5 Maths Gems #43

Hello too welcome to my 43^rd gems post. This is where I portion roughly of the best ideas I've seen on Twitter.

1. Vocabulary
Maria Howard (@MrsHsNumeracy) has created a novel resources to assess too prepare students' literacy. Maria's Mathematical Literacy Assessment for Year 7 is i of the best vocabulary resources I've seen. Two extracts are shown below only yous must expression through the whole assessment to appreciate how adept this is.

Reflecting on the importance of developing literacy inwards maths lessons, Maria says, "I realised I needed to assess their degree of agreement of Mathematical vocabulary, that means I would know what words I needed to learn them too embed them inwards their everyday Mathematical conversations inwards class". 

I expression forwards to seeing the literacy resources that Maria plans to practise for Year nine too Key Stage 4. I intend these volition last incredibly useful.

Do cheque out the residue of Maria's website too - it's a goldmine of resources for numeracy across the curriculum.

2. Addition
I liked Cristina Milos' (@surreallyno) recent tweet showing an expanded shape of addition. This explanation volition aid students empathise why nosotros 'carry ones' when nosotros practise long addition.

3. New Resources
I'm thence pleased that Don Steward has started creating novel resources again, including the lovely common dechocolateater.

The clever people at MathsPad dice on to gain wonderful novel resources also - here's i of their latest activities (subscription is solely £3 per month).

4. Returning Tests
If yous haven't withal discovered #maths TLP then you're missing out. Every Dominicus black hundreds of maths teachers accept purpose inwards our weekly 'Twitter Lesson Planning' hour, sharing ideas too resources for lessons inwards the calendar week ahead. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few weeks agone Mark Horley (@mhorley) asked this question:

I expression that many of us experience that the lessons inwards which nosotros render assessments could last better. I don't expression forwards to these lessons at all.

Mark was inundated alongside first-class ideas thence he wrote a weblog post almost it which yous tin read Animations too Simulations.

Update
I uploaded roughly fantastic novel this post which explains all. Last calendar week I created a novel page of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree Mechanics Resources. I also had a post published on the novel weblog Starter for Five which provides advice to novel teachers.

I've been a flake repose on the blogging too tweeting front end this calendar week because it was my eldest daughter's fourth birthday on Wednesday, plus run continues to last really busy.

Happy birthday mini-Morgan

Timetabling Maths
I'm actually interested inwards timetabling too curriculum design. In my sentiment my schoolhouse doesn't receive got plenty maths on the timetable. I'm oftentimes rushing through topics. My GCSE students receive got meaning gaps inwards their conceptual noesis too I intend the master copy effort of this is that they haven't had plenty fourth dimension to master copy topics at Key Stage 3. But I practise wonder how other schools check it all inwards - if yous increment the issue of maths lessons, what gets dropped from the timetable? I'd appreciate it if you'd email me to permit me know how it industrial plant at your school. If yous receive got loads of maths lessons, what subjects are absent from the curriculum?

I lately did 2 24 hr Twitter polls to honor out how much fourth dimension is spent educational activity maths inwards Years 10 too 7. Here are the results:

The Mathematical Association did a Sixty Second Survey which had a similar issue of respondents only provides to a greater extent than detail:

Without the context (eg type of school) both sets of results are of express value, only they practise render roughly starting points.

It appears that many schools receive got increased the issue of lessons at Key Stage four inwards reply to the modify inwards GCSE specification. Although my sample size is small, I believe that schools alongside solely iii hours a calendar week of maths lessons at Key Stage 3 too four are behind the national average.

Do permit me know your thoughts too experiences.

#chrismaths15
I'm really excited almost my upcoming trial too am pleased to denote that Colin Hegarty volition directly last speaking too. I'll issue a amount programme soon. For data too tickets, come across christmaths.weebly.com.

Mental Math Amongst Addition.

I convey been really lucky to empathize how to produce arithmetics mentally, but perhaps some people haven't been equally lucky.  Here is a uncomplicated illustration for a immature small-scale to empathize an add-on problem.  By the way, mental math actually solely involves thinking almost the nearest five or nearest 10.

Say nosotros convey the work 7+8=

When nosotros await at a grouping of objects, our eyes tend to grouping things into little groups, usually two as well as 3.  We too tend to form things past times color.  Looking at this group, mentally I would split it equally 3+2 blueish is 5, two green, 3+2 pinkish is 5, as well as iii gold.  It would await similar this...

Knowing how to add together 5s is actually tardily thus nosotros grouping those together--and add-on is fun because nosotros tin plow over the axe easily motion the numbers to a greater extent than or less (Commutative Property).  Our work as well as thus becomes this.

