Math Marvels Program

2008 – 2009 Schedule

Revised 09/09/09

 

Date                     

Lesson Plan

Teacher Instructions

Student Handout

September
14,15,16
Patterns   Handout #1
September
21,22,23
FCAT Sample Questions   Handout #40
September
28,29,30
Function Machines   Handout #41
October
5,6,7
Probability   Handout #4
October
12,13,14
Congruence and Similarity   Handout #31
October
19,20,21
Ordering Numbers   Handout #6
October
26,27,28
Constructing Duplexes Hands-on-Activity.Students need an 81/2 x 11" piece of white, non-lined paper, pencil, and crayons or colored pencils.  
November
2,3,4
Bar Graphs   Handout #33 (Contains 3 pages)
November
9,10
Algebra   Handout #10
 November
16,17,18
 Zip Code Math    Handout #37
November
23,24,25
Butterfiles Hands-on-Activity. Mr. G will send butterfly patterns to be copied for students. Students need a pencil, crayons or colored pencils, and scissors.  
Nov.30
Dec.1,2
Basics of Geometry Students need one 12" x 18" piece of light construction paper, a straight-edge, and a pencil. Students will also play a game of concentration with pictorial representations of various geometry terms.  
December
7,8,9
Angles Students need green, red, orange, and purple crayons or colored pencils. Students will also play concentration game for angles. Handout #28A

Handout #28B

December
14,15,16
24 Activity Students will be shown cards with nukber wheels on screen to solve. They need no handouts or materials for this lesson. Handout #7A

Handout #7B
Dec. 21-30 No Broadcasts due to Winter Break
January
4,5,6
Mental Math   Handout #14
January
11,12,13
Time   Handout #15A
January
25,26,27
Arrays   Handout #16A

Handout #16B

February
1,2,3
Pictographs   Handout #17
February
8,9,10
Gallon Boy/Girl Hands-on-Activity. Students need 4 pieces (each a different color) of construction paper measuring 6" x 9". They also need a large or small paper plate (preferably large), a pencil, crayons or colored pencils, glue, and scissors.  
February
16,17
Customary Linear Measurement Students also learn the song "An Inch Is Just An Inch" Handout #24
February
22,23,24
Rounding Customary Length Students will round to the nearest whole, half, and quarter inch. Handout #23
March
1,2,3
Fractions   Handout #29A

Handout #29B

 March 8-17  No Broadcasts due to FCAT Testing
March
22,23,24
Equivalent Fractions   Handout #19
March 29-31
April 5
No Broadcasts due to Spring Vacation
April 6,7 Digital Sums   Handout #11A

Handout #11B

April
12,13,14
Hawaiian Quilts Hands-on-Activity. Mr. G will send two squares for each student. Students will also need scissors, a pencil, glue or glue stick.  

 April
19,20,21

 No Broadcasts because Mr.G will be attending the National Mathematics Conference in San Diego, CA.
April
26,27,28
Creating Angles on an Analog Clock Students need to bring a ruler or straight-edge to create hands. Handout #35A

Handout #35B

May
3,4,5
Fact Families & Algebra   Handout #18
May
10,11,12
Simplifying Fractions   Handout #20
May
17,18,19
Tessellations Hands-on-Activity. Mr. G will send a square for each student for the creation of a pattern. Students also need a white piece of Xerox paper, crayons or colored pencils.