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Hands-on learning=Meaningful learning.  This class helps students dive deeply into number sense in a hands-on way using physical or printable Montessori manipulatives, creating a firm mathematical foundation in numbers to the millions. 

Students who truly understand and master math concepts learn to love math, and we want our students to experience math in a hands-on way where they know they can try new things, make mistakes, and learn from them.  

Each class begins with a routine-oriented calendar time to help build number fluency, confidence, and class relationships.   Fun games and mathematical conversations help engage students and give them a natural way to apply concepts.  

We work with place value, addition and subtraction with and without regrouping (static and dynamic addition), skip counting, patterns, fractions, telling time, money, data and graphing, probability, basic and advanced multiplication, division, geometry, and measurement.  Every lesson and activity is planned to help students understand and apply what they are learning in a hands-on way!  We play games and frequently review so that we are constantly learning new skills while building mastery of older skills. 

Students need to have the actual manipulatives with them (or a provided printable version) as we work through lessons together.  There is a second camera used in class to show the teacher's table so that the students are guided through problems step by step, working toward independence.  This class can be used as review of 2nd grade math or for a 2nd or 3rd grade math class.  Each week of class is unique and students may stay all year or come in for the week they need.  

This schedule may be adapted to meet specific learner needs.

End of August/September:
Reviewing addition facts within 10
Counting by 10s and count sets of dimes
Counting by 5s and count sets of nickels
Count by 25s and count quarters
Create numbers to 999 with Montessori beads
Review basic multiplication with the Montessori Multiplication board 

October:
*No class the week of October 1st.*
Spiral review of previous content
Begin working with Montessori Infinity Street
Use Montessori beads for dynamic addition and subtraction to 999
Use snap cubes to create and add and subtract with story problems
Count mixed groups of coins

November:
Spiral review of previous content
Use Montessori stamp game for dynamic addition and subtraction to 9,999
Use Infinity Street to create and begin adding much larger numbers
Review fractions with pattern block "cookies"

December:
Spiral review of previous content
Use the Montessori multiplication board to solve and create story problems
Continue working with fractions in real life and on a number line
Add and subtract money on a place value mat and mentally


January:
Spiral review of previous content
Use the Montessori division board to solve story problems
Explore when to multiply and when to divide in real-world situations
Subtract money to make change on a place value mat and mentally

February:
Spiral review of previous content
Explore with the Montessori checkerboard
Review telling time
Tell elapsed time with story problems

March:
Spiral review of previous content
Use fractions on a ruler to measure more accurately 
Explore with geometry (including area, perimeter, transformations, lines, and angles) 

April:
Spiral review of previous content 
Explore with estimation strategies and when it is appropriate to estimate

May:
Spiral review of previous content
Explore with surveys, data, graphing, and probability

The summer version of this class meets one day a week. 

Many students are ready to move to to Level D at the completion of this course (https://outschool.com/classes/hands-on-montessori-inspired-advanced-math-level-d-level-d-2x-a-week-with-manipulatives-CFt9KJlQ?usid=6msWnIQO&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link) or may choose to retake Level C, depending on progress.  Class restarts the last week of August. 

Class Policies:
-All students need to have either printable or physical versions of the manipulatives needed for class to fully participate.
-I prefer videos on.  Students are often able to tilt their screens to show what they are working on at their tables so I can give feedback and answer questions. 
-I prefer students stay unmuted to help with participation, but sometimes, due to background noise or static from a connection, I may need to mute students.  Please help your child learn how to unmute so he/she can participate.  
-I am happy to share recordings for missed classes.  
-The students and I try very hard to create a supportive and respectful learning community. Students need to treat each other with kindness and respect. 

Specific plans for the first 4 weeks:

Week of September 5th: 
Create numbers to 999 with Montessori beads

Week of September 12th:
Review all coins and skip counting 

Week of September 19th:
Use story problems to solve addition problems with beads or snap cubes

Week of September 26th:
Review multiplication with the Montessori multiplication board