Math Masters Online Kids Academy with Shelby Gonzalez

𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉⁣
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Number Ninjas is all things Place Value & Number Sense! ⁣
It is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 for math learning! 🙌🏾⁣
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The 𝟻 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 include lessons on:⁣
🤍 White Belt⁣
✏️ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀⁣
✏️ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 & 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀⁣
✏️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 & 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 ⁣
💚 Green Belt⁣
✏️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 ⁣
🧡 Orange Belt⁣
✏️ 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬 & 𝟭𝟬𝟬⁣
💜 Purple Belt⁣
✏️ 𝗔𝗱𝗱 & 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀⁣
🖤 Black Belt⁣
✏️ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⁣
✏️ 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁. & 𝗗𝗶𝘃. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 ⁣
✏️ 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬 & 𝟭𝟬𝟬⁣
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𝘕𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘴 is great for⁣
🥷🏿 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 ready to work 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 grade-level standards⁣
🥷🏿 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 for 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 learning, curriculum 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, or students needing 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, or 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 ⁣
🥷🏿 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 ready for 4 & 5-digit number work & multiplicative reasoning ⁣
🥷🏿 𝟰𝘁𝗵-𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 who need to go back to 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 to build upon ⁣
🥷🏿 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 who need 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 they can 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 & rely on⁣
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🌟 𝘍𝘶𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴⁣
🌟 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 ⁣
🌟 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴⁣
🌟 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴⁣
🌟 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 ⁣
🌟 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘖𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨⁣
🌟 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩⁣
🌟 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 ⁣
🌟 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱! ⁣
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A day out with my momma! 💕 We had the best little day together. I am so very blessed! 🥰

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵?🙄⁣
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𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩?⁣
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝟻: 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯⁣
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What happened to being able to solve a problem correctly and moving on to the next problem?⁣
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Why are kids having to explain their thinking so often?⁣
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There are really two parts to this.⁣
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1️⃣st, when students explain their answer, it helps the teacher or parent know what they were thinking to get the answer.⁣
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Far too often students have the correct answer and actually are solving completely wrong, just guessed, copied their neighbor, got lucky, and so on! ⁣
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We don’t want to praise the correct answer when there was no thinking behind it & the child has no idea how to actually do the math.⁣
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Having students explain their thinking allows us to catch those mistakes and help the students that need help and are really good at covering it up.⁣
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2️⃣nd, having students explain their reasoning or justify their answer, helps them understand their own thinking and helps them catch their own mistakes.⁣
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I cannot tell you how many times a student has an “aha” moment while explaining to me what they did. They are smart and they know how to solve. They often make silly mistakes or have a fumble in their reasoning. ⁣
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Justifying their work helps them to find those mistakes on their own and learn from them without being or . They learn and remember much more when they discover things on their own!⁣
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So, next time your child rolls their eyes when they are asked to explain, help them see that it does not have to be a paragraph long, or a difficult task.⁣
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Justification is there to help them think deeper and to ensure they really understand the math!⁣
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Is your 3rd grader struggling in math? I would love to help! Click the link in my bio to join my waitlist for Math Masters Online Kids Academy!⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵?⁣
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝟺: 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯🗣⁣
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A big shift in math is the discussion.⁣
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Students often discuss their thinking before, during and after a problem.⁣
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Discussion is key because it allows children to verbalize their thinking to others and hear others’ thinking.⁣
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It allows them to then analyze others’ thinking along with their own and make sense of it, reason about it, and decide what makes sense, how it makes sense, and how they could adjust their own thinking. ⁣
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Students usually learn best from each other. They have a way of explaining things to each other that makes so much more sense to them.💃🏼🕺🏼⁣
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The discussion a class can have allows this to happen.⁣
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When we were doing 25 of the same kinds of problems over and over again, there was no discussion. We were either doing 25 problems correctly, or we were doing 25 problems incorrectly.⁣
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Now, students can begin a problem with some discussion to get them thinking. They can then think on their own, use models, and struggle and strive. Then, they have another support of their peers and their teacher through more discussion.⁣
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All this talking is not providing too much support though! By no means does this dumb-down the process. Instead, it is pushing students to think more critically, take their time, and learn from each other. ⁣
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It also allows all students to feel successful and confident! This is key because students who do not feel successful and confident don’t enjoy learning, and therefore often struggle.⁣
