I hope this helps you support your child in their math learning at home!!
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Geometry Vocabulary
Hello!! We recently started a small unit on geometry! It's very heavy in vocabulary, so I thought I would share a picture of our vocabulary wall with you. That way, you can help out with your child's homework, or give them a little pop quiz in the car on the way to karate :)
I hope this helps you support your child in their math learning at home!!
I hope this helps you support your child in their math learning at home!!
Monday, October 7, 2013
Types of Story Problems
Hello Families!
We began Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction Story Problems today. I gave students a pre-test and will place them in math groups accordingly. These groups are flexible and as I see quick quizzes and in-class work, I will certainly adjust them. I wanted to give you a little heads up on some lingo that will be used in the homework.
(+)Change Plus Problem: A problem that begins with a given quantity that is then changed by adding more to it.
Example: Al has 4 toy cars. His mom bought him 5 more. How many does he have now? *note, he is adding more to his original quantity
(-)Change Minus Problem: A problem that begins with a given quantity that is then changed by taking some away.
Example: Joy had 12 apples. She ate 4. How many does she have now? *note, 4 are being taken away - they are done, gone, outta here.
(+)Put Together Problem: A problem that involves putting together (joining, combining) different groups of items to form a total.
Example: Anna has 3 oranges. Joel has 4 oranges. How many do they have altogether? *note, there were two separate quantities that are being combinedinto one group - we aren't actually changing the amount of oranges that are present, just combining
(-)Take Apart Problem: A problem that involves separating a group of objects.
Example: There were 12 horses in the field. Then, 4 went in the barn. How many are left in the field?*note, the horses that are being subtracted aren't actually going away, just going somewhere separate.
When tackling story problems in this unit, encourage your child to draw a math mountain! That way, he or she can see what we know, and what we need to figure out.
Happy homeworking!!
We began Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction Story Problems today. I gave students a pre-test and will place them in math groups accordingly. These groups are flexible and as I see quick quizzes and in-class work, I will certainly adjust them. I wanted to give you a little heads up on some lingo that will be used in the homework.
(+)Change Plus Problem: A problem that begins with a given quantity that is then changed by adding more to it.
Example: Al has 4 toy cars. His mom bought him 5 more. How many does he have now? *note, he is adding more to his original quantity
(-)Change Minus Problem: A problem that begins with a given quantity that is then changed by taking some away.
Example: Joy had 12 apples. She ate 4. How many does she have now? *note, 4 are being taken away - they are done, gone, outta here.
(+)Put Together Problem: A problem that involves putting together (joining, combining) different groups of items to form a total.
Example: Anna has 3 oranges. Joel has 4 oranges. How many do they have altogether? *note, there were two separate quantities that are being combinedinto one group - we aren't actually changing the amount of oranges that are present, just combining
(-)Take Apart Problem: A problem that involves separating a group of objects.
Example: There were 12 horses in the field. Then, 4 went in the barn. How many are left in the field?*note, the horses that are being subtracted aren't actually going away, just going somewhere separate.
When tackling story problems in this unit, encourage your child to draw a math mountain! That way, he or she can see what we know, and what we need to figure out.
Happy homeworking!!
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