Math 210 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I
-- Spring 2025 Daily Assignments and Tasks
- My teaching style is very adaptive, so I only post class assignments and tasks as we become ready to cover that material.
- These are labeled Preliminary before class.
- AFTER class, I adjust the list to accommodate for any flexing we did DURING class that day, and mark the listing Confirmed.
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Listings go in order of most RECENT date on top.
*** WEEK SEVEN IS BELOW. ***
*** WEEK SIX IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 - Arithmetic Algorithms: Addition
- Study your notes and Activity #11.
- Read these Section 3-2 portions:
- "Mastering Basic Addition Facts" on p.101
- You are responsible for this material, though we won't address it in notes.
- pp.105-108 (Skip "Column-Addition Algorithm")
- RP 11 (Whole Number Addition Algorithms) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm MONDAY (Mar. 3) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Mar. 3) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- 3-2A (p.118): #18, 33, 35-37
- 3-2B (p.120): #17, 29, 32, 33
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due at your choice of:
- In class on TODAY
- OR... in my physical mailbox in VSC 200 by 4pm Friday, Feb. 28
- OR...as a PDF format file by email, by 4pm Friday, Feb. 28
- Photos are NOT acceptable: convert photos to PDF.
- If you need help converting, go to the Tech Support Desk in Bailey Library.
- Weekly Assessment #5 will be handed out Tuesday. It will have the same change to its Due Date as WA #4 has.
- Confirmed For Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 - Whole Number Numeration; also Word Problem Scenarios
- Study your notes, Activity #9, Summary #3, and Activity #10.
- Read:
- Section 3-1: "Hindu-Arabic..." on pp.87-89
- Section 3-2: p.98 up TO "Ordering Whole Numbers" on p.100
- Section 3-3: pp.124-128
- Section 3-4: p.140-143
- Section 3-5: pp.162-164 and p.167
- "Lesson on Two Types of Division" (to be uploaded to D2L Content)
- RP 10 (Word Problem Scenarios) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm THURSDAY (Feb. 27) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Mar. 3) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- RP 9 will be adjusted to include forms (and maybe rounding), but the scores you've already earned on it will not change.
- The new questions will be good prep for Exam #2 in about a month.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- 3-1A (p.94) and 3-1B (p.96): FOR BOTH: #5-8, 10
- HW #21: all
- HW #15: all
- Weekly Assessment #4 is due at your choice of:
- In class on Thursday, Feb. 27
- OR... in my physical mailbox in VSC 200 by 4pm Friday, Feb. 28
- OR...as a PDF format file by email, by 4pm Friday, Feb. 28
- Photos are NOT acceptable: convert photos to PDF.
- If you need help converting, go to the Tech Support Desk in Bailey Library.
*** WEEK FIVE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 20 - Exam #1
- Exam #1 is in class today.
- RP 9 (from last class) has its Due Dates on Monday, Feb. 24.
- Also, there will be NO WA due on Tuesday.
- I'll announce the dates for WA #4 and #5 in class next Tuesday.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 18 - Whole Number Numeration
- Study your notes, the 5th grade Place Value Puzzle handout (in D2L Content), and Activity #8.
- Read Section 3-1 "Hindu-Arabic Numeration System" from p.87-88.
- RP 9 (Whole Number Basics) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- Because of Thursday's upcoming exam, Due Dates are adjusted for this RP.
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm MONDAY (Feb. 24) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 24) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- 3-1A (p.94) and 3-1B (p.96): FOR BOTH: #5-8, 10
- 3-1C (p.97): #1, 2, 10, 11
- NAEP (starts on p.97): #2-4
- HW #21: all
- HW #20: all
- Exam #1 is NEXT CLASS, Thursday, Feb. 20. Bring an approved calculator.
*** WEEK FOUR IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - Number Sentence Terminology
- Study your notes and Activity #7.
- Read:
- Geeks for Geeks's Number Sentences unit, through "Division Sentences" ONLY (about 4 screens total)
- SplashLearn's fact family lesson
- You might prefer their triangles or part-whole diagrams, to keep your own thoughts organized.
- Be aware that if some numbers repeat, you can have FEWER than 4 number sentences in a Fact Family.
- RP 8 (Number Sentence Terminology) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm MONDAY (Feb. 17) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 17) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- No WA is due next week.
- Exam #1 is next Thursday, Feb. 20. (link opens Topics List)
- Refresh your browser to see the Revised version that includes the changes I announced in class today.
- Also, we are entirely deleting Item #6 (division and 0) under Number Sentence Terminology.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 - Algebra for Teachers: Algebraic Expressions and Equations
- Study your notes and Activity #6, Problem #1 only.
- Read/watch
- RP 7 (Algebra for Teachers: Variables) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm THURSDAY (Feb. 13) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 17) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- Weekly Assessment #3 is due in class today.
- There is no Weekly Assessment due next week (Tues., Feb. 18).
- Exam #1 is NEXT Thursday, Feb. 20. (Link is live and opens Topics/Objectives list.)
