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Goal: The goals this week are for you to
Basic facts: what are they, why should we teach them, how can we teach them.
I want you to start out by reading a couple of papers that have been very influential for the way I think about math facts. Right now, I'm just going to have you read a couple of things, and then answer a few questions about them.
Readings:
Read a lot of the FAQ Basic Facts: Questions, Answers & Comments that Ed Rathmell has written. We will be looking at specific addition and subtraction fact strategies in the next few lessons, so if you are looking for something to skip, you can skip some of that. Make sure you read the sections
- "What does it mean to teach basic facts?
- What do we know about teaching basic facts?
- How can we teach thinking strategies?
- When is basic fact drill appropriate?
- How should you assess children on the basic facts?
Videos
Assignments:
Assn 7: Write responses to these questions (upload to the drop box) June 4
Mental math and basic fact strategies for addition and subtraction
Videos to watch
Addition Derived Facts Strategies
Subtraction Counting Strategies
Subtraction Derived Facts Strategies
And using Addition to figure out Subtraction
Readings
(optional) The sections in Basic Facts: Questions, Answers & Comments about strategies are is a good source to review the strategies in the videos.
Assignments
Assn 8: Write some word problems for teaching addition and subtraction facts strategies (dropbox) June 6
Assn 9: Write a speed sheet for addition facts practice (dropbox) June 6
Array model for multiplication, thecommutative and distributive laws, and why they make sense..
Videos to watch:
Array Model Multiplication: commutative and distributive laws
How to explain the commutative property
How to explain the distributive property
To read:
Let me know if you need me to write something for here.
Assignments
Assn 10: Explaining and understanding with the commutative and distributive laws (dropbox) June 8
Mental math and basic fact strategies for multiplication and division.
Videos to watch:
Part 1: Skip counting, counting up or down from a known fact, commutative law, patterns for 0, 1, 5, 9, 10
If the pattern for multiplying by 9 is new to you, you should watch this longer explanation of the 9's trick
Part 2: Doubling, and counting up or down revisited
Part 3: Distribitive law: breaking apart into known facts
On the Children's Strategies CD, on the Multiplication and Division tab, watch the Counting and Derived facts clips
Division Facts
Readings:
Read the article Learning to Think in the Content->Readings section of D2L
Assignments:
Assn 11: Multiplication Fact Strategies (dropbox or scan and dropbox) June 8
Assn 12: Watching Division Strategies (dropbox) June 8
Assn 13: Fact Families (dropbox) June 8