1. Colonial Hills Elementary March 27, 2015
Welcome to Math Day
Colonial Hills Elementary
March 27, 2015

2. Common Core Shifts for Mathematics
Focus: The standards focus deeply on the major work of each grade level
Coherence: Thinking across grades and linking to major topics
Rigor: Pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with equal emphasis

3. 8 Mathematical Practices
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

4. Shifts to prepare for PARCC
Students can persevere on multiple step word problems.
Students can explain their reasoning in writing by stating evidence.
Students can use math tools on the computer to help solve.
Students can identify multiple ways to approach or solve a problem.

5. What can I do to support my child?
Ask your child questions and require them to explain their thinking.
Let your child persevere when faced with a challenge.
Have your child figure out real world math
problems at home, the grocery, a restaurant, etc.

6. Have fun with MATH Play games Deck of card and dice Board games
Computer- STmath

7. STmath
Meet Jiji!

8. Questions? Julie Payne- Instructional Coach jpayne@wscloud.org
Shannon Howman- Title One Math Teacher

9. See your child in action!
1:25-2:00 Join your child in their class and learn from your very own “expert”!
Thank you so much for joining us for Math Day!