Hello Math Department!

This week I am working with my students on odds and even numbers!

The best way I figured to do this was by working  on grouping numbers in pairs of two. I provided M&M's for my students to keep it fun and a rewarding snack when the lesson is finished. I gave each student a handful of M&M's and asked them to put them in groups of two, then they had to tell me if they had an odd amount of M&M's or and even amount.

That's tis weeks lesson!

Emily Swain
Special Education: Mild-Moderate
K-12

Solving for X

One of the main concepts we will cover is solving for a variable, which is one of the basics of Algebra. This concept is key to build on as we will work up to harder, more advanced problems. Here is an example of one:

3x+8=24-6x+1x

The first thing you want to do is combine like terms

3x+8=24-5x

Next, move the number's with the variable(x) to one side, and the numbers without the variable to the other.

8x=16

Lastly, divide the 8 from both sides to get the x alone, and your answer will end up being...

x=2

You can check your work by plugging your answer back into the original equation for x.

Hello Math Department!

This week I started my students off with counting numbers. we started at 0 and worked our way to memorizing up the number 10 for now. all throughout the year we will be working together to memorize more and more numbers. my goal is to have my students be able to count all the way past 100.

I plan on doing this by using counting numbers on a number line and whole numbers on a number path. this will help students visually see the number they are counting with the number they are saying.

That's my game plan for this week!

Emily Swain
Special Education: Mild-Moderate
K-2

Quadratic Formula by RylanDaffin

The quadratic formula is used to factor polynomials that look like ax^2+bx+c

The Quadratic Formula

In an Equation like 2x^2 -3x+4

A= 2

B= -3

C=4

Plug into the equation and you can solve the factors are. This is a short example on how to solve using the formula for any additional help you can go to the link below. 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Quadratic_formula.svg

Slope intercept form Middle School Math

In a problem such as y=mx+b, the slope of the equation  is the m.
Ex: y=2x+4.
      m(or slope)= 2
Check out this video for more information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3spOO-m_Gg