Transcript 21 - Maths Mate

A teacher’s guide to the use of
MATH’S MATE
PART A: The materials available
PART B: A quick rundown of how the program works
J. B. Wright
PART A: The materials available
The Math’s Mate program is centered around a weekly worksheet. The sheets are bound in
student pads which are available for use by students from year 3 to year 10.
The Teacher Resource CD provides the student pad answers and extra material for
teachers. It covers all Math’s Mate student pads.
A typical START page on
the CD.
Skill Builder worksheets, which support the Math’s Mate questions, are available
from our website.
PART B: A quick rundown of how the program works
The Math’s Mate worksheet is completed.
Paul Wright
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[Percents]
Write as a percent:
23 out of 100.
Parents
sign the
work.
23%
21.
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[Substitution] *
If p = 9, find the
value of p + p - 5
13
30.
[Probability]
Tom has 6 quarters and 12 dimes
in his pocket. How many
coins does he need to take out
of his pocket to make sure
16
he has 4 quarters?
Students correct their work in class.
(Answers available on the Teacher Resource CD and in the Teacher Resource Book)
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Students color the boxes to
record their correct answers.
The student record keeping sheets are completed.
(Available in each Student Pad, Teacher Resource CD, Teacher Resource Book and online)
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Students may transfer the
colored boxes directly from
the worksheet to their
results sheet.
The class record keeping sheets are completed by the teacher.
(Available on the Teacher Resource CD, in the Teacher Resource Book and online)
Teachers are able to keep track of the
Skill Builders completed.
If a student is having difficulty with their problem solving strategies, then the
Problem Solving Hints and Solutions can be used by teachers to develop
students’ problem solving skills. (Available on the Teacher Resource CD and in the Teacher Resource Book)
Over successive weeks, weaknesses in particular skills become evident.
Skill Builder links
10 10 10 10 10.1
21 21 21 21 21.1
Where more than one
Skill Builder is
required, students
should complete the
lowest numbered
Skill Builder first.
Students identify the appropriate Skill Builder as listed on the student record keeping sheet.
Skill Builder 8.1
supports question 8
on Blue sheets
1.1
1.2
1.3 and
1.4
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8.1
The Skill Builder worksheet is completed. The Skill Builder supports students with
instructions, worked examples and practice questions.
8.1
MMBlue 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
MMGreen 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Skill Builder 8.1 supports
the first four sheets
from each term in Math’s Mate
Blue and the first four sheets
from term 1 and term 2
in Math’s Mate Green.
The Skill Builders also contain Glossary and Math Facts sections.
The Skill Builder is corrected. Math’s Mate Skill Builder answers are available
from our website.
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Answers
Tests are available, twice a term, covering the previous 4 Math’s Mate sheets.
(Available on the Teacher Resource CD and in the Teacher Resource Book)
Blue Test 1A
There are 2 tests,
A and B, to choose from.
Test results are maintained on the test record keeping sheets for easy reporting to
parents. (Available on the Teacher Resource CD and in the Teacher Resource Book)
Some skill areas that this
student might develop are:
[Fraction ×,÷]
[Substitution]
[Perimeter]
MATH’S MATE
Contact Us
Tom & Kathy Frick
Math’s Mate USA
PO Box 1050
Morrison, CO 80465
Phone
303 697 2073
[email protected]
Web
www.mathsmate.com
J. B. Wright