Math Investigators: An Ongoing Hands on Math Class

Want to improve math skills in a fun, hands-on way? In this class, we will focus on strengthening our confidence, fundamental skills and reasoning abilities in the world of mathematics. This class will not use either textbooks or worksheets. Instead, we will explore open-ended questions, play games, complete challenges, engage in art projects, and take part in other such interactive activities. This approach will allow learners to strengthen their underlying abilities that they will then be able to transfer to a variety of situations, rather than memorizing facts. It will also help struggling or reluctant learners to view mathematics in a whole new way. 

The class will begin with a few weeks covering place value and operations. It will then be shaped by the concepts learners need practice in. The list of topics and supplies will be updated as the class goes on. If your learner falls outside of the age range but could benefit from the concepts and approach, please send me a message and an accommodation will likely be made.

We are currently on week sixty-three

Week One - Place Value
Week Two - Review of Addition
Week Three - Review of Subtraction
Week Four - Single Digit Multiplication Using Models
Week Five - Expanding Strategies for Single Digit Multiplication
Week Six - Continuing Multiplication
Week Seven - Division Using Equal Groups
Week Eight - Learning Basic Division Facts Using Models
Week Nine - Writing Division and Multiplication Number Sentences
Week Ten - Exploring Remainders
Week Eleven - Review of Operations  
Week Twelve - What is a fraction?
Week Thirteen - Comparing Fractions with Like Denominators Using Models
Week Fourteen - Adding Fractions with Like Denominators
Week Fifteen - Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
Week Sixteen - Review of Multiplication Skills
Week Seventeen - Review of Division Skills 
Week Eighteen - Equivalent Fractions
Week Nineteen - Equivalent Fractions Using Multiple Strategies
Week  Twenty - Equivalent Fractions Using Arithmetic 
Week Twenty-One - Doubling Fractions in Cooking
Week Twenty- Two - Adding Fractions with Like Denominators Using Models
Week Twenty-Three - Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators 
Week Twenty-Four - Continuing to Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators 
Week Twenty-Five - Understanding Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Using Pictures 
Week Twenty-Six - Converting Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
Week Twenty-Seven - Converting Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers 
Week Twenty-Eight - Introduction to Decimals
Week Twenty-Ninth - Representing up to Hundredths
Week Thirty - Comparing Decimals up to Hundredths
Week Thirty-One - Adding Decimals up to Hundredths
Week Thirty-Two - Subtracting Decimals Up to Hundredths
Week Thirty-Three - Review of Mixed Numbers
Week Thirty-Four - Perimeter 
Week Thirty-Five - Perimeter Continued
Week Thirty-Six - What is Area? 
Week Thirty-Seven - Review of Multiplication 
Week Thirty-Eight - Review of Division
Week Thirty-Nine - Review of Division with Remainders 
Week Forty - Continuing Review of Division with Remainders
Week Forty-One - Review of Multiplication and Division Connections
Week Forty-Two - Connecting Multiplication and Division
Week Forty-Three - Applying Multiplication and Division
Week Forty-Four - Applying Multiplication and Division
Week Forty-Five - Divisibility Rules for 2, 5 and 10
Week Forty-Six - Divisibility Rules for 3 and 6
Week Forty-Seven - Divisibility Rules for 9
Week Forty-Eight - Introduction to Long Division
Week Forty-Nine - Continuing Long Division
Week Fifty - Continuing Long Division
Week Fifty-One - Adding Large Numbers
Week Fifty-Two - Subtracting Large Numbers
Week Fifty-Three - Subtracting and Adding Large Numbers 
Week Fifty-Four - Request Topic: Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Using Models
Week Fifty-Five - Additional Strategies for Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators 
Week Fifty-Six - Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Week Fifty-Seven - Additional Strategies for Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Week Fifty-Eight - Multiplying Fractions with Whole Numbers
Week Fifty-Nine - Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers Using Division
Week Sixty - Multiplying Fractions
Week Sixty-One - Simplifying Fractions
Week Sixty-Two - Simplifying Fractions Continued
Week Sixty-Three - Review of Long Division