Kim’s new class gives grades 3-5 teachers powerful math content instruction and comprehension that will effectively improve students’ understanding in a standards-based math classroom. This class uses brain-based research to teach the content in five emphasis areas­—properties of numbers, access to basic facts, achieving math fact fluency, properties of shapes, and proportional reasoning. 

Kim Sutton will model strategies that give elementary students a strong foundation for algebraic thinking.   She will also focus on instruction in properties of numbers which include even and odd attributes, multiples, factors, digital roots for divisibility rules, place value properties, rounding of numbers, and number use in the real world. Kim is very excited about this class and has created many new ideas, games, songs, stories, and “hands-on” activities.  Participants will receive a huge handout along with a powerful toolkit of materials. 

Participants will:

·         Build new mathematical knowledge through five areas of emphasis.

·         Learn brain-based research and techniques for teaching critical mathematical content.

·         Explore titles of powerful children’s literature that model critical thinking strategies.

·         Experience new and classic management “treasures” that assist in creating a visual connection to math content in the classroom.

·         Learn the connection between proportional reasoning and all areas of mathematical content.

Scissors, markers, scotch tape and a stapler will be needed for full involvement in this hands-on workshop.