Materials and Resources
Before session begins
Session begins
Relearning to Teach Arithmetic
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Facilitator’s Guide
PowerPoint Handout for each participant
Relearning About Arithmetic-Page 40-41 (blue book)
Developing Fluency-Page 45-49 (blue book)
Goals for Students-Page 66-69 (red book)
(I attached graphic organizers to each article. This is what
participants will use to discuss and hand?)
Transparencies and writing pens for mental math activities
Projection machine
Document camera/overhead projection machine
Scratch paper
TV/VCR
Read Pages 5 and 6
Rewind and insert Tape 1 addition and subtraction
Rewind Tape 2 to the beginning
Open Power Point
Test to make sure there is connection between computer
and projection machine
Hand out PowerPoint to each participant
Have first slide up on the screen-introduce yourself
Read introduction page
Page 5 A/S
Ask audience for clarification
Read slide two
Page 5 A/S
Ask audience “How do you remember learning
math?” (2-3 examples)
Read slide 4
Page 5
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Addition
Ask, “What does this mean?”
Read slide 5
Read slide 6
• Comment: We all have 4th-5th graders who
struggle with addition/subtraction and 2nd-3rd
grades who are ready to multiple/divide-we must
know what level they are on and how to move
them.
Mental Math Activity: 48 + 25
1. Ask them to solve individually
2. Now, share your strategy in pairs.
3. As they are solving, walk around to find two
different strategies and give these participants a
transparency to write strategy on to share
4. Pick two participants to share strategies
Press play on VCR-watch Video 1 (Blue Writing)Students
solving 48 + 25
Tell audience they may want to take notes on what they are
observing in the classroom. This is a “math talk.”
Ask the following question after the video: “Did you
notice different things happening in the classroom?”
Answers will vary, below are some examples
manipulatives (calendar)
“save box”
Students are explaining their work
Students are on task and listening
Teacher floating
Simple to complex is how you have students share
Page 5
Page 6
Page 11 A/S
Group
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3 minutes
3 minutes
Group
Facilitator
10 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
Page 12 A/S
Video 1 A/S
0-6:36
Page 12 A/S
Facilitator
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Facilitator
5 minutes
5 minutes
Subtraction
The Teacher’s Role
Multiplying
Mental Math Activity 35-16
1. Ask them to solve individually
2. Now, share your strategy with a different partner.
3. As they are solving, be walking around to find two
different strategies and give these participants a
transparency to write strategy on to share
4. Have the two participants share strategies
5. What do you notice with the strategies?
Press play on VCR-watch Video 1-Students solving
40-26. Ask them to pay attention to the questions the
teacher is asking.
Ask them about student explanations.
Read slide 10. Before you begin video say to audience:
1.Notice how students are solving their
problems/questions that are asked
2.Pay attention to the teachers role as you watch the
video
3.Write down some things you may have questions
about to visit about after the video
Stop video and see if there are any questions.
Continue with “Working With Larger Numbers”
Press Play
Mental Math Activity 27 x 4
1. Ask them to solve individually
2. Now, share your strategy with neighbor
3. As they are solving, walk around to find two
different strategies and give these participants a
transparency to write strategy on to share
4. Have the two participants share strategies
Page 19 A/S
Group
Facilitator
10 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
Page 19
Video 1 A/S
7:32-10:35
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5 minutes
5 minutes
Page 26 A/S
Video 2 A/S
0-4:09
Facilitator
35 minutes
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Video 2 A/S
4:11-14:30
Page 11
M/D
Group
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10 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
5. What do you notice with the strategies?
Press play on VCR-watch Video 2 (Red writing) Watch
students solving 27 x 4 and 128 x 38. Ask them to pay
attention to the questions the teacher is asking.
Division
Ask audience if they heard any unfamiliar terms?
“Landmark number” and what else did you notice?
Slide 13. Mental Math Activity 140/8
1. Ask them to solve individually
2. Now, share your strategy with a neighbor.
3. As they are solving, be walking around to find two
different strategies and give these participant a
transparency to write strategy on to share
4. Have the two participants share strategies
5. What do you notice with the strategies
Slide 14. Press play on VCR-watch Video 2 (Red Writing)
Watch students solving 159/13.
The Teacher’s Role
Slide 15
Say to audience:
You have already viewed the students doing
multiplication and division problems, this
time focus will be on the teacher. What is he/she
doing in the classroom?
Page 12
M/D
Video 1
M/D
0-3:24
3:25-12:00
Facilitator
5 minutes
15 minutes
Page 28
M/D
Group
10 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
Page 28
M/D
Video 1
M/D
16:06-24:10
Page 33
M/D
Video 2
M/D
0-25:00
15 minutes
33 minutes
Watch as much of this as you have time for.