K-2 Informational Parent Night
October 23, 2013
How is Math in Focus different
from other programs?
• Focused Curriculum
• More Rigorous
• Less Topics to Devote More Time To
• Deep Understanding
• Goal is Mastery
• Strong Emphasis on Problem Solving
• Extensive Use of Visuals
• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
Focus, Depth, and Mastery
Singapore’s Mathematics Framework
Emphasis on Problem Solving
Math in Focus Pedagogy
How will it look different…
• In school for students?
• At home for parents?
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What to expect in the classroom…
Depth vs. Breadth (teaching to mastery through lesson
structure)
Concrete – Pictorial – Abstract
Differentiation
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Lesson Structure
Teach/Learn
Games
Hands-on
Let’s Explore
Practice Problems
Guided
Practice
Let’s Practice
Independent
Workbook
In class/homework
SCHOOL
How might homework change?
What can you expect to see in work that
comes home?
 Use of visuals and language
 Standard algorithms
 High level questioning
HOME
Let’s try it!
Visual Models in Math in Focus:
Ten Frame
More Visual Models in Math in Focus:
Number Bonds
A number bond:
• A tool used by students to represent numbers
• A whole is made up of parts.
• If you know the parts, you can put them together (add)
to find the whole.
• If you know the whole and one of the parts, you take
away the part you know (subtract) to find the other part.
PART
WHOLE
PART
Notice all three
parts are
represented
Number
bond of 20
with three
parts
Number
bond of 20
with many
parts!
Number Bonds Extend to Mental Math
8 + 6 =?
This strategy in Math In Focus is “You can add by making a 10”
8 + 6
2
8 + 2 = 10
4
10 + 4 = 14
So, 8 + 6 = 14
Number Bonds Extend to Mental Math
Mentally Add
$ 5.35 + $ 2.40
$ 5.35
5
+
.35
$ 2.40
2
$5 + $2 = $7
.35 + .40 = .75
$7 + .75 = $7.75
.40
Fact Family
4+2=6
2+4=6
6–4=2
6–2=4
More Visual Models in Math in Focus:
Bar Models
What are bar models and why are they so
important?
 Bar Models provide a useful pictorial representation of
sets and parts making up a whole
 Children use bar models to illustrate a problem, indicating
the known and unknown parts or the whole
 Bar Models help students make sense of the relationship
between values given in real-world problems
Bar Models: 3 Major Types
Part
Part
Part-Whole
Comparison
Equal Parts
Grade 2
Bar Models
• A drawing used to show the understanding of a problem.
Frank has 25 baseball and football cards altogether. He
has 11 baseball card. How many football cards does
he have?
25
11
?
The sum of two numbers is 36.
The smaller number is 1/3 of the larger number.
Find the two numbers.
9
9
36 ÷ 4 = 9
3 x 9 = 27
36
9
9
The two numbers are
9 and 27.
Ricardo spends 8/9 hour reading the newspaper.
He spends 1/4 of the time reading the world news
and splits the remaining time equally between
the sports and the comics. How much time does
he spend reading the comics?
Ricardo spends 8/9 hour reading the newspaper. He spends
1/4 of the time reading the world news and splits the
remaining time equally between the sports and the comics.
How much time does he spend reading the comics?
hour
world news
Ricardo reads the comics for 3/9, OR 1/3, of an
hour: 20 minutes.
Place Value in Math in Focus:
More than just “digit location”
Establishing Mathematical Proficiency
Understanding Place Value
Future and Ongoing Support
Newsletters
Provides the
objectives
covered,
vocabulary that
can be
developed, and
an activity to
foster
understanding.
Getting Started with Think Central
Think Central
http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do
Math Background and Support Videos
(Think Central)
• Chapter Background
Videos with a
description of each
chapter’s content
• Parent Support
Videos with ‘at
home’ suggestions
• Singapore Math
Video Podcasts
www.hmhelearning.com
Singapore Math: Bar Models for iPad
•Problem Solving Tools
•Visual Models
•Student Support
•Audio, Visual, and
Tactile interaction
How can I help my child?
• Talk to your son/daughter and ask him/her about what went on in class
• Did you use manipulatives in class today?
• Did you draw any pictures or visual models to help in
understanding?
•Ask your son/daughter to explain his/her thinking.
• How do you know?
• Encourage work that comes home to be done independently.
• Help your child to develop perseverance in completing a task.
• Give your child problems to solve.
• What is 4 more than 7?
• Skip count on car rides.
• Practice math facts using flash cards.
• Utilize Think Central at home for the Student Interactivities and the
Virtual Manipulatives.
Elementary Report Cards