And nosotros come across that it is merely 5+5+5 which is 15.  Then if your small-scale is cook yous tin plow over the axe exhibit them they tin plow over the axe produce multiplication alongside this one...

Mental arithmetic can teach easier if yous do as well as merely intend almost how unopen the digits are to an easier set out to locomote with.  For illustration 63+19: Separate into lx as well as plow over the iii to the nineteen to live on 22 as well as at ane time the work is 60+22.

I promise yous enjoyed the add-on mental math session!

How are yous when it comes to doing arithmetic?  Can yous produce it mentally or produce yous ask to write everything down?  Or produce yous describe out a calculator?

Math Action Thursday: Dice

Hello everyone.  I am going to produce MaTh activeness Th amongst Dice, exactly yous tin give notice conduct whatsoever math activeness yous desire to link upward with.

Supplies:

• Math Dice or die yous convey already.
• Download my created handouts for complimentary on TpT  + or - together with x or ÷ or click on the links inwards the 'how to play' department below. Or yous tin give notice brand your own.

• A plastic sleeve or invention on laminating the paper.
• A dry out erase marker

How to play:

• Pick your difficulty degree newspaper (+ or -) or (x or ÷).
• Roll all the dice.
• Put the big white die to the correct of the equal sign.  Try to run into if yous tin give notice arrive equal the newspaper side of the equation.  If it is non possible arrive unopen together with produce the > or <.

Variations:

• You tin give notice include the white die inwards the equation together with outcry out or write the response for the other side.
• If yous quest to learn out out a run to brand the equation balanced, yous mightiness produce that.
• For older students convey each run represent a house value or a numerator together with a denominator.
• Come upward amongst whatsoever variation yous mean value is appropriate for yous student(s).

Now, it's your plough to portion your math posts, ideas, or activities!

Thanks for stopping past times together with I volition seek together with position the handouts on my TpT asap (hopefully past times tomorrow morning).

Math Action Thursday: 3.Nbt.A.2 (Adding/Subtracting Upwards To 1000)

It has been an extremely busy calendar week hither at my house.  I powerfulness alone survive able to post service 1 time a calendar week together with occasionally twice a week.

Anyway, for this MaTh edition I volition survive focusing on CCSS 3.NBT.A.2!

This criterion expects tertiary graders to: Fluently add together together with subtract inside thou using strategies together with algorithms based on house value, properties of operations, and/or the human relationship betwixt improver together with subtraction.

So, let's accept these 2 methods, knowing strategies together with knowing algorithms.

A strategy is defined as a computer program of activity or policy designed to accomplish a major or overall aim.  So to me, knowing strategies is similar knowing shortcuts together with all the rules behind how to function on a employment to larn the answer.

Algorithm is defined as a procedure or fix of rules to survive followed inwards calculations or other problem-solving operations.  This is knowing the steps to survive taken (like regrouping).

It is of import for children to direct maintain both strategies together with algorithms.  If kids alone know the algorithms together with non the concepts or strategies math volition transcend difficult.

So hither are or together with thus past times posts that tin dismiss assistance kids empathize house value to assistance them add together together with subtract.

• Place value alongside money
• Guest post--arrow cards to exhibit house value

When a kid sees 634 + 342 or the contrary 634 - 342 yous should hash out ways to solve it.  Do they automatically transcend to the fix rules they direct maintain been taught or create they create or together with thus of it inwards their mind.  Have the children explicate how they got their answers.  Children fluent inwards math skills volition know to a greater extent than than 1 agency to create the employment together with volition likely know which agency is the easiest for the item problem. : )

I recommend if children fighting alongside this reinforce 2 digit numbers together with fifty-fifty 1 digit numbers together with brand certain they empathize the house values past times agreement quantities alongside those values.

What ideas or math activities create yous direct maintain to share?

A For Add-On (A To Z Blogging Challenge)--Plus Other Ramblings

I accept been super busy on my trip to the E coast to catch friends that I totally missed final Th together with fifty-fifty my blogiversary (but hey, at that topographic point volition e'er survive more).  I all the same create accept a piffling process giveaway, but I volition hold off until I am dorsum from my trip for the Lollipics prize (yay!).

So, for the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging challenge I am going to beak almost a math topic, concept, or term together with write a chip almost it or plow over but about ideas how to teach/reinforce it : )

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 for Addition!!!  Addition is actually the start matter nosotros learn kids together with kids e'er desire more, more, to a greater extent than hence I gauge it is natural that nosotros focus on add-on first.

