🧕🏾Hello! Welcome to class! 


😎🫠Summer Camp Review Session 06/17 - 8/29 🍂 Fall Term Start 9/16

 📝Gamed Based Homework Assignments


🧮 "Math Blox" is an interactive intervention math class aimed at helping students who are struggling with foundational math concepts and processes. These math skills and strategies pave the way for higher math concepts. This class will cover important topics and skills that students may not have mastered is earlier grade levels.


📝 Current Lesson Schedule


😎🫠Summer Camp 2024


📆 Week  of 6/17 : Place Value and Number Sense

Objective: Understand place value up to three digits and improve number sense.

Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.A.3

Activities: Use manipulatives and visuals to represent hundreds, tens, and ones. Practice reading and writing numbers up to 1,000.


📆 Week  of 6/24

Addition within 100

Objective: Master addition and subtraction facts within 100 using various strategies, emphasizing problems with odd and even results.
Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2, 2.NBT.B.5
Activities: Practice using number lines, mental math, and regrouping where necessary.
Application: Apply these skills to real-life scenarios like shopping or sharing items among friends, particularly focusing on transactions involving odd and even numbers.


📆 Week  of 7/01

Subtraction within 100

Objective: Master addition and subtraction facts within 100 using various strategies, emphasizing problems with odd and even results.
Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.B.2, 2.NBT.B.5
Activities: Practice using number lines, mental math, and regrouping where necessary.
Application: Apply these skills to real-life scenarios like shopping or sharing items among friends, particularly focusing on transactions involving odd and even numbers.


📆 Week  of 7/08

Word Problems and Mathematical Reasoning

Objective: Solve one- and two-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, and equal groups, with a focus on even and odd numbers.
Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1
Activities: Analyze different types of word problems, practice drawing models, and find solutions.
Application: Create and solve their own word problems based on classroom or home scenarios, integrating even and odd concepts.


📆 Week  of 7/15

Objective: Students will identify and classify numbers as even or odd, and demonstrate their understanding by grouping objects and solving simple problems.

Common Core Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.3 - Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) can be split into two equal groups and write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.


📆 Week  of 7/22

Equal Groups and Early Multiplication Concepts

Objective: Explore the concept of equal groups as a foundation for multiplication and division.
Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.3, 2.OA.C.4
Activities: Create and count equal groups, introduction to repeated addition.
Application: Engage in activities like grouping items in even and odd numbers and determining the total.


📆 Week  of 7/29

Introduction to Fractions

Objective: Understand basic concepts of fractions, particularly focusing on halves and quarters. Naming Fractions
Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.3


🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 Fall Term Start 9/9/2024🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂

Week 1 (Sep 9): Introduction & Place Value Concepts

Understanding ones and tens by bundling objects into groups of ten.
Week 2 (Sep 16): Place Value - Counting and Comparing

Counting within 100 and comparing numbers using <, >, =.
Week 3 (Sep 23): Addition and Subtraction Strategies

Adding and subtracting within 20 using mental math strategies.
Week 4 (Sep 30): Addition and Subtraction with Place Value

Adding and subtracting within 100 with regrouping.
Week 5 (Oct 7): Measurement - Length

Measuring lengths using standard units and comparing lengths.
Week 6 (Oct 14): Measurement - Word Problems

Solving word problems involving length measurements.
Week 7 (Oct 21): Introduction to Money

Identifying coins and their values, and counting money.
Week 8 (Oct 28): Counting Money & Making Change

Adding different coins to make a given amount and making change from a dollar.
Week 9 (Nov 4): Place Value - Hundreds

Understanding the hundreds place and reading/writing numbers up to 1,000.
Week 10 (Nov 11): Addition and Subtraction within 1,000

Adding and subtracting three-digit numbers using place value strategies.
Week 11 (Nov 18): Introduction to Time

Reading analog and digital clocks, understanding hours and minutes.
Week 12 (Nov 25): Telling Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes

