Math Workshop

Room 202 has started up Math Workshop! It has proven to be a great experience for the students, teacher, and teacher's assistant. The students move through three math related stations a day: teacher, problem solving, and independent practice. Each station lasts for about 20 minutes, and students get to each station everyday. Working cooperatively at the stations allows the students time to engage in mathematical discussion.

Teacher Station: The students come to the rug with any necessary materials, and take part in a 20 minute lesson. This lesson aligns with our Math curriculum, and where students receive direct instruction.

Problem Solving: At this station, students complete a "Problem of the Week." They have all week to show two different ways to solve the problem, and explain their thinking. When they complete the "Problem of the Week," students have a choice of problem solving activities that are on their level.

Independent Work/ Choice: At this station, students complete independent work and play math games. They sometimes go on Reflex Math to practice their fact fluency.

These are the "Math Towers." This is where students come to find their math related activities for the stations. Each bin contains the necessary materials for each group.

This is a sheet in their Math folder that shows the schedule for each day.

This is the recording sheet that students use to track their completed work. As I said before, 4th grade requires organizational skills, and we work on them throughout the year.

Week Two...Place Value and more!

I can't believe it! Two weeks into the school year already! We have started to dive into the curriculum in ELA, Math, and Social Studies. We are awaiting the arrival of our first science kit, Living Systems!

In Math, we have started to learn more about the place value system. Specifically that everytime you move one place value to the left, the number is 10x larger. For example, a 2 in the ones place is worth 2, but if you move that 2 to the tens place it is worth 20. 2 X 10 = 20, therefore 2 tens is 10x more than 2 ones. Click here to watch a video that explains this concept in greater detail. Below is a picture of the "Status of the Class." At the end of each Math lesson, students are asked to "rate" themselves on how well they understand the learning target. Our learning target for our first math lessons is, "I can recognize that a number in one place value is 10x as much as the place value to the right." The students decide whether they "need help," "can do some of the time," or "are an expert." I noticed that the first day students may not have honestly placed their post-it note, but after a few lessons, they seem to have placed their post-it where they REALLY are in their learning.

Below I have attached some pictures from Open House!

Place Value Games

Here is some websites you can go use to help you practice place value!

http://mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates - for this one you have to be sure to click on "play on computer" or "play on iPad"

Math - Finding the Midpoint

Today in Math,  we worked on connecting comparing numbers (Common Core State Standard (CCSS): 4.NBT.2) to rounding numbers (CCSS: 4.NBT.3). We did this by using a vertical number line help us find the midpoint of two numbers. Practicing this skill in isolation lays the foundation to conceptually understand rounding on a vertical number number line.

 

Online Practice for Place Value

Here are a few websites your child can practice the Place Value concepts we have been teaching for the past two weeks. ENJOY!

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4/convert-between-place-values

http://real.doe.k12.ga.us/content/math/destination_math/msc3/msc3/msc3/MSC3/MSC3/Module1/Unit1/Session1/Tutorial.html

Reflex Math

Don't forget to keep up with your Reflex Math assignment! Reflex Math will help you to maintain your math facts over the summer. Knowing your facts is SUPER important in the 4th grade! By completing your Reflex Math assignment, you will be coming to school reading to learn.

Need a copy of the packet? Click Here -----> Reflex Math Summer Assignment