Math for Elementary Education Majors

Syllabus

Exit Pass (Word File)

Date In-Class

Assignments

Prompts/Journal

(Due following Monday by 8:00 a.m.)

Homework Problems

(Due following class)

Aug. 23 TIMSS Video

Rate Your Attitude

Explorations

bullet 2.3 Relationships Between Variables
bullet2.6 Growth Patterns
bullet1.2 Real-life Problems
bullet1.3 Patterns and Proof
bullet2.1 Understanding Venn Diagrams

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Section 1.1  (Word File)

Section 1.2  (Word File)

Section 1.3  (Word File)

Complete unfinished Explorations
Aug. 30 No Class Section 2.1  (Word File)

Section 2.2  (Word File)

 
Sept. 5 Sets (Section 2.1)
bulletSet Operations (Union, Intersection, Complement)
bulletVenn Diagrams

Venn Diagram Applet

ICTM: 58th Annual Meeting

bulletExtra Credit Opportunity

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Section 2.3 (Word File)

 

Section 2.1 #3, 5-6, 10, 13 - 15, 18 - 19, 23;

 

Sept. 12

Algebraic Thinking (Section 2.2)

Slinky and Bouncing Ball Activities

Algebraic Thinking Across the Grades

bulletDomain and Range
bulletFunctions with and without numbers
bulletFunctional Notation

Section 2.3 Numeration

Numeration PowerPoint

Number Base Applet

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Section 3.1 (Word File) Section 2.2 # 4 - 5, 8 - 9, 11, 13 -14, 16, 21, 23, 27 - 28, 35, 37

Section 2.3#2-3,11, 15-21

Chapter 2 Review #2 - 28, even

Sept. 19

Collect homework assignment: (2.3 and reviews)

Chapter 1 and 2 Test

Understanding Counting

Section 3.1 Understanding Addition

Section 3.2 (Word File)

Section 3.3 (Word File)

Section 3.1#1, 3-8, 10-11, 13, 15
Sept. 26 Collect Homework assignment: (3.1)

Review Prompts and lesson (3.2 - 3.3)

Section 3.2 Understanding Subtraction

Base 10 Subtraction

Thinking Blocks Subtraction Applet

Section 3.3 Understanding Multiplication

Explorations in Sections 3.4 - 41

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Section 3.4 (Word File)

 

Section 3.2#

 

Oct. 3 Collect Homework assignment: (3.2, 3.2)

Section 3.3 Understanding Division

Thinking Blocks Division Applet

Section 4.1 (Word File)

Section 4.2 (Word File)

 

Section 3.3#1-14,19,50,52

Section 3.4#1-5,8,25-39,46

Oct. 10 Collect Homework assignment: (3.3, 3.4)

Making Sense of the Long Division Algorithm

Section 4.1 Divisibility and Related Concepts

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Section 4.3 (Word File)

Section 5.1 - No response necessary: Please read this section anyway.

Section 4.1 # 2-6, 8, 11, 16-17, 22, 26, 28

Section 4.2 #3-5, 10, 11, 13, 16

 

Oct. 17  

Collect Homework Assignment (4.1, 4.2)

Section 4.2 Prime and Composite Numbers

Section 4.3 Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple

 

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  Section 4.3 #5-8, 10-14

Chapter 3 Review # 1-37, odd

Chapter 4 Review #1 - 19, odd

Oct. 24 Section 5.1Integers

Chapter 3 - 4 Test

 

Section 5.1 - no prompts

Section 5.2 (Word File)

 
October 31 Come in to receive a packet of activities to do in preparation for next week

Students may make up the Chapter 3/4 Test at this time: 

   
Nov. 7

Absolute Value

What Does a Minus Sign Mean When Making Comparisons?

Understanding Multiplication with Signed Numbers

 

Section 5.2 Fractions and Rational Numbers

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Section 5.3 (Word File)

Section 5.4 (Word File)

Section 5.1#2-3, 7-8, 10, 16, 20, 22, 24

Section 5.2#2-3,7-8,10, 15, 19, 23

       
Nov. 14

Collect Homework Sections 5.1 and 5.2

Section 5.3 Understanding Operations with Fractions

Section 5.4 Beyond Integers and Fractions: Decimals, Exponents, and Real Numbers

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  Section 5.3#1-27,all

*** Make sure that you can do these without the aide of a calculator

Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Break    
Nov. 28 Open Notes Quiz: Understanding Operations with Fractions

Section 5.4 Beyond Integers and Fractions: Decimals, Exponents and Real Numbers

Pie Chart

Tag and Recapture 

   
Dec. 5 Section 6.1: Ratio and Proportion

Section 6.2: Percents

   
Dec. 7 Final with an emphasis on chapters 5 and 6    

Extra Topics

Pascal's Triangle

bullet Remainder Applet
bullet Coloring Multiples in Pascal's Triangle

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