1. Helping Your Child with Math September 27, 2016
6pm
Amaya Ortigosa
Numeracy Consultant
EIPS

2. Math has changed since I went to school.
Statement #1:
Math has changed since I went to school.

3. My child learns to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Statement #2:
My child learns to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

4. Evening Agenda... HOW do students learn? WHAT do students learn?
HOW can parents help?
6:10

5. Evening Agenda… HOW do students learn? WHAT do students learn?
HOW can parents help?

6. Program of Studies

7. Math Knowledge MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES
PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE
(Eg. sequence of steps to follow)
CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
(Eg. understanding “why”)
FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
(Eg. recall math facts from memory )
MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES
MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES

8. WHAT Students Learn: Number Facts
6:15

9. YOUR TURN!
Activity 1
6:20

10. CALCULATE:
18 x 5

11. What Will YOU Learn? HOW do students learn? WHAT do students learn?
HOW can parents help?
6:35

12. What is a strategy? Strategies are procedures applied with reasoning.
Strategies must be:
Efficient - timely and appropriate
Accurate - correct
Generalizable - applicable to other computations
Students investigate a variety of strategies, including standard/traditional algorithms, to become proficient in at least one appropriate and efficient strategy that they understand.

13. Number Fact Strategies: Addition & Subtraction
Count On
Doubles & Near Doubles
Bridge to Ten

14. Addition Chart Count on – count on 1 – count on 2 – count on 0
Doubles & Near Doubles
– doubles
– double-add-1
– double-add-2
Bridge to ten

15. Number Fact Strategies: Multiplication & Division
Number Properties
Identity Property
Zero Property
Use Tens
The 5 Facts
The 9 Facts
Doubles
The 2 Facts
The 4 Facts
The 8 Facts

16. Multiplication Chart Number Properties – Identity Property
– Zero Property
Use Ten
– 5 facts
– 9 facts
Doubles
– 2 facts
– 4 facts
– 8 facts

17. Working Towards Efficiency
Grade 3 Student
6:40

18. Operations: Does my child need to use a specific strategy?
6:50

19. Algorithms
45 x 16
6:45

20. 45
x16 4 5

21. 45
x16 4 5 7 2

22. 45
x16 30 1
240 50
400 7 2

23. 45 x 16
is the same as
90 x 8

24. Evening Agenda... HOW do students learn? WHAT do students learn?
HOW can parents help?
6:10

25. Helping Your Child…
Practice basic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Be positive about math
Listen to your child
Play games
Find the best time

26. Home Practice
How Close to 100?
Salute! 10

27. Online Resources LearnAlberta.ca Mathletics
Acing Math – One Deck at a Time
Illuminations - NCTM

28. Additional Resources Alberta Education - Program Supports
Alberta Education - My Child’s Learning
EIPS Numeracy with Your Child: Handout
ON - Doing Mathematics with Your Child Kindergarten to Grade 6: A Parent Guide
BC - Math for Families

29. Questions? Amaya @ 780-417-8168 Amaya.Ortigosa@eips.ca
THANK YOU!
Questions?