Math 246: Mathematics for Elementary Education I

e-mail the teacher: laurel.langford@uwrf.edu

Projected schedule (and announcements)

Week of Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
1/23

Start unit on sets, patterns and functions. Set intersections, etc.
Read the notes on this page, and do this worksheet (due Weds)

 Sets and language:
Read and do the practice problems, then do this worksheet to turn in on Friday		 Set notation
Read notes
Worksheet for Monday		 Problem solving with set notation. Solve problems on the Venn Diagrams page at NLVM (record your answers on this sheet--due Monday).
Extra set practice problems (optional)
1/30

Functions, tables and graphs
Read this
Assignment: Fill in the answer sheet for the L-pattern and a pattern you make up. Your made up pattern must be ready tomorrow. Turn in the complete assn on Wednesday.

 Models for addition, subtraction and multiplication. Deductive and inductive explainations for function rules
Read the notes part 1, part 2
Do the homework

Function rules
Go to the applets page on Wisweb.  Scroll down and open up Spotting Numbers Problems.
2/6 Growing patterns in grades 2-4. Handout. Assignment: make a sequence puzzle like the one at the bottom of the page and bring it to class on Wednesday Pattern block sequences grades 2-4.  Handout. Assignment: make up your own pattern block  problem sequence with questions like those in #1-5. Due Friday. What does an equals sign mean?

Study by practicing with these "=" sign questionsReview Venn diagrams by looking at your past assignments while watching these videos
Then do some more practice problems (optional)

2/13 Problem solving with Venn diagrams. Venn diagrams problems Practice and review Exam 1 CGI: problem types and problem solving strategies.
Resources: a lesson on Join and PPW problems, and a lesson on Join and Separate problems
2/20 Resources from today: Start unknown, change unknown and result unknown problems.  Video review part 1: join; part 2: separate. Homework: write one each of SRU, SCU and SSU word problems.      
2/27 Multidigit addition and subtraction     CGI Multiplication and division
3/5       Exam 2
3/12 Spring Break    
3/19 More whole number concepts and operations Multidigit multiplication and division    
3/26        
4/2        
4/9       Exam 3
4/16 Geometry      
4/23        
4/30        
5/7   Final Exam 5/8 7:45 am