Yulduzian,+Joan

Hello, I'm Joan Yulduzian and I have been a special education teacher in the Brandywine school district for 27 years. I have been a full inclusion teacher for the last two years. Lessons in learning math facts in a fun and efficient way PART ONE: The overall advantage of these lessons is to help students with their basic facts in math so that it is easier to the higher order processes of math. My students count on their fingers and do not have an understanding of the concepts of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. We will access websites that will use games to do the basic math facts in a fun way, we will use timed tests and group methods to test the facts. Competition as in computer games intrigues students to out do their partners and gives reasons to better their scores. As the students learn these facts their scores in math and their understanding of multiple-step problems will become much better. Right now we give two-minute drills before class but no time is spent to remediate these weaknesses. I would pull them from specials or use the resource time at least two days a week. These skills need improvement in order to access the higher order of thinking. PART TWO: To get the students more fluid in their math facts and to make math proccess easier. In the past I would use math worksheets or drill cards to help the students reinforce their math facts. Today I will use technology like the interenet to help the students find math exciting and stimulating. The websites I will direct the students to use are: [|www.mathisfun.com]; [|www.mathplayground.com].
 * __ Step 1: Determine the relative advantage of these lessons. __**

Step Two: 1. The students will be able to do 1through 5 multiple facts in five minutes with 95% accuracy. 2. The students will be able to answer 6 through 8 multiplication facts in four minutes with 95% accuracy. 3. The students will be able to answer 8 through 9 multiplication facts in three minutes with 95% accuracy.

Step Three: 1. Students will be taken to the computer lab. 2. Students will take a pre- assesment test to determine where they are in their fact knowledge. 3. Students will then be directed to the web site to begin interaction with the various multiplication games and activities. 4. Students will take a post test after the practice games are over to see how they have improved.

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