behind the scenes of everyday math this isn’t how we learned math!
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Behind the Scenes ofEveryday Math
This isn’t how we learned math!
Thank you for being here and for supporting your student’s math
education!
Objectives
• Introduce parents to key components of EM, including cumulative scope and sequence (spiraling), math journals, family newsletters, SRBs and the use of manipulatives and mental math.
• Answer parent questions.
Check out our EM resources for parents:www.oakwoodschools.org
or directly at http://www2.oakwood.k12.oh.us/~cia/CIA/Everyday_Math_Resources.html
What do parents need to know about EM?
• Three key things to know about Everyday Math (EM).
• EM components:– Games
– Student Resource Book (SRB)
– Math Journal
– Manipulatives
– Mental math
– Home Links/Study Links and family newsletters
Three Key Things about EM• #1: Cumulative Scope & Sequence (Spiral
curriculum)– Topics/skills tend to be introduced at an earlier
grade– Mastery over time
• Beginning
• Developing
• Secure (Grade Level Mastery Objectives)
Cumulative Scope & Sequence (Spiral curriculum)
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Three Key Things about EM
• #2: Multiple methods to solve – What works best? For student? For situation/problem?
• #3: Emphasis on the language of math– More reading and writing in math– Math-specific vocabulary (e.g. quotient; product; base
x height; simplify; graphs, such as stem-and-leaf, line plot, etc.)
EM Instructional Design
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EM Components
• Games• Student Resource Book (SRB)• Math Journal• Manipulatives• Mental math• Home Links/Study Links and family newsletters
Student Reference Book (SRB)
• Complete the Scavenger Hunt!• SRB components:
– Overviews of content and skills (arranged by topic; detailed table of contents and index)
– Directions on how to play math games– Tables and charts for reference– Glossary– Answer key for Check Your Understanding items
• Available in print version and online (email me if you would like access to the online version).– See example.
Questions?