Summer Math Games: Mental Addition/Subtraction (Grades 2-4)
In this ongoing class, students practice skills and learn strategies in mental addition and subtraction, while playing fun Singapore Math style games.
Kim Musolff
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(232)
What's included
2 live meetings
1 in-class hours per weekAssessment
Students are assessed constantly during their work in class. Throughout the activities, we discuss our thinking and our strategies for approaching problems.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 4
Why Mental Math? Mental Math helps students learn to manipulate numbers in their head. While algorithms are certainly important, mental math gives students a strong understanding of numbers, place value, and how they relate to one another. In this ongoing summer class, students gain practice in skills in mental addition and subtraction while engaging in game play. This class follows a Singapore Math style. It's perfect for those who have already been introduced to addition and subtraction, but need some more practice becoming fluent. It's also great for kids who love math, and want to keep up their skills over the summer. All activities in this class will be centered around addition and subtraction, specifically building MENTAL MATH STRATEGIES. Some place value is implied in the work we do, so students should have been exposed to place value before joining this class. They should have a solid understanding of addition and subtraction facts, though they do NOT need to be memorized completely. Some strategies used in this class: -Add tens and ones -Adding up -Make the next ten -Make a Zero, then subtract -Subtract tens and ones ****************** SUMMER 2024 ****************** The schedule below lists the focus for each week. As this is an ongoing class, students may enroll or drop at anytime throughout the summer. WEEK of June 4: Adding Ones Game: Race to 100 WEEK of June 11: Subtracting Ones Game: Race to 0 WEEK of June 18: NO CLASSES WEEK of June 25: NO CLASSES WEEK of July 2: Adding Tens or Ones Game: 50 Up & Down WEEK of July 9: 2-digit Mental Addition Game: Race to 500 WEEK of July 16: 2-digit Mental Subtraction Game: Race to 0 WEEK of July 23: Mental Addition & Subtraction Game: Three in a Row
Learning Goals
Students will practice adding and subtracting numbers mentally. They will learn strategies like adding ones and tens, making the next ten, make a zero then subtract, etc.
Other Details
Supply List
-Paper/pencil or Whiteboard -10-sided dice. You can get them here for about $7: https://amzn.to/3bTupux
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
4.9
232reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Colorado Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I am a certified elementary teacher who has been teaching hands-on math to young children for over 20 years. Reviews
Live Group Class
$32
weekly ($16 per class)2x per week
30 min
Completed by 17 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
3-5 learners per class