Long earlier nosotros used numerals at that topographic point were dissimilar adding devices--our fingers, the abacus, sticks, etc.  Now at that topographic point is the estimator but earlier nosotros allow the piffling people but punch inwards the numbers for that nosotros accept to brand certain they empathize the concept.  Also, (my favorite) house value come upwards into play in 1 trial nosotros acquire to a greater extent than than nine of something.  Also, I experience it is real of import to accept the piffling ones empathize all the dissimilar ways to brand each number.  Even doing that simple exercise tin survive interesting to piffling kids...

How many ways tin nosotros brand 8?

Some kids volition solely nation 1+7, 2+6, 3+5, 4+4, 5+3, 6+2, 7+1  That is vii ways.
Then other kids mightiness accept those summation the 0+8 promotion 8+0 (2 more)
But hence you lot may accept other kids that fifty-fifty intend almost splitting upwards the add-on to survive 1+1+6, 1+2+5, together with hence on.  Then you lot start to think, Wow!  There are a lot of ways to brand an slowly number--way to a greater extent than than the seat out itself.

Anyway, let's encounter if your simple educatee tin abide by out how many ways at that topographic point are to add together numbers upwards to 8 (my hubby belike remembers the shortcut).  Let me know what respond you lot come upwards up with.

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In other word I am on my trip to catch alongside my NY together with CT friends together with my wonderful hubby is belongings downwards the fort (with all 5 kids).

Dawn on Th (3/27/14) morning time at Jamaica Station inwards Queens, NY

I spent 1 24-hour interval inwards West Babylon final calendar week afterward flight into JFK together with taking the prepare out to Long Island.  We had a swell pizza luncheon on Fri together with my college friend from BYU together with I had a swell fourth dimension catching upwards together with talking almost the similarities together with differences betwixt NY together with southern CA.

Manhattan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (3/28/14)

On Fri I went into the metropolis together with visited (attended a session) inwards the Manhattan Temple.  It was beautiful!  Plus, that 24-hour interval it wasn't freezing--it was 50 degrees hence it was barable.  Then I took the prepare upwards to Connecticut.  My friend is looking for a novel house to alive due to the landlord non renewing their lease.  I accept been trying to assistance her scour Realtor.com for an affordable place.  We fifty-fifty went to await at houses belatedly final night.  It was fun, but disappointing a bit.  Some houses are but hence expensive!

Sat I helped my friend become through bags of wearing clothing together with helped her immature adult woman become through her cupboard to plow over away the wearing clothing that didn't stand upwards for anymore.  My immature adult woman is the same way--it is hence much to a greater extent than fun to become through wearing clothing alongside individual else (I intend I bask it too!  I plow over away much to a greater extent than if a friend comes over to assistance me build clean out my closet--but solely particular friends are willing to assistance clean).

sun nosotros went to Church together with it was great!  They had a prissy ward (congregation) alongside a LOT of families.  Later that 24-hour interval I made cookies--something that my friend had never done.  She grew upwards inwards South America together with manifestly baking isn't something that she learned.  She was happy to larn how to brand chocolate chip cookies together with I was happy to present her (and consume some--yum!).  Tomorrow nosotros are going to bake breadstuff too!

Today was super busy, but I did acquire to gear upwards her older laptop that had a broken jack hence she couldn't accuse it.  Thank goodness for Amazon for having the part, YouTube for having a tutorial, together with my friend for having a mini tool kit.  It took a piffling while, but afterward next the directions together with figuring out a few piffling details of the steps he didn't create a close-up on, it worked!  All her pictures were rescued from the difficult displace (and I impressed her husband).

Well, it has been a long day.  If you lot are interested inwards participating inwards the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging Challenge you lot tin become hither to larn to a greater extent than almost it.  I completed the challenge final yr together with accept practiced intentions for this year, but it is going to survive tough.  Have a swell 24-hour interval everyone!

Introducing A Wonderful Gratuitous Figurer App That Shows Add-On & Subtraction--Megapro Figurer 5000!

Hi everyone,

I'm super excited to percentage amongst you lot a novel FREE together with helpful app to present your kids how to add together together with subtract.  You tin post away detect it today for all your Apple devices, although the creator recommends it for the iPad the most.

Here is the niggling video together with thus you lot tin post away meet how it plant together with I accept a few screenshots downwardly below...


It looks similar an amazing tool for teachers to permit immature kids meet what is happening equally they add together together with subtract. The creator, Chris Ternoey, originally made it to live on able to present his daughters how math calculations operate together with it has larn out a passion projection for him to live on able to percentage amongst the world.

Here is how it works...

It's together with thus uncomplicated together with actually engages the children to empathize what is happening amongst the house value system!

I promise you lot together with your students volition savor this neat novel app together with say all your instructor friends near it. Thanks Chris for creating such a neat production together with selling it for free!