NCTM 2011 Indianapolis, Indiana Julie Maguire-Jones & Patti Schacht Mental Gymnastics for Your Students: Building Computational Skills and Understanding NCTM 2011 Indianapolis, Indiana Julie Maguire-Jones & Patti Schacht

Meet Your Presenters from Malden, Massachusetts

Guess My Number 6 8 5 7 2 1 3 4 Only Yes or No Questions Guess in 4 or less questions YOU WIN!! Guess in 5 or More questions WE WIN!! 6 8 5 7 2 1 3 4

What is the pattern? A B A B A B ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ A B B A B B A B B

Ideas that evolved from a comprehensive K-5 curriculum from No need to take notes… This presentation will be available on the Thinkmath! Website in a few days.

Why Mental Math? It is part of the “infrastructure” and foundation for “playing, learning and doing the game” of mathematics.

Mathematics Requires… Focus Concentration Being able to picture things Manipulate the pictures/representations Being able to hold two or more ideas, numbers, or pictures Keep one’s place in the process

What Does “Drill and Thrill” Mental Math Look Like? Making and Keeping Mental Images

Logic 6 8 5 7 2 1 3 4 14 16 13 15 10 9 11 12

Reaching all modalities for children

Learning why it happens

Classroom examples 87 − 59 Odd Even Elapsed Time Time Coins Most Fewest Functional Skills Language Based Talk About It

87 − 59 20 7 1 59 60 80 87 1 + 20 + 7 = 28 therefore 87-59 = 28

It can be a silent activity

Mental Gymnastics Make it FUN!! Keep it Lively!! Make it REAL!!

Saturday, April 16, 2011: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Sagamore Ballroom 4 Questions? THANK YOU!! Julie Maguire-Jones Jjones@malden.mec.edu Patti Schacht Pschacht@malden.mec.edu ThinkMath Website http://thinkmath.edc.org If you enjoyed this please visit: Teaching without talking: building visual attention, focus, and working memory. With Samantha Lowe and Kate Sorgi Saturday, April 16, 2011: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Sagamore Ballroom 4