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Stripling Elementary
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November/December 2012

Please join us for:
MAKING MEANING OF MATH NIGHT
November 28, 2012
6:00—7:30 PM
You don’t want to miss it!!!!

Kindergarten

Power Words: More, Less, Day, Month, Digit, Tens and Ones, Pattern, Shape, Add, Subtract, Equal,
Number Sentence

Counting and
Number Sense

First Grade

Power Words: Less Than, Greater Than, Hour, Minute, Tens and Ones, Pattern, Polygon, Unit, Sum,
Difference, Equivalent, Commutative Property

Number Sense
Addition/Subtraction

Second Grade

Power Words: Hour, Minute, Regroup, Sum, Polygon, Unit, Solid Figure, Array, Multiply,
Difference, Equation, Commutative Property

Addition/Subtraction
(with regrouping)
Place Value

What does Non.E.S. mean??
Non-Negotiable
Essential
Skills

These are skills that are so important,
students must master them to be successful in the grade level math content.
AND
These skills help set students up for success in the NEXT grade level.
These skills are:

Got Non.E.S. ??

How do we support the Non. E. S.
for each grade level?
Math Power Words
High Frequency Skills
Math Fact Fluency
Math Games
Real World Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Math Connections

Third Grade

Power Words:
Line Plot, Product, Multiple, Unit, Array, Factor, Equivalent,
Estimate, Equation, Elapsed Time,
Capacity,
Quotient

Multiplication
and
Division

Fourth Grade

Power Words: Angle, Product, Multiple,
Factor, Divisor,
Dividend, Quotient, Decimal,
Fraction, Numerator,
Denominator, Capacity

Division
and
Fractions

Fifth Grade

Power Words: Order of Operations, GCF/LCM, Fraction, Decimal, Percent, Simplify,
Expression, Equation, Exponent, Variable,
Volume, Formula

Fractions and
Decimals

Problem of the Month 3-5
Try this problem with your students in the Exemplar format. Turn in awesome student work to the Math Coach’s mailbox. Great examples of student work will be displayed in the hallways.
“Regular Polygons”
The floor of a gazebo has the shape of a regular polygon. Each angle of the polygon measures 120°. What polygon describes the shape of the floor?
*** Increase or decrease difficulty by changing the number of degrees in the angles.

Problem of the Month K-2
* Try this problem with your students in the Exemplar format. Turn in awesome student work to the Math Coach’s mailbox. Great examples of student work will be displayed in the hallways.
“Handfuls of Money”
Larry and Mary each reached into a bag and grabbed a handful of coins. How can they figure out who has more money? Try this with a partner and share your thinking. Which one of you had more money in your handful?
*** Increase or decrease the difficulty depending on the types of coins the students use for the task.
(A copy of this is included on the back.)
(A copy of this is included on the back.)