Making Sense of Number Sense: Fractions, Integers, Decimals, Percents and More!

Make Sense of Number Sense!  Number Sense is the awareness of numbers and their uses in the world around us and forms one of the five NCTM content standards for math.  The five standards are: Number Sense, Geometry, Algebra, Data Analysis and Measurement.  This course concentrates on Number Sense which is the foundation to a student’s key math abilities.  Topics will include: types of numbers, fractions, decimals, integers, order of operations, percents, scientific notation, and more.  This class is created using the curriculum for grades 6-8 and is a good prerequisite for Middle School Math, Pre-Algebra, Geometry and Algebra.  At the end of this class, students will have notes, art projects, worksheets, and practice problems that can then be used as a reference for future math classes.  Lessons are taught by an experienced math teacher, and classes are kept to 8 students or less.

Week of Jan. 21: Types of Numbers, Rounding, Absolute Value
Week of Jan. 28: Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple
Week of Feb. 4: Fraction Fun 
Week of Feb. 11: Dynamite Decimals and Rational Conversions
Week of Feb. 18: The Positive and Negative of Integers
Week of Feb. 25: Order of Operations and Percents
Week of Mar. 3: Scientific Notation, Exponential Numbers, Square Roots, Cube Roots
Week of Mar. 10: No Class - Spring Break
Week of Mar. 17: Word Problems and Inequalities

Students will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions throughout class.  Lessons are taught using google slides and note taking tips are also discussed.  Students will have a small amount of work to complete outside of class.  More work to reinforce a lesson can/may be given if an individual student needs extra practice.  

Students should be proficient in basic math computations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) before taking this class.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.