*** WEEK THREE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 - Algebra for Teachers: Order of Operations; Arithmetic Properties
- Study your notes and Summary #2.
- Read:
- (Order of Operations) Section 3-5: "Order of Operations" on p.173
- (Properties) Section 3-2: pp.103-104
- (Properties) Section 3-4: pp.144-mid 146
- RP 6 (Algebra for Teachers: O of O, Properties) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm MONDAY (Feb. 10) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 10) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- Weekly Assessment #3 is due in class next TUESDAY, Feb. 11.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 - Sequences: Distant Terms
- Study your notes.
- There is no new supporting reading.
- It may be helpful to reread last Thursday's items.
- Remember: we are deliberately avoiding algebra in these tasks.
- Instead, we are focusing on deeply using Grades 3-4 meanings of multiplication and division.
- RP 5 (Sequences: Distant Terms) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm THURSDAY (Feb. 6) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 10) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- Weekly Assessment #2 is due in class TODAY.
*** WEEK TWO IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed For Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 - Sequences: Intro and Terminology
- Study your notes and ...
- Peer solutions to the Reverse Sequence Activity I gave last year
- They are posted in the D2L Content solutions submodule ("Solutions to Selected Activities").
- I have included extra explanations and helps beyond what the students themselves wrote.
- Read these portions of Section 1-2:
- RP 4 (Sequence Basics) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm MONDAY (Feb. 3) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 3) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- 1-2A (p.30 of text): #1, 2, 6a, 15a, 19
- 1-2B (p.32 of text): #15a, 19
- NAEP (p.34 of text): #1, 3, 4
- HW #4: #1(a)-(j), 3, and 4(a)-(p)
- Weekly Assessment #2 (WA 2) is due at the start of class next TUESDAY, Feb. 4.
- Confirmed From Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 - Problem Solving: Carry It Out (Polya's Step 3)
- Study your notes and Activity #4 (both sides: 4-A and 4-B).
- Read/reread:
- "Singapore Math Using Unit Fractions" handout (and posted in D2L Children's Samples Content)
- Text Section 1-1: pp.4-13
- RP 3 (Polya's Step 3) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm Thursday (Jan. 30) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Feb. 3) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular RP 4-pt score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- HW #2: #1
- HW #3: all
- 1-1A (p.14): #5, 6, 9, 12
- 1-1B (p.15): #9, 14, 15, 17
- 1-1C (Connections, p.16 of text): #9
- Weekly Assessment #1 is due in class TODAY.
*** WEEK ONE IS BELOW. ***
- Confirmed From Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 - Problem Solving: Polya's Step 2 and Justifying Strategies
- Study your notes, Activity #2, Summary #1, and Activity #3.
- "Activities" in our course are NOT for a summative grade. They are formative, to help you learn.
- You should treat Activities as part of your notes when studying.
- Solutions to Activity #3 are on D2L in Content.
- Read for support:
- Text Section 1-1: pp.4-5 and the BRIEF descriptions (if any) of each strategy pp.6-13
- RP 2 (Required Practice) is open in D2L Quizzes:
- DUE at the 50% level by 2pm Monday (Jan. 27) to earn your Basic Competency score
- DUE at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Jan. 27) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular 4-pt RP score on it.
- Extra, NON-required practice, useful for exam prep: (these are NEVER turned in - they are NOT for a grade)
- Extra practice, especially from linked PDF files, is often open-ended and similar to some Exam and WA questions.
- HW #1: all
- 1-1C (Connections, p.16 of text): #8, 9
- Weekly Assessment #1 (WA 1) is DUE at the start of class on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
- You may work together, but DO NOT turn in identical wording, else all involved may get a 0.
- Confirmed
From Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 - Course Intro, How/Why Explanations, Polya's Four Steps
- Study your notes and Activity #1. Answers to Activity #1 are below:
- #1: Portia is at Step 3 - Carry It Out. She is describing work that is going on - in her head, though it's still work.
- #2: Lulu is stuck at Step 1 - Understand the Problem. She doesn't know a particular vocabulary term that the problem uses.
- #3: Benny is at Step 4 - Look Back. He needs to make sure he actually answered what was asked, though, which wasn't the combined number of coins that he is telling us.
- #4: Petra is at Step 2 - Devise a Plan. She has decided to try guess-and-check when she starts her work.
- Read:
- Spring 2025 Syllabus (and bring to class next time)
- Beckmann excerpt on good math explanations (xerox; also scanned as PDF in D2L Content)
- Text pp.2-4
- Children's Four Step samples (in D2L Content)
- Watch: Josh Darnit's Exact Instructions Challenge where his kids explain how to make a PB&J sandwich.
- RP 1 (Required Practice) is open in D2L Quizzes.
- It's due at the 50% level by 2pm Thursday (Jan. 23) to earn your Basic Competency score.
- It's due at the 85% level by 11:59pm Monday (Jan. 27) if you want to earn a Mastery Bonus.
- It stays opens all semester for you to maximize your regular 4-pt RP score on it.
Dr. J. Lyn Miller, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Slippery Rock University