5th Grade Part C, Creative, Interactive Elementary Math...Together, We Can Do This!
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING, PART C! Interactive, Creative and Challenging math support that will encourage and develop skill, confidence and algebraic thinking for 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. (Conceptual Math producing Efficiency and Accuracy)
Michael Thurman, M.Ed.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(216)
What's included
4 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
2-4 hours per week. Homework will be assigned weekly and I will monitor students between classes, and even communicate with them through the program itself while they are working. I will designate mid-weekly class check-ins. Generally speaking, homework that is assigned on a Monday, for example, would not be due until the following Monday. However, this can be flexible when circumstances require it. Assignments will be differentiated, and there are always ways to remediate, practice grade level concepts, or move ahead.Assessment
The student will be assessed by the completion of their assigned online work. Grading is instantaneous and visible by the teacher, as well as by the parents. Missed problems will be explained instantaneously via the program. I can also monitor student work remotely as they work and offer suggestions in real time. This aspect does not require video conferencing. It is done through my digital math platform, a simply awesome feature. That time would be arranged via email and a determined time to watch the student work could be established. There will be no waiting from class to class to see progress. Misconceptions that may result will provide teacher/student dialog in the next class. Again, the classwork will be differentiated. Students who need more time on a concept will receive it. Those who need challenge can move ahead if desired. I will monitor all aspects of success and struggle and parents will be able to see their student's progress as well. Students will be required to strive for an 80% on each learning target that has been taught and then assigned. This demonstrates a baseline of mastery of the concept for the teacher. If desired, students can move beyond 80% as the questions often become more rigorous. A diagnostic aspect of my program will allow me to see areas of strength and weakness and communicate with parents regarding specific points of need or challenge.Grading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 5
This 5th grade math course will benefit students in homeschooling, public, and private settings when they partner with me, their math specialist, for learning, weekly support and success! This class is Part C, OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING for 5th graders. It can function as a stand-alone class, or as part of series that is being listed by Math You Can Do! However, students needing remediation, on grade level practice, or above grade level challenge will also benefit from the material that is taught in the these small classes. This course, OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING, Part C, is the THIRD in a of series courses that will cover all 5 strands of mathematics required of elementary students in grade 5. We dive into "OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING" with this listing. This course will help students continue to build their number sense, skill, confidence and computational efficiency, as well as develop pre-algebra skills for further math study. The focus of this course will be primarily on writing numerical expressions and analyzing patterns and relationships. This class will also be offered for private tutoring, if the minimum enrollment is not met. Private tutoring fees would apply. This is Math You Can Do by Michael Thurman. What will be Taught Week 1 FOR NEW STUDENTS ONLY!!!!....This first class is an informational Q and A and an experiential opportunity for students to explore the digital platform that will be used in this course. Students will be given their login credentials to explore my interactive math platform and be taught how to use it. Students will then have a week of fun diagnostic activities to help determine their math strengths and needs, monitored by me, in order to provide a differentiated and personal approach for each student. Parents will be able to monitor their student's online progress as well. After this introductory class, there will be 3 additional classes offered by "A Creative, Interactive Math Journey...Together, We Can Do This!" (5th Grade, OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING, PART C). FOR RETURNING STUDENTS...THE ABOVE WILL NOT BE NECESSARY AND WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO LEARNING LISTED BELOW. Write and interpret numerical expressions. 5.OA.1 The student will use parentheses, brackets or braces in numerical expressions and evaluate expressions that include symbols. Homework: Evaluate numerical expressions (5-O.5) Evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses (5-O.6) Identify mistakes involving the order of operations (5-O.8) Week 2 Continued from last week: The student will write and interpret numerical expressions. and use parentheses, brackets or braces in numerical expressions and evaluate expressions that include symbols. Homework: Evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses in different places (5-O.9) 5.OA.2 Write simple expressions with numbers and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. Write numerical expressions: one operation (5-O.3) Write numerical expressions: two operations (5-O.4) Week 3 The student will analyze patterns and relationships. Homework: 5.OA.3 Generate numerical patterns for situations. 5.OA.3.a Generate a rule for growing patterns, identifying the relationship between corresponding terms (x, y). 5.OA.3.b Generate patterns using one or two given rules (x, y). Homework: Use a rule to complete a number sequence (5-S.1) Week 4 Continued from last week, the student will analyze patterns and relationships. 5.OA.3.c The student will use tables, ordered pairs and graphs to represent the relationship between the quantities. Homework: Compare patterns (5-S.2) Complete a table for a two-variable relationship (5-U.8) Complete a table from a graph (5-U.9) Graph a two-variable relationship (5-U.11)
