Friday, August 12, 2011

6th Grade Math Recipe:

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WEEK 1
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Monday:
  • Read Introduction (Fundamentals book) x-xii
Tuesday:
  • Read Foundations (Fundamentals book) 4-7
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 2-4

Wednesday: [NUMBERLINE]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 8-9
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 5-7
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 10-11

Thursday: [ORDER OF OPERATIONS]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 12-13
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 8-11
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 14-15
Friday: [NUMBER PROPERTIES]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 16-17
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 12-14
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 18-19

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WEEK 2
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Monday: Your Choice
  • Study Hall
Tuesday: [TRANSLATING WORDS & MATH]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 20-21
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 15-17
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 22-23
Wednesday: [TRANSLATING MIXED OPERATIONS]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 24-25
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 18-20
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 26-27
Thursday: [PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 28-29
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 21-25
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 30-31
Friday: Your Choice
  • Study Hall
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WEEK 3
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Monday: [IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN WORD PROBLEMS]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 32-33
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 26-28
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 34-35
Tuesday: [ESTIMATION AND REASONABLENESS]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages36-37
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 29-32
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 38-39
Wednesday: [PRECISION]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 40-41
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 33-35
  • Do Problem Set (Fundamentals book) Pages 42-43
Thursday: [REVIEW]
  • Do Topic (Fundamentals book) Pages 44-45
  • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 36-37
    Friday: [CHECKPOINT]
    • Do Guide (Student Guide book) Pages 38-39
      How I explained this to my student: the school bought the Fundamentals book, the teacher saw it, and created the guide book to explain the gap between the Topic and the Problem Set, he said that makes a lot of sense.
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