Math Practice Problems

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Problems presented in the web site are recommended for student use to communicate (in written form) understanding of math content. They are organized by grade level followed by strands: numbers, measurement, geometry, algebra, data (statistics/probability), logic, and strategies. These problems may be printed and used for educational purposes. Questions should be directed to Donna Buck (c/o Michelle Reid).

Why Students Should Write in Math Class

Writing should be an integral part of teaching all subjects. Writing is used as a tool to help students think about ideas.

Progress has been slow in the area of writing in mathematics. Mathematics is seen as a subject that communicates through the manipulation of symbols in orderly ways, not as one that uses words to express ideas. This view is unfortunate - and misleading.

The process of writing requires gathering, organizing, and clarifying thoughts. It demands finding out what you know and don't know. It calls for thinking clearly. Similarly, doing mathematics depends on gathering, organizing, and clarifying thoughts, finding out what you know and don't know, and thinking clearly. Although the final representation of a mathematical pursuit looks very different from the final product of a writing effort, the mental journey is, at its base, the same - making sense of an idea and presenting it effectively.

Writing can assist math instruction in two ways - by helping children make sense of mathematics and by helping teachers understand what children are learning.

Resources

National Virtual Library
Math Tools
Annenberg Videos
PBS Mathline

Math.com
NEIR TECH
Rainforest Math

Resources that are Strand Specific

Numbers

Geometry

Measurement

Algebra

Data & Probability

Computation in Grades K-7

	K	1		2	3		4	5		6			7
Whole Number Addition and Subtraction	C		P		M		-	-		-			-
Whole Number Multiplication	-	-		C		P	M	-		-			-
Whole Number Division	-	-		C		P		M		-			-
Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction	-	-		-	-		-	C	P	M			-
Fraction and Decimal: Multiplication and Division	-	-		-	-		-	-		C	P	M	-
Integer Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division	-	-		-	-		-	-		-			C	P	M
Positive and Negative Rational Numbers: All Operations	-	-		-	-		-	-		-			C	P	M

C	Development of Conceptual understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
P	Development of Procedures including fact fluency and algorithms
M	Expectations of Mastery of concepts and procedures

Basic Facts

Quick recall of addition and subtraction facts is developed at grade one and brought to mastery at grade two.
Quick recall of multiplication and division facts is developed at grade three and brought to mastery at grade four.

Inclusion of Standard Algorithms

	2	3	4	5	6
Whole Number Addition and Subtraction			-	-	-
Whole Number Multiplication	-	-		-	-
Whole Number Division	-	-	-		-
Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction	-	-	-		-
Fraction and Decimal Multiplication and Division	-	-	-	-