Math Stars! 4th Grade Advanced and Gifted Math Enrichment to Accelerate Learning

At Leaves of Learning Academy... 💡We Make Math Make Sense!💡

If your 4th grader shows an interest and aptitude for math, gifted enrichment can provide them with the appropriate environment to develop their full potential while nurturing their passion for the subject.


This class will offer your learner:

✔️Challenge and Engagement: Gifted enrichment instruction offer advanced concepts that go beyond the standard curriculum. For a student who excels in math, this can keep them engaged, prevent boredom, and challenge them to think critically and creatively.

✔️Accelerated Learning: The topics move at a faster pace, allowing students to explore concepts earlier than they would in their typical classroom. This can help them develop a deeper understanding and a stronger foundation in math.

✔️Encourages Problem-Solving Skills: This class focuses not only on mastering procedures but also on developing problem-solving strategies, logical thinking, and analytical skills, which are essential in many areas of life and future studies.

✔️Fosters a Growth Mindset: This class will encourage learners to embrace challenges and see mistakes as opportunities for growth. This can build their confidence in tackling difficult problems and help them develop a positive attitude toward learning.

✔️Preparation for Future Success: Early exposure to more complex material can build a strong foundation for future academic success in math and other subjects, as well as prepare learners for advanced coursework.




Problem Solving Strategies For Each Month:
💡Use a picture or make a diagram
💡Make an organized list
💡Guess and check
💡Find a pattern
💡Use tactile objects
💡Make a table, chart, or graph
💡Act out the problem
💡Make a simpler problem
💡Work backwards


Weekly Lessons:
Week of January 12: operations with numbers; patterns; inverse operations
Week of January 19: stem and leaf graphs; fraction of a whole number
Week of January 26: angles; identifying patterns
Week of February 2: volume; rounding
Week of February 9: fractions; algebraic principles
Week of February 16: probability; line plots; mean/median/mode
Week of February 23: percent of a number
Week of March 2: patterns; fractions
Week of March 9: using guess and check; elapsed time
Week of March 16: patterns; percent
Week of March 23: probability; fractions
Week of March 30: Venn diagrams and perimeter and area
Week of April 6: fractions and prime/composite numbers
Week of April 13: division and geometry
Week of April 20: algebraic principles
Week of April 27: line plots and step and leaf graphs


🎓A bit about my qualifications to teach this class:
I am Ms. Kelly, the owner and founder of Leaves of Learning Academy and I am the teacher of this class. I have been teaching 4th grade for 27 years! I have spent thousands of hours teaching thousands of students these mental math strategies. 98%-100% of my 4th graders pass the Ohio State Test in Mathematics and over 75% score at the "accomplished" and "accelerated" levels each year. I am also rated "accomplished," the highest rating a teacher can receive in Ohio. Welcome to my online classroom! 👩🏻‍🏫


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