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In my program I made sure I built in an opportunity for my students to discuss their thinking! Each month, we have a tutoring call to solve problems together and ask questions. Students will collaborate to deepen their understanding and to adjust any misunderstandings they have.⁣
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Ready to help your 3rd grader in math? Join my waitlist by clicking the link in my bio!⁣
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𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴??!! 😩⁣
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What’s new about math?⁣
Part 3: Strategies and Models⁣
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Students use 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 to think about math in their head. Then, they use 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 to show that math on paper.⁣
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But, why do they learn so many models? Isn't it more confusing for them?⁣
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Simply put models allow:⁣
•confidence⁣
•them to show and explain their thinking⁣
•reasoning⁣
•all students to be successful on any given math task⁣
•them to reason about others’ thinking⁣
•them to see and learn from mistakes⁣
•freedom⁣
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Models build their ability to make sense of numbers & problems, understand operations, use reasonableness, see patterns, and more!⁣
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Models help students SEE the numbers in a variety of ways. They make math more concrete. ⁣
So, what exactly are models?⁣
It is basically how they can show their work on paper.⁣
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•Concrete (hands-on) objects⁣
•Acting out the problem⁣
•Pictures (models)⁣
•Number lines⁣
•Equations⁣
•Rules and patterns⁣
•Number bonds⁣
•Tens frames⁣
And so many more! It is ANY way that a student can write down what they are thinking.⁣
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Next time your child is learning yet another way to model their thinking, remember, it is helping students see how they can show their thinking.⁣
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Several students could use the same strategy to solve but may model it in different ways.⁣
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This is part of the beauty of math! There are many ways to arrive at the same answer. Gone are the days of watching the teacher do something and then doing that same thing 25 times or more until you have it memorized! ⁣
Hallelujah, our children get to think and learn in their own unique way that makes sense to them🙌🏾!⁣
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Do you need help understanding all the strategies and models?⁣
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Join my waitlist for Math Masters Online Kids Academy by clicking the link in my bio! ⁣
I am creating a program to help 3rd graders with math at home with lots of parent support too!⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵?⁣
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 2: 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴⁣
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Parents are frustrated while helping their child with math. This series intends to explain what is new about math so parents can better understand how math is being taught today.⁣
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Many teachers use math tasks.⁣
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This is one problem that students will work on through a math period. ⁣
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Math tasks should be “low floor, high ceiling”. This means two things:⁣
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⬇️ Low floor = There are many “entry points” to the problem. This allows students of varying current ability to begin working on the problem in some way.⁣
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⬆️ High ceiling = the problem can extend to high levels. This means students that work faster or are more advanced in their mathematical thinking will not get “bored” quickly or finish too fast.⁣
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The point of the math task is not only to allow all students to be able to work toward solving while still challenging those who need it, but also to provide an opportunity for rich, deep mathematical discussions.⁣
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During discussion, teachers will call on particular students in a particular order based on what they saw them completing. ⁣
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Students will be asked to explain their own reasoning, examine each others’ reasoning and justify. They will be asked to think deeply and critically not only about their own work, but about others’.⁣
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This discussion is where the magic happens. Oftentimes this leads to students discovering or uncovering a pattern, rule, definition, or idea about math. Students not only now know the new knowledge, but they understand it.⁣
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When done correctly, the students are leading most of the conversation.⁣
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Whoever is talking the most is doing the most learning.⁣
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So, next time you are helping your child with math, I want you to remember one thing: who is doing most of the talking?⁣
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I’d love to help you and your child with math! Math Masters Online Kids Academy will launch soon! Click the link in my bio to join the waitlist!⁣
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𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵?🧐⁣
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Part 1: The math itself is not new at all.⁣
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What is new is the way we teach and learn math.⁣
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Students are now encouraged to:⁣
🤓Think deeply about math⁣
🤓Find patterns on their own⁣
🤓Describe and justify their understanding⁣
🤓Examine the reasoning of others’ thinking⁣
🤓Determine how they can apply patterns, rules or strategies to new situations⁣
🤓Approach problems with an open mind and a multitude of strategies they can use⁣
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I KNOW it is difficult for us as parents!⁣
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I am an expert in 3rd grade math, but let me tell you that 1st grade math my son is doing is NO JOKE!⁣
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Like, excuse me?! We are just in 1st grade, aren’t we?⁣
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They are 6 for goodness sake!⁣
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But, I must digress, because I know what he is learning is building up to what I teach and far beyond that. ⁣
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There is a valid argument that what is being taught at young ages can be developmentally inappropriate for young learners, but aside from that, the deep critical thinking they are doing is invaluable.⁣
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So, let’s begin this year embracing the “new math” and learning how to help our children positively, rather than aiding them in hating math by bad-mouthing it ourselves. ⁣
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I am building Math Masters Online Kids Academy to help parents and children alike embrace math, build confidence, and improve their grades. It is time children feel ready for the next grade level of math and beyond! I build the foundation they need in 3rd grade.⁣
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Click the link in my bio to join my waitlist!⁣
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