I don't know about you, but I work hard to make sure my students "get it" and will take it "beyond the test".
So, what's a teacher to do? This is a large reason ive created things like my "Summer Sizzler" and also do a 2-week Math Camp.
What's Math Camp, you ask? Well, it's a M/W camp that I've set up for my students to focus on the four biggest concepts they should have mastered for the next school year.
For example, I dedicate June to grades 4-6 (completed) and July to geades 7-9 (completed). Each day, we spend 90 minutes on a focused concept like multiplication favts, fractions, or equations. We reinforce through games, drills and exercising our problem solving skills.
Heres a few snapshots from this past camp:
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| Two students playing "Fraction War" |
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| Two students using spatial reasoning and problem solving to "pack their suitcase" |
I am putting my math lab activities together for a convienent, easy download and will post when its finished :) Have a great rest of your summer and comment as to what you've done that's successful!
I'm continuing math with my 7th grade daughter (8th grade now I guess!) who was homeschooled this past year and will be returning to public school in the fall. She still needs a little boost in math, but since it's summertime, there's so much pressure to make it not feel like a drag. Any specific ideas on how to accomplish that with 7th grade concepts? I'd really appreciate the advice - big fan of your blog :)
ReplyDeleteHi Alicia!
DeleteDefinitely make it fun for her - I'd play games like Fraction War (each of you draws four cards and rolls the operation dice (available at teacher stores). whomever has the largest answer gets a point), There's also a really great website called www.ixl.com that has LOTS of stuff on there!
Have a great summer and good luck!