PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS 8th GRADE PRE-ALGEBRA MATH CLASS CAN BE JOINED AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.

Teacher Bob here.  I have taught grades four through high school math for more than 25 years and I have to say one of my favorite courses to teach is math. Not only is math important (we use it in many areas of life), it's fun. 

Why did the girl (or boy) wear glasses to math class?  Answer:  It improved di-vision. 

Seriously, while I do crack the odd joke in class, my classes are both fun and educational.  I'm a laid-back style teacher and encourage engagement with my students.  

At the beginning of class, we say our hellos and then down to business.  I teach the weekly math concept using both PowerPoint and an Interactive Whiteboard. The students and I then work on problems together, before they work independently. All the while, Teacher Bob will be providing feedback on their work. 

So, for a fun and educational approach to learning grade eight math, join us in Math Success With Teacher Bob. 

See you in class!

Teacher Bob:)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS 8th grade pre-algebra CLASS CAN BE JOINED AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.

Please see the following for the list of all math classes for 8th grade pre-algebra  math topics (based on common core standards) for 2024/2025 school year:

Week 1    September 3      Irrational numbers
Week 2   September 10    Decimal expansions
Week 3   September 17    Rational approximations of irrational numbers
Week 4   September 24   Properties of integer exponents
Week 5   October 1          Square and cube roots
Week 6   October 8         Integers to the power of ten and their relationships
Week 7  October 15         Solving problems with numbers expressed in scientific notation         
Week 8   October 22       Using scientific notation with appropriate units to express very large and small quantities   
Week 9   October 29        Graphing proportional relationships  
Week 10/11 November 5/12            ********  Fall Break  ********   	
Week 12   November 19  Unit rates as the slope of a graph/proportional relationships   
Week 13   November 26   Triangles to explain slope on a coordinate plane 
Week 14   December 3     One variable linear equations
Week 15   December 10   Solving pairs of linear equations 
Week 16   December 17   Graphing functions
Week 17/18  December 24/31        ********  Holiday Break  ******** 
Week 19   January 7         Comparing functions in different ways  
Week 20  January 14        Comparing functions
Week 21   January 21        y=mx+b as a linear function 
Week 22   January 28      More linear functions
Week 23   February 4      Using a graph to describe the functional relationship between two quantities 
Week 24   February 11     Rotations, reflections, and translations  	
Week 25   February 18     Proving congruence of two figures through transformations
Week 26   February 25    Describing transformations with coordinates  
Week 27   March 4           Establishing facts about angles	 
Week 28   March 11          Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse
Week 29/30  March 18/25              ********  Spring Break  ********
Week 31    April 1              Using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems
Week 32   April 8              Real-life problems using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve
Week 33    April 15           Using the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance between two points on a c. grid
Week 34    April 22           Formulas to find the volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres   
Week 35    April 29           Solving real-life problems for volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres
Week 36   May 6              Scatter plots 
Week 37    May 13            Scatter plots
Week 38    May 20           Using linear equations to solve problems in the context of bivariate measurement data
Week 39    May 27            Patterns of association in bivariate categorical data

 

In our math lessons, we will work towards:
1.	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2.	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3.	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4.	Model with mathematics.
5.	Use appropriate tools strategically.
6.	Attend to precision.
7.	Look for and make use of structure.
8.	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

*** Dates and topics are subject to change with student needs
*** Please note, this is not a graded course
*** Teacher Bob math courses and tutoring are a great help to young learners, whether they are public, private, or home schooled.
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