⭐In this 1 week summer camp, students will learn how to simplify fractions and add and subtract fractions with different denominators!⭐

👉🏼This summer camp is perfect for the learner who is looking to gain confidence in adding and subtracting fractions. We’ll make learning about fractions engaging, upbeat and encouraging!
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C L A S S   B R E A K D O W N : 

➕Day 1: Simplifying Fractions
Students will work to find the greatest common factor between a numerator and denominator to get a fraction into simplest form. 

➕Day 2: Adding Fractions
Students will add fractions with like denominators.

Students will add fractions with different denominators by...
-Finding the least common multiple of the denominators
-Rewriting the fractions so they have the same denominator
-Adding the two fractions together  

➕Day 3: Subtracting Fractions
Students will subtract fractions with like denominators.

Students will subtract fractions with different denominators by...
-Finding the least common multiple of the denominators
-Rewriting the fractions so they have the same denominator
-Subtracting the fractions

➕Day 4: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Students will practice a mixture of adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators.



C L A S S R O O M   S T R U C T U R E :
  ✏️Community Building: Introductions & Question of the Day
  ✏️Class Introduction: Discuss our learning target of the day and class expectations
  ✏️Instruction: I do, We do, You do - I will introduce and model the skill, we will practice as a class, and finally, students will practice independently.
  ✏️Class Closing: Class reflection on our learning target and individual reflection on effort



🔴P L E A S E  N O T E 🔴 :
  🔻Learners should have some background knowledge of fractions as well as know their multiplication and division facts.
  🔻This class will utilize the chat feature in Zoom in order for learners to be able to privately send me their answers.
  
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A B O U T     M S.    K E L S E Y

CREDENTIALS:
📚Nebraska Certified K-6 Teacher
📚Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
📚7 years experience in an elementary setting
📚5 years teaching 2nd Grade
📚1 year teaching 3rd Grade
📚4 years as 2nd Grade Team Leader
📚2+ years teaching online


FUN FACTS:
🍎I’m a dog mom who is obsessed with my “bigger than life” personality corgi, named Harlee
🍎I’d always beg to use my mom’s classroom materials to play school as a child
🍎My hidden talent is being able to sing the alphabet backwards


CLASSROOM STRUCTURE:
✏️An environment where students feel safe to explore, be themselves, cultivate relationships, and take control of their own learning
✏️Class meetings to build relationships and connect, instruction, as well as encouraged learner self reflection
✏️Gradual release of responsibility: I do, we do, you do - I model, we work together, followed by independent work time


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Please reach out with any questions you may have - I can’t wait to meet your learner in class! 👩🏼‍🏫