Learning Goals
The goal of this initial class, Week 1, is simply to introduce and learn the format and interactive program which will be used for this 4 week course. (For returning students, we will jump right into the first topics listed on the syllabus.) New students will interact, be able to ask questions and gain experience using my interactive program. I will introduce all aspects of my one hour per week class period; fact fluency, computational fluency and the specific targeted pre-algebra skills for a particular class, and then explain how students can use their interactive math program to practice what they learn between scheduled classes. The following 3 weeks are detailed in "Class Experience." Subsequent courses, usully 8 week courses, are being developed and listed that will eventually cover all 5 strands of mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Numbers and Base Ten- Whole Numbers and Decimals, Numbers and Base Ten-Fractions, Measurement and Data, and Geometry. This course can stand alone, provide extra support or be a part of sequential learning, depending on the need or desire. Conceptualization of math topics is always key, producing an outcome of understanding, efficiency and accuracy with computation, using standard algorithms. Mathematical problem-solving strategies will be taught as well. This course will primarily focus and pre-algebra concepts necessary for 5th graders.
Other Details
Supply List
Paper and pencil is required, of course, and a device to access a student's online subscription (math homework) is needed. Subscriptions for IXL will be PROVIDED BY ME and included when students enroll with no cost to parents. Students will have access to their IXL subscriptions as long as they are enrolled in my classes that are offered and are actively participating in them. There are NO books, worksheets, etc. needed; no paperwork to be kept. Simple, Neat and Mobile! Take your class with you anywhere you want. There will be a cap size of 7-8 students per class creating an ideal learning environment. There will be continuous, sequential math courses offered by "A Creative, Interactive Math Journey...Together, We Can Do This!". Again, these courses could easily provide all of the mathematical training needed for families who homeschool, as well as provide help and support in traditional settings.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
IXL math, which is online, will provide a place for my students to practive and develop skill.
Joined May, 2020
5.0
216reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Kentucky Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from University of Minnesota Minneapolis
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Western Kentucky University
Hi, there! My name is Mr. Thurman and I enjoy teaching math. And, at “Math You Can Do” we’re always cooking up some good “recipes” for a tasty math experience! I was a public and private school educator for 36 years, and have experience teaching 3rd through 6th grade math. I was a principal for 5 years too, but I must say, it is much more fun and rewarding to teach. I have undergraduate degrees in music and in elementary education from Western Kentucky University. As well, I have a master's degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and a theology degree from Bethany Global University. I am offering math classes for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders because, for the last 20 years of my career, I have been doing just that, working as a math specialist for intermediate students. We will be using a fun math program which allows me to teach you, and then monitor your work when we're not in class together, enabling me to see just where I can best help you until we meet again. I can even communicate with you while you are working between our online classes. And yes, you can and WILL excel in math!! You might even learn to love it! (Conceptual Math producing Efficiency and Accuracy)
If you had asked me when I was your age, students, if I wanted to be a math teacher when I grew up, I would have said, "NO!" I had to work hard at math when I was young, and, to be quite honest, I don't think some of my teachers really knew how best to teach the subject. Here's the big idea I share with my students: LEARNING TAKES PLACE OVER TIME! It can't be rushed...especially with math. Our class motto will be," Learning takes place over time AND it's all about the effort!"
My wife is a music teacher and we have 3 grown daughters. We played music together as a family for many years and performed 45 concerts in 5 countries in Europe. Now, we have 9 grandchildren, 4 boys and 5 girls. I have been a professional musician for many years now and play french horn in Orchestra Kentucky of Bowling Green and we perform lots of concerts. We have a little Yorkie named Sir James Paul McCartney Thurman. We call him Paul and I don't think he knows he's a dog! 😃Reviews
Live Group Class
$80
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
60 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-11
3-6 learners per class
