Adding big numbers with little problem!

Entry #3 (09/27/2019)

Synopsis:

In third grade, kids will be faced with adding one, two, three and if the teacher wants to challenge them, four-digit numbers. At the ICT math class, I substituted in for three months, half of the students were comfortable adding two-digit numbers while others felt ready to tackle three, up to four-digit numbers with ease. For any value, a similar approach exists, which kids can utilize and easily remember. It's shorter than it's written down, but for demonstration purposes, I would explain/write it in this manner.

 Reflection:
Complex numbers with more than two-digit values appear daunting to children. As teachers, we might have children who are perfectly comfortable aligning values vertically in the correct manner and proceeding with addition, even placing the remainder in the right place value. We may also encounter students that will not be able to decompose 345 into 300 40 and 5 effectively. We should be ready to review with them place values before asking them to solve addition problems. Extra caution must be demonstrated with subtraction problems as students will align them up properly but when faced with a number in a place value on the top position in smaller value than the number below it, they might now know how to borrow from the number to the left of it and will just feel stuck.

HOW TO TELL TIME (CCLS: 3.MD.1)

Entry #2 (09/27/2019)

Synopsis

Even though teaching students how to tell time may not be an essential lesson to tackle right away at this point in time since it's not dealing with the exact topics we are focusing on in our sessions, it's actuality part of the Common Core Learning Standards in 3rd grade Math that I had to create a lesson plan for last semester while I taught at The Walton Avenue School.
This type of lesson would be categorized as demanding Higher Level Thinking associated with Procedures to Prior Connections. (You must recall from 2nd grade how to tell time via looking and becoming familiar with the position of the hour and minute hand before narrowing it down to accurate numerical values). This lesson highlights time measurement and problem-solving strategies. It's kinda short but valuable. 

Enjoy!

Problem of the Day

 (Handout taken from HomeSchoolMath.net)

                                         

Lesson Explanation:

Check out more fun ways to tell time!
It's so much fun to know how to tell time!

Exit Ticket

Math is Intriguing and Amazing

Entry #1(09/25/2019)

Synopsis:

Welcome to Mrs.Muka's Personal Learning Path in the subject of mathematics for grades 1-6!

Before we start diving into the journey itself, let's first sit back and use the opportunity of this first post to visually tackle some controversial issues occurring in schools dealing with how mathematics is taught, absorbed and presented by the student body. By the end of this journey, hopefully, all of us can attain something valuable from each other and incorporate it into our own future classrooms.

Let's have a blast diving into the wonderful subject of Mathematics!

Mrs. Muka

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Some interesting visuals relating to the wonders of Mathematics:

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Check out this awesome compilation of number wonders!

Reflection/Thoughts/Comments by the author:

Math is intriguing, beautiful and engaging. As teachers, it's our duty to uphold this subject to the he highest of standards by demonstrating enthusiasm, positive demeanor, respect, adoration and admiration towards this discipline so our students, regardless of grade level, can emulate that same energy and use it to utilize the subject not only in the classroom but in everyday life, as it should be when practiced when properly taught.