Unit 1

Introductions and Chapter 1 School Mathematics. Did you know? video

Read pp. 1-12,
Finish the Guided Notes on pp. 1-2
Answer # 5 from "Things to Do: From What You've Read" on p. 12 & #13 from "With Technology" on p. 13

Chapter 12-Fractions and models used to represent them. Geoboards, Fraction Strips

Watch the lesson snapshot of fractions with geoboards

Assignment: Read pp. 286-306
Finish pp. 5-7 in the Guided Notes
Read Supporting At-Risk Learners in Mathematics Handout

On p. 312 complete "From What You've Read" answer #2,
& "Going Beyond this Book" problem #1.
Read the article "Six-Tenths or Four-Fifths of a Dollar?"
Based on the downloaded article answer the three questions:
1. What did Cindy focus on when she compared the fractions?
2. How would you address the concern that students with disabilities be expected to write in their journals?
3. To what degree does a students understanding of the part-whole relationships
determine how they answer this comparison?

Chapter 12-Operations with Decimals

Assignment: Read pp. 307-312
Finish pp. 8- 10 in your Guided Notes

On p. 312 complete "From What You've Read" answer # 10, 11, 12
"With Technology" problems #12 & 13.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Introduce Geometry Chapter 15

Sort Solids and Polygons Complete

On pp. 382-383 complete "From What You've Read" answer #1, 5 "In your Journal" #8 on p. 383 & the bottom of GN p. 14

van Hiele levels

Relationships of 2 and 3-D shapes

Practice Go to the following website Virtual Nets
1. Describe what the net of a tetrahedron looks like and b) sketch its solid shape.
2. Describe what the net of a cube looks like and b) sketch its solid shape.

Read pp. 367-382

On p. 383 complete "From What You've Read" answer #6 (make a concept map with the following terms: square, rectangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, trapezoid, kite, rhombus)
From What You've Read" answer # 8 and "Things to Do: Going Beyond this Book #13.

Transformations with Mirras

Finish Geoboard activity and introduce tesselations

Finish the Pattern Block Funnel
Read pp. 386-395
Finish p. 17-19 in your Guided Notes
On p. 411 complete "From What You've Read" answer #1, 2, 5 &
In Your Journal #9 (over the next 48 hrs)
Create and print three tesselations

Quiz Chapters 13 & 15

Respond to the four questions and send to Professor Harms via email

Watch/Read the following:

1) Measurement vs. Geometry - What are the differences and overlaps between these two?
2) The Meaning of Measurement - Describe three recommendations how measurement should be introduced to students
3) Measurement of Volume - Which measurement recommendations part of this lesson?

4) Read the Math Learning Disabilities article from LD online -What is recommended to help students' bridge informal math knowledge to formal school math knowledge?

Measurement Chapter 16

In Class complete the following:

"In the Classroom 16-8" on p. 403
"In the Classroom 16-10" on p. 407
"In the Classroom 16-12" on p. 409

Read pp. 396-411
On p. 411 complete "From What You've Read" #7 & 9
In Your Journal #7

Math Recovery at 9:00-10:20 in MacLean 269

Study Guide for Test 1