At a glance, it seems like a school should be able to take all of the brightest kids, stick them in a class together, and simply move through the math curriculum at a faster pace. But, that doesn’t really work. To truly support the needs of our gifted and talented students within mathematics, we need …
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We first teach rounding in 3rd grade; we start with rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. Rounding is an often overlooked standard in the curriculum; however, it’s one of the math skills we use most often. We round every day. When we look at the prices in a store, we round. If you’re on …
Whether you’re a 5th grade teacher, a homeschool parent, or a parent enriching your child’s education in addition to school, this lesson is the perfect way to start teaching your gifted 5th grade student how to multiply decimals by powers of 10. This lesson includes instructions for assessing your child’s current knowledge of decimals, a …
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Overview Before children learn to perform operations with fractions, they should first fully comprehend what a fraction is. Third grade students should be able to interpret fractions as: An equal part of one whole, An equal subset of a set, and A point on a number line. I’ve adapted a craft, a game, and puzzle …
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I frequently use current events in math class. This is our latest endeavor! China’s Tiangong-1 Space Lab is expected to crash sometime this month. Typically, reentries of large satellites are controlled so that they crash into the ocean. In this case, China’s space agency lost control of the satellite two years ago. The internet is …
Math is not about crunching numbers; true math is about pattern recognition and logic. This does not mean that mastering basic calculations is not important. Learning math facts is like learning the alphabet. A child who must sound out words, syllable by syllable is not able to comprehend a reading passage. Likewise, a child who …
“Math is not about numbers.” The first time my prealgebra students hear me say this, they stare at me with confusion in their eyes. I’m sure some are silently thinking “OMG, my parents signed me up to take a class with a crazy woman. Of course, everyone knows that language arts is about words and math …
Straight A’s — strong standardized test scores — raving teacher recommendations. Whether this is a dream or a reality, most would agree that good grades, standardized test scores, and teacher evaluations indicate that a student has successfully learned the required curriculum. As a nation, we judge the success of the school, student, and teacher by considering …
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Few parents of elementary school students are thinking about high school advanced placement options. Unfortunately, class placement as early as 4th or 5th grade may have a profound impact on a child’s ability to eventually take advanced placement classes in high school.
This is the first of a series of articles to explain accelerated math options to parents. This installment will explain the math options available in most NJ public schools and how elementary school math placement determines a child’s high school options.
The first time I saw him, he reminded me so much of Q. The way he rolled his head back when he was thinking. His lack of eye contact when speaking. His abnormally precise language, his obsession with numbers, especially very large numbers resulting from doubling, irrational numbers and those resulting from functions unknown to …
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