Math

=Reflection=

I can teach:
Unit 1 and 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8
 * turn exponential notation into a regular multiplication problems and vice versa,
 * solve a problem with exponents,
 * find and identify prime and composite numbers,
 * know the basic multiplication facts with rapid recall,
 * use divisibility tests to find factors and divisors,
 * read and write whole numbers through billions and decimals through thousandths,
 * factor numbers,
 * add and subtract whole numbers and decimals,
 * convert between inches, feet, and yards,
 * identify place value of a digit,
 * make a magnitude estimate,
 * explain why it is useful to make a magnitude estimate,
 * find the landmarks in a data set: maximum, minimum, range, and mode,
 * writing an open number sentence to represent a problem,
 * squaring and "unsquaring" numbers,
 * identify place value digits in numbers to billions,
 * identify right, obtuse, and acute angles,
 * use a protractor to measure angles,
 * identify right, isosceles, equilateral, scalene triangles,
 * use the geometry template to draw right, isosceles, and scalene triangles,
 * identify polygons,
 * make patterns tessellate,
 * find multiples, and use them to rename numbers,
 * know and use multiplication facts, related division facts, and extended facts,
 * divide using friendly numbers strategy with partial-quotients algorithm,
 * divide using an "at least...not more than strategy" with the partial-quotients algorithm,
 * make magnitude estimates to correctly place the decimal point in quotients,
 * measure and draw line segments to the nearest 1/2 inch,
 * estimate distances using a map scale,
 * write an open number sentence for number stories,
 * determine what to do with a remainder,
 * Find equivalent fractions
 * Convert between fractions and mixed numbers
 * Convert fractions to percents
 * Read a circle graph
 * Create a circle graph
 * Read a stem-and-leaf
 * Make a stem-and-leaf
 * Find a common denominator
 * Add and subtract fractions
 * Convert fractions to decimals and percents
 * Rounding
 * Read and understand scientific notation (powers of 10)
 * Understand and use exponential notation
 * Add and subtract negative numbers
 * Understand and use Order of Operations
 * Convert among fractions, decimals, and percents
 * Find common denominators
 * Order and compare fractions
 * Use an algorithm to subtract mixed numbers with like denominators
 * Use an algorithm to add mixed numbers
 * Convert between fractions and mixed or whole numbers
 * Find a percent of a number
 * Use an algorithm to multiply fractions and mixed numbers

I need to practice:
I all around enjoy math. It is my passion because I like the problem solving aspect of it. I like the challenge and like that often times there is more than one way to get to the correct answer. Some I like and some I like less. My favorite part of math is geometry.