Reading and writing time to the nearest 5 minutes.
Week 13 (Dec 2): Solving Time-Related Problems

Calculating elapsed time and solving word problems involving time.
Week 14 (Dec 9): Basic Fractions

Understanding halves, thirds, and quarters, and comparing simple fractions.
Week 15 (Dec 16): Geometry - 2D Shapes

Identifying and describing 2D shapes and their attributes.
Dec 23: No Class (Winter Break)

Dec 30: No Class (Winter Break)

Week 16 (Jan 6): Geometry - 3D Shapes

Identifying and describing 3D shapes and their attributes.
Week 17 (Jan 13): Geometry - Partitioning Shapes

Partitioning circles and rectangles into equal parts, understanding halves, thirds, and quarters.
Week 18 (Jan 20): Data and Graphing

Collecting and organizing data, creating and interpreting bar graphs and picture graphs.
Week 19 (Jan 27): Review and Reinforcement

Reviewing key concepts from the first half of the course and addressing areas of difficulty.
Week 20 (Feb 3): Addition and Subtraction - Advanced Strategies

Adding and subtracting using different strategies and solving word problems.
Week 21 (Feb 10): Multiplication Concepts

Introduction to multiplication as repeated addition and understanding arrays.
Week 22 (Feb 17): Division Concepts

Introduction to division as sharing and grouping with simple examples.
Week 23 (Feb 24): Multiplication and Division - Word Problems

Solving word problems involving multiplication and division.
Week 24 (Mar 2): Place Value - Expanded Form

Writing numbers in expanded form and understanding the value of each digit.
Week 25 (Mar 9): Mental Math Strategies

Developing mental math strategies for addition and subtraction.
Week 26 (Mar 16): Introduction to Area

Understanding the concept of area and measuring area using non-standard units.
Week 27 (Mar 23): Solving Area Problems

Calculating area using standard units and solving word problems involving area.
Week 28 (Mar 30): Review and Reinforcement

Reviewing key concepts from the course and addressing areas of difficulty.
Week 29 (Apr 6): Problem-Solving Strategies

Developing strategies for solving different types of math problems.
Week 30 (Apr 13): Mixed Operations

Solving problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Week 31 (Apr 20): Patterns and Sequences

Identifying and creating patterns and understanding sequences.
Week 32 (Apr 27): Introduction to Measurement - Weight

Measuring weight using standard units and comparing weights.
Week 33 (May 4): Measurement - Volume

Understanding the concept of volume and measuring volume using standard units.
Week 34 (May 11): Data Interpretation

Interpreting data from charts and graphs and solving problems using data.
Week 35 (May 18): Review and Assessment Preparation

Comprehensive review of all topics and preparing for end-of-year assessment.
Week 36 (May 25): Final Assessment


🤔💭🔢✖️🧮 Math Instruction:

Students with dyscalculia have difficulty in the following areas:

Have difficulty recognizing numbers
Be delayed in learning to count
Problems with connecting numerical symbols (5) with their corresponding words (five)
Have difficulty recognizing patterns and placing things in order
Lose track when counting
Need to use visual aids — like fingers — to help count

I have devised a program based on my training and experience that will help students progress despite their learning difficulties. I use a range of evidence-based methods such as touch points, visuals and imagery, fact family drills and concepts, estimation to guide reasoning, mathematical language, and world problem comprehension. I also create custom presentations and games that will keep students engaged while learning. 
 
What makes this class different? 

I have worked with hundreds of students over the years, and I understand that students who are having trouble with mathematical concepts need more individualized support.  When designing this class, I thought about what would make an online learning environment safe, supportive, and productive. Large classes for students who have a history of difficulty in math have limited effectiveness due to anxiety, learned helplessness, a lack of self-confidence, and shyness. Students are able to be passive learners more easily and often get left behind. That is why I designed this class to have a maximum of 7 students so that I can make sure each student gets a chance to contribute to their learning experiences.