grocery Shopping

• How much do you think our groceries will cost?
  
• estimation, addition
• How much money will we save if we use these
  coupons?
• addition, subtraction

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At the Post Office

• How many stamps on a sheet or in a book?
• counting, addition, multiplication
• How many stamps can I buy for a certain amount
  of money?
• division

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When driving, taking the bus or walking

• About how long will it take
• to get to a certain place?
• estimating, measuring time
• How many dogs, stop signs or traffic lights do
  you think we will see along the way?
• predicting, collecting data, counting

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At Home

• Can you sort the clothes into whites and colors
  to wash them?
• sorting and classifying data
• How many pair of socks can we make if
• there are 14 single socks?
• division

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When cooking dinner

• How many plates, napkins, spoons do we need
  for a certain number of people?
• counting
• If this recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour and we
  are doubling the recipe, how much flour do we
  need?
• adding fractions, measuring

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When reading with your child

• How many objects/pictures do you think are on
  this page?
• estimating, counting
• Do you think there are more birds or trees on
  this page? Why? How do you know?
• counting and comparing quantities

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Thank You for your support!