A Four-Day SUMMER Math Camp That Is Fun Providing Skill Maintenance!
This four-day camp, inspired by my "Think" series of classes, will provide help with these critical elementary math areas: multiplication fact fluency, multiplication with multi-digits, division and solving equations.
Michael Thurman, M.Ed.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(216)
What's included
4 live meetings
3 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Homework will be optional, but games will be provided to "make money" while students master their multiplication facts during the week.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 5
In this summer camp we will explore 4 critical areas for success in elementary mathematics. All of these areas will greatly improve confidence and accuracy in 3rd-6th grade mathematics. The 4 days of the Summer Camp will be as follows: Monday Students will learn a strategy to use for those “elusive facts” they might have forgotten which will aid in multiplication fact fluency, and then play games in a friendly, competitive or colaborative manner. They will be drilling and memorizing their facts while having loads of fun. Tuesday Students will learn how to use their facts to multiply multi-digit problems. Standard algorithms will be used but with a touch of creativity and art when we think "butterflies and crowns" when we multiply. Be sure to have crayons OR colored pencils ready to go!! Wednesday We will begin class with "Story Time with Mr. T" as I tell students a true story involving my twin brother and younger sister some 50 years ago while eating candy bars in the back seat of our humongous 1964 Chevy. (Shhhh....it has something to do with division. I promise.) We will be eating candy bars during class as we learn to divide! Have your favorite candy bar ready to enjoy during class. Division is the inverse operation of multiplication and students will make that connection in this camp. Thursday Students will enjoy imaginary pizzas as we use our previous skills of the week to evaluate algebraic equations with two or more operations. Don't let that "algebra" word scare you, students. You'll amaze yourself as we learn how to use the order of operations to solve equations.
Other Details
Supply List
Plenty of paper and pencils for each day of class will be needed. Optional, but fun, students can have crayons or colored pencils for the Tuesday class (not markers) and a candy bar for the Wednesday class.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Students will play multiplication games created by me on www.gimkit.com/live. There is no cost associated with this for the student.
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
$40
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
45 min
Completed by 100 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
3-18 learners per class
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