As our world changes in education, it is sometimes hard to keep with with the times and with what is expected of our students. Every year, it seems, students are expected to know more and more. This makes it hard for a teacher to cover all the material that is expected of them and still have the students understand it. We want our students to not only know the material for their test, but we want them to fully understand and be able to transfer the material they have learned. That is our job as teachers. In math, this can be difficult especially as you get further up in elementary school.
Students seemed to have trouble with certain concepts and skills and need more time to review these concepts. This is especially helpful for tests, quizzes, standardized tests, state tests, and having these skills for the next year. The idea is to have Daily Math everyday at the beginning of the class. It only takes 3-5 minutes at the beginning of class to work on one or two problems a day. I know time is everything, but it allows the student time to get settled at his or her desk and start to think about math and how to solve the problems. Correcting is usually done the next day, so you correct two days at a time. It only takes a few moments and it is a good way to review material that is hard for students and will help them learn the material. The format that I have come up with can be adjusted for all grade levels and you can continually change it each week. Once you have done this for one school year, you can use the same for the next year if that works or you can continuously change it depending on the needs of the children. Some weeks, I have changed it to go with a certain concept or skill. The one I have shown is for a fifth grade class, but it includes some hard areas that students really have trouble with. Division and multiplication are still areas that they struggle with. I also attach graph paper for them to work on the problems. The last idea that I use with this is some weeks I will have points assigned to the task. If they make some many points then we play a fun math game that they love. Enjoy.
Daily Math
Name ______________________________________
Monday
1. 4.53 * 18 = __________________ * = multiplication
2. What is the value of x that makes the equation below true?
x / 6 = 9 / = division
A. 3
B. 15
C. 54
D. 48
Tuesday
1. 1,620 / 36 = _____________ / = division
2. Which number is 50 thousand greater than 349,205?
A. 349,255
B. 354,205
C. 399,205
D. 649,205
Wednesday
1. 142 + 165 = _____________
2. Which term best describes an angle with a measure of 100 degrees?
A. acute
B. obtuse
C. right
D. straight
Thursday
1. 57.09 + 258.08 = ____________
2. Five spools hold 1,750 feet of wire and each spool holds the same amount of wire. Which of the following could be used to determine how much wire is on three spools?
A. (1,750 / 5) * 3 / = division * = multiplication
B. (1,750 * 3) / 5
C. 3 * 1,750 * 5
D. (1,750 - 5) * 3
Friday
1. 652 - 275 = ____________
2. In 2004, the price of a tennis racquet was $85.00. If the price of the racquet increases $1.50 each year over ten years, in what year will the tennis racquet cost $92.50?
A. 2007
B. 2009
C. 2011
D. 2012
