6th Grade Part A, Creative, Interactive Elementary Math...Together, We Can Do This!
THE NUMBER SYSTEM, PART A! Interactive, Creative and Challenging math support that will encourage, develop skill and confidence working with whole numbers, decimals, fractions, negative and positive integers and much more.
Michael Thurman, M.Ed.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(218)
What's included
8 live meetings
8 in-class hoursHomework
1-2 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 when scheduled. I can designate weekly class check-ins if needed. 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. THIS HOMEWORK IS NECESSARY to move learning forward.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 and students. 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 more 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 6
This 6th grade math course will benefit homeschoolers and students in public, private school settings when they partner with me, their math specialist, for learning, weekly support and success! This class is Part A, The Number System for 6th graders. It can function as a stand-alone class, or as part of series that is listed by "Math You Can Do" that encompasses a full school year of math curriculum for 6th graders. Students needing remediation, on grade level practice, or above grade level challenge will also benefit from the material that is taught in these small classes. This course, THE NUMBER SYSTEM, Part A, is one section in a series of courses that covers 5 strands necessary for students in the grade 6th. We dive into computation applied to whole numbers, decimals and fractions. This course will help students continue to build their number sense, skill, confidence and computational efficiency, as well as develop understanding of intergers, absolute values, rational numbers, graphing in all 4 quadrants on coordinate grids, etc. This class can also be offered for private tutoring. Private tutoring fees would apply. This is Math You Can Do by Michael Thurman. What will be Taught The Number System 6.NS The Number System Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions. Week 1 6.NS.1 The student will Interpret and compute quotients of fractions and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions. Homework: Reciprocals (6-L.2) Divide fractions by whole numbers in recipes (6-L.4) Divide fractions (6-L.5) Divide fractions and mixed numbers (6-L.7) Divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems (6-L.8) Week 2 Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples. Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using an algorithm. 6.NS.2.a The student will convert a rational number to a decimal using long division. Homework: Convert fractions to decimals (6-I.9) 6.NS.2.b The student will know that the decimal form of a rational number terminates in 0s or eventually repeats. Homework: Repeating decimals (6-F.9) 6.NS.3 The student will fluently add, subtract, multiply and divide multi-digit decimals using an algorithm for each operation. Homework: Add and subtract decimal numbers (6-G.1) Add and subtract decimals: word problems (6-G.2) Maps with decimal distances (6-G.5) Multiply decimals (6-H.2) Week 3 6.NS.3 (continued from the previous week) The student will fluently add, subtract, multiply and divide multi-digit decimals using an algorithm for each operation. Homework: Divide decimals by whole numbers (6-H.4) Divide decimals by whole numbers: word problems (6-H.5) Multiply and divide decimals by powers of ten (6-H.6) Division with decimal quotients (6-H.8) Add, subtract, multiply, or divide two decimals (6-O.6) Add, subtract, multiply, or divide two decimals: word problems (6-O.7) Week 4 6.NS.4 The student will use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1-100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor, and apply and extend previous understanding of numbers to the system of rational numbers. 6.NS.5 The student will understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values; use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation. Homework: Understanding integers (6-M.1) 6.NS.6 The student will understand a rational number as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and coordinate axes, using appropriate range and intervals, to represent points on the line and in the plane, that include negative numbers and coordinates. KY.6.NS.6.a The student will recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line; recognize 0 is its own opposite and the opposite of a negative number is a positive, and the opposite of a negative number is a positive, such as –(–3) = 3. Homework: Absolute value (6-M.6) Rational numbers: find the sign (6-P.11) 6.NS.6.b The student will find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram; find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane. Homework: Decimal number lines (6-F.8) Integers on number lines (6-M.2) Graph integers on horizontal and vertical number lines (6-M.3) Week 5 (continued from previous week) 6.NS.6.b The student will find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram; find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane. Homework: Rational numbers on number lines (6-P.1) Objects on a coordinate plane (6-X.1) Graph points on a coordinate plane (6-X.2) 6.NS.6.c The student will understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate plane; recognize the similarity between whole numbers, their negative opposites and their positions on a number line, ordered pairs differ only by signs and their locations on one or both axes. Homework: Quadrants (6-X.3) Week 6 KY.6.NS.7 The student will understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers. KY.6.NS.7.a The student will interpret statements of inequality as statements about the relative position of two numbers on a number line diagram. Homework: Compare integers (6-M.7) KY.6.NS.7.b The student will write, interpret and explain statements of order for rational numbers in real-world contexts. Homework: Compare rational numbers (6-P.4) Put rational numbers in order (6-P.5) Compare temperatures above and below zero (6-T.10) Week 7 6.NS.7.c The student will understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line; interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in a real-world situation. Homework: Understanding absolute value (6-M.5) Absolute value (6-M.6) Absolute value and integers: word problems (6-M.10) Absolute value of rational numbers (6-P.8) Week 8 KY.6.NS.7.d The student will distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements about order. Homework: Integer inequalities with absolute values (6-M.9) Put rational numbers in order (6-P.5) Absolute value of rational numbers (6-P.8) 6.NS.8 The student will solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane. Include use of coordinates and absolute value to find distances between points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. Homework: Coordinate planes as maps (6-X.5) Distance between two points (6-X.6) Follow directions on a coordinate plane (6-X.7)Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
Learning Goals
The goal of the initial class for NEW students, Week 1, is simply to introduce and learn the format and interactive program which will be used for this 9 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 skills for this particular class, and then explain how students can use my interactive math program to practice what they learn between scheduled classes. The following 8 weeks are detailed in "Class Experience." Subsequent courses, usually 4 to 11 weeks in length, are listed (will be soon) and cover the other strands of mathematics: Ratios and Proportions, The Number System, Expressions and Equations, Geometry and Statistics and Probability. 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. This course will primarily focus and concepts about The Number System necessary for 6th graders. See summary above for samples of concepts covered.
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 6 students per class creating an ideal learning environment. There are continuous, sequential math courses offered by Math You Can Do entitled, "A Creative, Interactive Math Journey...Together, We Can Do This!". Again, these courses can 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:
Joined May, 2020
5.0
218reviews
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
$160
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
60 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-12
3-6 learners per class
