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PARENT MATH CHAT
Presented by: Ms. Jatoyia Gleaton: Math Enrichment Teacher
Mrs. Je-Nita Stafford: MILTDr. Lateasha White: Parent Involvement Liaison
Stockbridge Middle SchoolHenry County Schools
Modified from a presentation by: Katie Breedlove, MILT
Mt. Carmel Elementary
COMMON CORE MATHEMATICAL STANDARDS
• REASON ABSTRACTLY AND QUANTITATIVELY
• PERSEVERING THROUGH PROBLEM SOLVING
• MODEL WITH MATHEMATICS
• CONSTRUCT ARGUMENTS AND CRITIQUE
• PRECISION
• APPROPRIATE TOOLS
• EXPRESS REGULARITY
• STRUCTURE
HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD AT HOME?
• ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS• If your child can explain his/her answer, then they know the
concept
• Get beyond the correct answer• Have your child draw/build/represent the math with a model• Ask how he/she arrived at their answer• Ask them to justify their answers
WHAT HAPPENED TO HOMEWORK?
What Homework IS What Homework IS NOT
Opportunity to practice Extra work
Reinforcement/extension of class work Introduction of new concept
Opportunity to review notes Copying problems/notes
Opportunity for students to demonstrate mastery
(at least 90%)
Completing problems without mastery
CAN I PURCHASE A RESOURCE TO HELP MY CHILD?
• “YES!”
• $12
• HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT EXPLORATIONS IN CORE MATH
MENTAL MATHSTUDENTS NEED TO:
• RELY ON WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND
• BE EFFICIENT (4-5 SECONDS)
• BE FLEXIBLE WITH NUMBERS
THINK TIME
•QUIET ENVIRONMENT
•PROVIDE APPROPRIATE WAIT TIME
•WAIT FOR READY SIGNAL
SIGNALSSignals give the teacher/parent a quick assessment of the students ability to compute mentally and identify which students are struggling. Signals are not as distracting as a waving hand.
Fist: A signal to sow that you are thinking
Thumbs Up: A signal to show that you have a strategy to solve the problem
Fingers: A signal that can be used to identify a specific strategy or to show multiple strategies
HOW CAN A PARENT DO THIS?
• IN CLOSE PROXIMITY: GOOD CONVERSATION AT THE DINNER TABLE, LONG CAR RIDE
• ALLOW APPROPRIATE THINK TIME
• COMMUNICATION – LET YOUR CHILD EXPLAIN THEIR THINKING. ASK QUESTIONS!
COMMUNICATION IS KEY
ACCEPT, RESPECT AND CONSIDER ALL
ANSWERS
• SAFE, RISK-FREE ENVIRONMENT
• TALKING ALOUD ALLOWS FOR
CLARIFICATION
•DISCUSS ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES
•VALUE OTHERS’ THINKING
NEW MATH•MULTIPLICATION
•BOX METHOD & LATTICE METHOD
•DIVISION
•EASY TENS
QUESTIONS???Feel free to contact us:
Math Enrichment TeacherJatoyia Gleaton: [email protected]
Math Instructional Lead TeacherJe-Nita Stafford: [email protected]
Parent Involvement LiaisonLateasha White: [email protected]
