Mrs. Marissa Dahme
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Resources
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 Website is updated daily (including Google Calendar)
 Zangle is updated regularly
 Best way to contact me: mdahme@pvsd.k12.ca.us
The Big 3
We spend time class time focused on improving:
1. computational skills
2. conceptual understanding
3. logical reasoning/problem solving
7th grade – build foundation & prepare for the rigorous
Algebra 1
8th grade – provide support in Algebra 1
Trimester 1 Overview
Standards covered: CA7AF1.2, CA7AF2.1,CA7AF4.1, ALG4.0 ,CA7NS1.2,
CA7NS1.3 ,CA7NS2.4, ALG4.0,CA7MG3.3, ALG5.0 ,CA7AF3.3, ALG6.0
7th grade
• Integers
• Order of Operations
• Equations (one-step)
• Fractions
• Square Roots
• Pythagorean
Theorem
• Graphing
• Percents
8th grade
• Integers
• Order of Operations
• Equations (multistep)
• Fractions
• Inequalities
• Word Problems
• Graphing
• Functions
Policies
Grading:
 10% Participation
 50% Classwork
 40% Quizzes/Quiz
Corrections
Late work: 10% penalty
per day, up to 5 days
late
Absences: one day per
day absent to complete
make up work
Use website for
assignments/notes
*there is no homework
assigned in this class,
but absentees will need
to complete make-up
work at home
Participation
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Warm-ups
Khan Academy
Whiteboards
Games (math bingo, SMADNESS, integer card
games)
Classwork
• Worksheets (several class periods given to
complete a worksheet – after that it becomes
homework)
• Khan Academy (score/grade level
improvement based on individual student
goals)
• Groupwork (some projects and scribe/sage
work)
• Projects (projects include: penpal letters,
mathematician biography, posters,
songs/poems, webquests)
Mini-Quizzes
• About every 2 weeks & are based on the
topics reviewed in class
• Corrections are made on quizzes (with
scores below 80%) the following class
period
• Quiz corrections are scored in two ways:
completion and quiz score improvement
(up to 80%)
Khan Academy
 Khan academy is completely online – includes
problem sets and video tutorials
 Students progress through the program at their own
speed & appropriate skill level
 Progress reports available online & at least once a
trimester a parent signature will be required
Math is difficult for me…
 When I just started a new
 When we start getting into
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topic
When I don’t get the
problem & become
frustrated
When I don’t understand it
very well
When I don’t know what to
do
When I look at my notes &
still don’t understand
When it is in the form of a
word problem or long
equation
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harder topics
When I’m confused
When there is a new lesson
Most of the time
I haven’t paid attention or
fool around
When I don’t understand it
When I miss a day of
school
When I didn’t study
When I don’t know what to
do
Math is easy or fun for me…
 When the math is complex
 When we are taking notes
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but easy to understand
When someone does a few
problems & then lets me
try
When I actually get the
problem
When we take notes &
practice a lot
When we work with
friends
When I get it clearly
explained & shown to me
When we do projects
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& we can ask questions
When we do hands on or
project activities
When I get it its easy and
solving word problems is
fun
Whenever its something I
understand how to do
When we do rotations
around the classroom
When I understand it
When we review on
whiteboards
Goals
 I want my students to feel successful
 I want them to be bold and ask questions
 I want them to build the skills needed to be successful
in their courses now as well be ready for rigorous math
courses in the future
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