Mikey's World of Dog Party Multiplication | Part 1 | 1-5 Tables, 9 & 10 Tables | FLEX

This 4-week asynchronous FLEX course catches the children while they are young and ready to have fun! They sing the songs that skip count and laugh with the funny dogs they get to choose from.  The next class in this series is... https://outschool.com/classes/mikeys-world-of-dog-party-multiplication-or-part-2-or-6-8-tables-11-12-tables-or-flex-nEBZXHe9#usjMLMcnyB

This is a FLEX class, so there are no live lessons. That makes it perfect for those who can't meet during my scheduled live classes. This class closely models the live version of this class I have taught to hundreds of students. They love it!  You can see the happy reviews here... https://outschool.com/classes/mikeys-world-of-dog-party-multiplication-time-tables-qW28CHI4#usjMLMcnyB

Parents find their learners retain their facts well with this class and love it because my energy level remains high and the dogs are just so much fun!

Even thought it's asynchronous - students work can work together to share their voting on the many dog tricks that are presented as a reward for practicing their facts!  I find the kids absolutely LOVE to share their opinions and reasons they chose a certain dog and I like to jump in and encourage the discussion!

I often have families whose learners want to take my classes because they do well with my teaching style, but a specific class doesn't fit their schedule. They have found the flex classes not only fit the schedule, but offer many advantages and they enjoy the community that develops from our activities we do together.

Mikey takes your child on adventures that create enthusiasm for the topic being taught.  At the end of each week, learners get to trade showing their multiplication skills off in a skill runoff with seeing dogs show off their skills at the "Dawg Pawty".  

The great thing about both multiplication skills is that these are skills that kids can jump in on at many different grade levels, these skills are needed and applicable for many years to come, and they are fun to work within a setting of songs, games and funny dog tricks.

Here is how it works:

Each week on Tuesday morning your learner will get assigned a weekly lesson, with part two of the lesson presented on Thursday. These lessons will be in the form of Nearpod Activity Links. Nearpod is easy to access and requires no logging in. When they hit the link, they simply put a name in - it can simply be their first name if they like. I will receive a report of their finished work.

These lessons have recorded portions where the learner will my instruction as I work through problems. During these recorded instructions, the video will pause from time-to-time and Nearpod will prompt the learner to answer questions about the lesson. Along with these interactive recordings are interactive games, fun mini-projects, and polls. The results of their interactions with these are received by me, the teacher, through Nearpod.

The fun mini-projects are just that - fun and mini. They won't stress out your learner, but they will get your learner posting an "I have a problem to stump you with" game.  To build a richer learning experience with the team of learners taking this class, each lesson will have a challenge to see if students can (in the spirit of positive learning) come up with great problems to solve.  Your learner will share his/her problems by saying, "I have a problem for you... will it stump you?"  We'll see who is not stumpable!!!

On Thursday morning they will receive the second of the two lessons for the week.  It will be modeled the same way as the Tuesday Nearpod lessons with  brief video recordings of me teaching and embedded places in the recording where your students can interact. Those interactions and the results of activities and games they do will be something that will generate a report for me, the teacher, so that I know they are participating and progressing.

We will repeat that cycle for each of the four weeks and have a final assessment at the end that your student will do on Nearpod. That final will be embedded into the end of the second lesson of that week. Upon completion of the assessment, I will send a final report to the parent of each learner.

The activities can be polls, games, or quizzes. I will show them the results of this poll on the classroom page so that they can discuss it and get to know each other. There are match games, timed races to answer problems, fill in the blanks, and drag and drops. 

These interactions have worked well in my FLEX classes!

The material I cover along with the content of the videos is very much like the live classes I teach on the same topic.  I have had many students and parents tell me they love my style of teaching and interacting with the students, but one of two obstacles get in the way of signing up for or staying in the live classes.  Either there is a scheduling conflict, or the student wants to move at a more accelerated classroom pace than I can do in a live class because I believe so strongly in making sure all students are reaching mastery.   With the FLEX format, students can go as fast or as slow as is appropriate for their learning needs.

I teach each concept thoroughly and with positive energy so that students stay engaged.  As I teach the content, I have the learners interact through Nearpod so that they are fully involved like they would be in a live classroom.

Links to the Nearpod meetings will be posted to the Outschool classroom page each week on Tuesday and again on Thursday.  The classroom page will be used for class administration discussions and any specific questions about methodology.   The other discussions and communication points will be done in Nearpod.  

Here are the topics we will cover week to week:
 

Week 1
1’s and 10’s with 2 Dogs Back in the Dog House
2’s with the #2 Dog Back in the Dog House

Week 2
Learn the 3's Times-Tables with the #3 Dog Back in the Dog House
Dog Paw-ty with the #1, #10, #2, and #3 Dogs
End of Week 1 and 2:  Students Vote for Favorite Half-time Dog!

Week 3
Learn the 4's and 5's Times-Tables with #4 and #5 Dogs Back in the Dog House
Dog Paw-ty with the #1, #10, #2, #3, #4, and #5 Dogs

Week 4
Learn the 9's Times-Tables with the #9 Dog Back in the Dog House
Dog Paw-ty with the #1, #10, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #9 Dogs
Students Vote for Favorite Dog for the Entire Course!
Students Get to See if Their Dog Made it in the Mikey's World Hall of Fame of Dog Tricks

Where this class fits within Mikey's Adventure classes: 
Mikey's Adventure classes target the same age group with highly interactive fun classes.
Mikey has Multiplication Dog classes, a Geometry Cat classes, and a Roman Numerals (Adventures in Rome) classes. 

Mikey's Multiplication Dog Class fall into 3 parts.  This class is the first of these 3 parts and focuses on seven of 12 multiplication tables. 

The next two parts (parts 2 and 3) focus on the other 5 of the 12 multiplication tables as well as squares, cubes and square roots.

All three parts work together to get your student solid on their multiplication facts at a young age. Your student can complete this in as little as 12 weeks by staying with the 4 weeks per part (or they are also called levels).