Everyday Mathematics In Our Classroom
In math this year, Double Eagle Elementary School students will be using a
program developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project
(UCSMP) called Everyday Mathematics. There are six strands of content
studied by students: 1) Operations and computation 2) Numeration 3)
Patterns, functions, and algebra 4) Data and chance 5) Measurement and
reference frames 6) Geometry. In this program, emphasis is placed on
linking new knowledge to students' past experiences, discussing and sharing
new ideas, using and comparing equivalent expressions, expressing numbers in
context by using units, and learning about the reversibility of things.
Students in our class will have a daily math message on the screen as a warm
up. There will be class activities, the student journal, discussions, games
and practice as well as the "at home" component called the "Home Link."
Students have been issued a hardback Student Reference Book which contains
mathematical essays which provide examples and explanations, a game section,
a data section, a glossary of terms, an index, and an answer key for "Check
Your Understanding." The reference book may be used at home, but must be
brought back to school each day.If you would like some math games
to play at home click on my links and the site will be listed. Visit the
Parent Homeroom page on the UCSMP page for more information. For lots of
math web sites to reinforce skills, all organized by concept also visit the
link section of my webpage.
