Using tangible or printable Montessori manipulatives, students get a solid mathematical foundation by delving deeply into number sense in a hands-on manner from numbers 11 to 9,999.  Mathematically literate kids develop a passion for the subject, and I want my pupils to interact with math in a practical setting where they feel comfortable trying new things, making errors, and growing from them.  Each lesson starts with a calendar time that is routine-oriented in order to foster confidence, numerical fluency, and connections within the class.   Engaging activities such as games, music, and mathematics talks allow pupils to naturally apply concepts.

We deal with place value, basic and advanced multiplication, division, geometry, measurement, skip counting, patterns, fractions, telling time, money, and working with data and graphing. We also work with addition and subtraction with and without regrouping (static and dynamic addition).  As we go through them together, students must have the real manipulatives (or a downloadable version) with them.  A second camera is utilized in the classroom to display the teacher's desk so that students may be guided step-by-step through challenges as they become more independent.  This course can be taken for a first or second grade math class, or it can be used as a refresher of first grade math.  Every week of classes is different, and students can attend for the whole year or only the weeks they require.