Mental Math - 10 Weeks - Flexible Schedule [FLEX]

Weekly Independent Practice Plus Teaching - Full Semester - 10 Weeks

***This is a flexible schedule class and there are no live classes***
You are free to progress through the learning at a time convenient to you.

This class is designed to teach new skills, consolidate learning and ultimately to make the learning stick. 

On a Monday and Wednesday you will receive 
> a quick 30-question quiz
> a short video to demonstrate a fundamental math skill
> a set of practice questions

On a Friday Mrs Jones will send you the link to a game where you can level up while practicing key skills.

Each week Mrs Jones will send your child a personalised video giving feedback on their quiz results

Each quiz is self marking, therefore you get your score instantly. During the month you plot your scores to see progress and celebrate successes.

WHY IS THIS EFFECTIVE LEARNING?
Brain scientists have discovered that some of the most effective ways of making learning stick is recall, interleaving and spacing. This class incorporates all three.
Recall is when you have to retrieve learning over and over again. This strengthens the connections between the neurones in your brain and makes the learning easier to recall.
Interleaving is when different topics are recalled during an individual day and develops mental agility.
Spacing is where the same topic is returned to at intervals over a week, month and even year enabling a learner the opportunity to recall learning at intervals over a week, month...and beyond.

EXAMPLES
Here is an example of one of the quick quizzes for you to try:
https://forms.gle/dgwFjcTev3mPHP1R8

Here is an example of the Blooket Fun games: 
Tower Defence - Multiplication https://www.blooket.com/play?hwId=614cff7aaa9d28002a385b3d

CURRICULUM DETAIL
There are three sections to the quick quizzes: 
> Mental Strategies
> Times Tables
> Key Skills

Following each quiz there is a short video highlighting an aspect of one of the math skills required to get even better marks in the quiz, plus a set of practice questions to embed new learning.

There will be a selection of interactive enrichment activities available each week via the Outschool platform, including treasure hunts,  scavenger hunts and challenges to engage and enthuse your learner.

This class is designed to boost your child's competence and confidence by introducing a set of essential mental math skills.
These skills include:

Week 1 - Single digit addition, subtraction, Number bonds to 5, 10, 20 and 100
Week 2 - Place value and decimal place value
Week 3 - Introduction to Fractions and Division
Week 4 - Long division and Decimal numbers
Week 5 - Telling time and Handling time 
Week 6 - Decimal numbers and NumberBonds 1-10 and 1-100
Week 7 - Fractions and Order of Operations
Week 8 - Rounding and Fact Families
Week 9 - Decimal Arithmetic and Indices/Exponents and Roots
Week 10 - Adding and subtracting integers and Factors

OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Throughout the class you will have access to our class padlet where, if you choose, you get to interact with other learners about what you found fun, challenging and what you enjoyed most. Each week Mrs Jones will post a question to kick off the conversation. This interaction prompts deeper learning and supports a sense of a learning community between learners.

Once a week Mrs Jones will publish an NRICH open ended question to our class padlet. Learners will post their answers and thinking via video, audio, pictures and written working for others to see and comment on.

OTHER CLASSES
Mrs Jones has other self-paced, flexible classes on Outschool:
> A Month of Mental Math - Follow on Semesters - More weekly math to stretch, challenge and consolidate.
> Multiplication Boot Camp for emerging mathematicians who want to become fluent in knowing their multiplication facts
> Division Boot Camp for emerging mathematicians who want to become fluent in knowing their multiplication facts
> Interactive Math Digital Stories for mathematicians who enjoy reading and want to put their math to the test in an escape room style self paced adventure. Some parents complete these with their child over a week, like reading chapters of a bed time story together.

Follow Hannah Jones on OutSchool to learn when new classes are available.