Math 246: Mathematics for Elementary Education I
e-mail the teacher: laurel.langford@uwrf.edu
Projected schedule (and announcements)
| Week of | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Friday |
| 1/23 | Start unit on sets, patterns and functions. Set intersections, etc. |
Sets and
language: Read and do the practice problems, then do this worksheet to turn in on Friday |
Set notation Read notes Worksheet for Monday |
Problem solving with set notation. Solve problems on the Venn Diagrams page at NLVM (record your answers on this sheet--due Monday). Extra set practice problems (optional) |
| 1/30 | Functions, tables and graphs |
Models for addition, subtraction and multiplication. | Deductive and
inductive explainations for function rules Read the notes part 1, part 2 Do the homework |
Function rules |
| 2/6 | Growing patterns in grades 2-4. Handout. Assignment: make a sequence puzzle like the one at the bottom of the page and bring it to class on Wednesday | Pattern block sequences grades 2-4. Handout. Assignment: make up your own pattern block problem sequence with questions like those in #1-5. Due Friday. | What does an equals sign mean? | Study by practicing with these "=" sign questionsReview Venn diagrams by looking at your past assignments while watching these videos |
| 2/13 | Problem solving with Venn diagrams. Venn diagrams problems | Practice and review | Exam 1 | CGI: problem types and problem solving strategies. Resources: a lesson on Join and PPW problems, and a lesson on Join and Separate problems |
| 2/20 | Resources for today: Start unknown, change unknown and result unknown problems. Video review part 1: join; part 2: separate. Homework: write one each of SRU, SCU and SSU word problems. | PPW problems | Bar diagrams | Compare problems |
| 2/27 | Counting Strategies: Intro, more about Subtraction. Assignment: Write a word problem for each of the 11 problem types: JRUm JCU, JSU, SRUm SCU, SSU, PPWWU, PWWPU, CDU, CQU, CRU. Due Weds |
Derived facts strategies | 2-digit addition and subtraction by mental math strategies Resources Assignment |
No class Friday Internet assn: CGI problem types Take this "quiz" where you identify addition and subtraction word problems by their problem types. Your score will be the highest your attempts, |
| 3/5 | More 2-digit addition and subtraction Review Topics for Test |
Exam 2 | ||
| 3/12 | Spring | Break | ||
| 3/19 | Positional number systems and base 5 | More base 5 and adding | More adding and subtracting Assignment due Friday Notes from this week |
Files for today: (Being a good student); |
| 3/26 | Another addition example |
The distributive law and multiplication facts (Distributive law vid 1, vid 2) |
Assignment due Tuesday | |
| 4/2 | Expanded multiplication, lattice multiplication and standard multiplication | Multiplication assn due Friday |
Division models and word problems. Assignment and resources due Monday |
Division with remainders and long division Assignment and resources due Tuesday |
| 4/9 | review topics | Exam 3 | ||
| 4/16 | Geometry: Triangles, rectangles and squares. If you missed class you should... |
Angles in polygons | Symmetry | Geogebra (choose applet start) |
| 4/23 | More properties of quadrilaterals | Venn diagrams and shapes. Assignment (due Friday) | Transformations worksheet | Play TranStar |
| 4/30 | 2-step transformations | Shapes on a geoboard | Review of geometry probs Venn diagram review |
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| 5/7 | Final Exam 5/8 7:45 am |