$18
per weekNumber Sense Club: Mental Math Strategies
Completed by 6 learners
Ages 10-13
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
2x per week
3-7 learners per class
30 min
What's included
2 live meetings
1 in-class hours per weekAssignments
There will be ample opportunity for practice in class, but an assignment will be added to any lesson for additional optional practice as requested.Certificate of Completion
includedClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 7
In this club, we will exercise our brains with mental math computations. Students who possess the skills to visualize and manipulate numbers will not only be more proficient at solving math problems, but they will have a greater ability to comprehend other math concepts. Each time we meet, the student will be presented with a type of problem that will be our focus for the day. We will draw pictures of the problem and discover the "trick" to solving it together. The student will gradually be encouraged to exchange physical drawings for mental visualizations in order to solve. We will work to increase proficiency of the new skill as well as review past learned skills. Examples of topics are listed below. Topic 1: Adding strings of whole numbers Subtopic A: Adding larger sums without paper Subtopic B: Tricks for ordered sequences of numbers Topic 2: Multiplying whole numbers Subtopic A: Multiplying 2x1-digit numbers Subtopic B: Multiplying 2-digit numbers by 5 Subtopic C: Multiplying factors with a difference of 2 Subtopic D: Multiplying 2-digit numbers by 11 Subtopic E: Rearranging factors to multiply strings of numbers (inc. double and half) Topic 3: Fractions and Percents Subtopic A: Identifying common equivalent fractions and percents Subtopic B: Finding fractions/percents of whole numbers Subtopic C: Comparing/ordering fractions Subtopic D: Comparing/ordering fractions with percents Topic 4: Visualizing fractions (solving without algorithms) Subtopic A: Finding fractions of fractions (multiplication) Subtopic B: Dividing fractions and whole numbers Subtopic C: Dividing fractions and fractions Topic 5: Conversions Subtopic A: Converting length units (ft. to yd., in. to ft., etc.) Subtopic B: Converting square units (sq. ft. to sq. yd., etc.) Subtopic C: Converting cubic units (cu. ft. to cu. yd., etc.) Subtopic D: Converting kitchen units
Learning Goals
The student will become more proficient in math computations.
The student will visualize basic math operations in order to perform mental computations.
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Understanding of basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Memorization of multiplication facts through 12's
Supply List
Paper and pencil
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
Texas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Texas Teaching Certificate in Mathematics
My name is Mrs. B, and I primarily teach math and science. During my time teaching in public school, I taught elementary classes (all subjects), junior high math and science, and high school math. Outside of school, I have served in multiple leadership and teaching roles with young learners in various group settings, including book club, quilting club, 4-H club, food challenge (cooking), chorus, and other special interest classes. Being a mom of four children has greatly increased my compassion and understanding.
I believe every student is valuable and has an important purpose in life. As a teacher, it is my goal to help my students not only learn the necessary material, but to help them learn to think and to problem solve. I believe the most effective mode of learning is by making connections with the problem at hand, and allowing the student to discover WHY we solve problems the way that we do.
I am passionate about learning, and I see math and science everywhere! I enjoy playing the piano. Music is so mathematical, from simpler ideas like tempo and rhythm, to the ratios and exponential relationships of soundwaves in pitches. I enjoy sewing, which requires addition and subtraction of fractions, and allows growth in visual-spatial reasoning. I enjoy baking. When baking, we use multiplication and division with fractions, but I also have learned much about the chemistry (and biology!) of ingredients. My family enjoys farming and foraging. It is amazing how much biology there is to learn with these practices! My most recent project has been cheesemaking. Through this, I have been able to learn so much about bacteria cultures. My family also enjoys exploring the outdoors. Clearly, we learn much science from observing nature. I hope to help my students also learn to connect math and science to the world around them.
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