Math 647 Unit 1: Early Number and Operations Concepts

Section 4: Strategies for computing basic facts and mental math, and teaching strategies for basic facts.

Goal: The goals this week are for you to

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

Videos

Make 10 sample lesson ideas

Assignments:

Assn 10: Write responses to these questions (upload to the drop box) June 17

Mental math and basic fact strategies for addition and subtraction

Addition Facts Strategies:

Overview
Counting On
Use Doubles
Make 10

Assignments

Take the addition facts D2L quiz June 18

You will be allowed to take this quiz twice, and you will get the higher of the two scores (it's OK if you choose to take the quiz only once). I suggest the following strategy as a good one for learning this material:

Subtraction Facts Strategies:

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

Take the subtraction facts D2L quiz June 19 (same structure as addition facts quiz)

 

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

 

Assignments

 Assn 11: Explaining and understanding with the commutative and distributive laws. You can use the draw tools in Word to make the diagrams, or you can make the diagrams in Smart Notebook, or you can draw the diagrams by hand and use a scanner or camera to insert them into your document. June 20

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

Reflecting on the division counting/derived facts videos.

Division Facts

Readings:

Read "Dad's" summary and explanation of multiplication fact strategies here: http://www.dadsworksheets.com/v1/Strategies/eight_rules_of_multiplication.html

Assignments:

Assn 12: Multiplication and division facts and fact families (type and dropbox or scan and dropbox) June 21