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Q: What do upper-elementary students learn for Math?
I'm applying to be a math teacher for this online forum. It's a game where mothers bring their child (game child) to the forum, and role-play, example- Randi: What are fractions?!, Teacher: Fractions are----explanation. Not that I do not understand math. Math is my favorite and strongest subject. It's that for the application the principle wants the teacher to make a lesson plan (curriculum) for I guess the whole year? I just don't know what upper-elementary students are supposed to be learning. Upper-elementary = 4th-5th grade.

A: Go to your state's Board of Education web site and look up the benchmarks for math. Pay special attention to the indicators that are state tested. According to the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, here are the curriculum focal points from the national standards. _________4th grade:____________ *Number and Operations and Algebra: Developing quick recall of multiplication facts and related division facts and fluency with whole number multiplication. *Number and Operations: Developing an understanding of decimals, including the connections between fractions and decimals. *Measurement: Developing an understanding of area and determining the areas of two-dimensional shapes. Connections to the Focal Points *Algebra: Students continue identifying, describing, and extending numeric patterns involving all operations and nonnumeric growing or repeating patterns. Through these experiences, they develop an understanding of the use of a rule to describe a sequence of numbers or objects. *Geometry: Students extend their understanding of properties of two-dimensional shapes as they find the areas of polygons. They build on their earlier work with symmetry and congruence in grade 3 to encompass transformations, including those that produce line and rotational symmetry. By using transformations to design and analyze simple tilings and tessellations, students deepen their understanding of two-dimensional space. *Measurement: As part of understanding two-dimensional shapes, students measure and classify angles. *Data Analysis: Students continue to use tools from grade 3, solving problems by making frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs, and line plots. They apply their understanding of place value to develop and use stem-and-leaf plots. *Number and Operations: Building on their work in grade 3, students extend their understanding of place value and ways of representing numbers to 100,000 in various contexts. They use estimation in determining the relative sizes of amounts or distances. Students develop understandings of strategies for multidigit division by using models that represent division as the inverse of multiplication, as partitioning, or as successive subtraction. By working with decimals, students extend their ability to recognize equivalent fractions. Students’ earlier work in grade 3 with models of fractions and multiplication and division facts supports their understanding of techniques for generating equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions. ________5th grade:___________ *Number and Operations and Algebra: Developing an understanding of and fluency with division of whole numbers. *Number and Operations: Developing an understanding of and fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. *Geometry and Measurement and Algebra: Describing three-dimensional shapes and analyzing their properties, including volume and surface area. Connections to the Focal Points *Algebra: Students use patterns, models, and relationships as contexts for writing and solving simple equations and inequalities. They create graphs of simple equations. They explore prime and composite numbers and discover concepts related to the addition and subtraction of fractions as they use factors and multiples, including applications of common factors and common multiples. They develop an understanding of the order of operations and use it for all operations. *Measurement: Students’ experiences connect their work with solids and volume to their earlier work with capacity and weight or mass. They solve problems that require attention to both approximation and precision of measurement. *Data Analysis: Students apply their understanding of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals as they construct and analyze double-bar and line graphs and use ordered pairs on coordinate grids. *Number and Operations: Building on their work in grade 4, students extend their understanding of place value to numbers through millions and millionths in various\ contexts. They apply what they know about multiplication of whole numbers to larger numbers. Students also explore contexts that they can describe with negative numbers (e.g., situations of owing money or measuring elevations above and below sea level).

Q: What is an example of socialism for elementary students?
My students are going to be doing a debate on socialism in a few weeks. I can explain to older students, but for fifth graders the concept is hard to grasp. Does anyone have any examples that these students could understand?

A: Of course, Animal Farm would be far too complex, but you could launch off of Orwell's idea and use animals somehow.

Q: How do you enhance comprehension in elementary students?
How can I get students to understand what they are reading? It's one thing to get them to read with accuracy, but how can I get them to understand?

A: First, are the fluent readers? Sometimes the students decoding gets in the way. If the reading is too slow and labored, and each word takes some time, then there is no room left in the brain for comprehension. It is typically, however, that a 2nd grade reader and above can begin to concentrate on comprehension. I just took a class towards my reading specialist degree at UVA. We were given over 50 strategies that have to do with reading comprehension and/or comprehension of other materials. It doesn't look like we can post documents on here - so if you want it email me by going through my profile. I'm not sure of your training, but if you are a teacher then I'm sure you've heard scaffolding a lot. That means you provide the support they need to start figuring things out on their own. Two of the strategies that I plan to try in my 2nd grade classroom next year are Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) and Question Answer Relationships (QAR). In DRTA the teacher reads a book aloud and stops throughout to help the students anticipate, predict, and confirm/modify their ideas. Through this think aloud process the students' brains start clicking into the same types of questions when they are reading on their own. With QAR you teach the student that there are 4 basic types of comprehension questions. They are: 1. right there; 2. think and search 3. on my own 4. author and me. The skill set for these gets harder as you walk through that order. By making students aware of these root questions, they are better able to tackle how they plan to answer the question. There are so many more great ones in the document. So I highly recommend you get in touch!

Q: Where can I find volunteer work related to teaching elementary students in the southern california area?
I'm looking for any type of volunteer work related to teaching in elementary level that i could apply to in the southern california area. if anyone knows of a website, or where i can do that, it would be very helpful, thanks

A: Call the local School district office and ask them what type of volunteer positions they have in their elementary schools. They always need help in the cafeteria, library, assisting teachers in the classroom, school office, after school programs, etc.

Q: What is a good health lesson to teach elementary students?
I need to present a lesson for a class I am taking about how to teach health education in the elementary classroom. I had one to do on germs but we got in groups today and someone in my group did that. I don't want to look like I am copying and the teacher wanted us all to do different topics. Someone already did the food pyramid and someone did sleeping habits and another was on substance abuse. I am running low on ideas of topics to teach on health. Any guidance would help me so much...thanks so much!!!

A: what love ish.

Q: I need a lesson plan for elementary students for the song tarentella?
I'm and education major and in my elementary music class we're doing multicultural presentations and my group is doing Italy, I'm doing the music part and I chose the tarentella, i was wondering what kind of lesson i could do with the song....teaching the dance is too hard. thanks! tarentella means taranchula(a spider) in italian. the song is about a spider.

A: Who's Tarantella? I may be able to help.

Q: How do I teach elementary students about Car Insurance at Career Day?
I am attending Career Day at the local school (grades K-6th) to educate them about the Insurance business. I have 8 minutes for each presentation and would like to keep it exciting to get kids interested in Insurance. What would you think a child would consider as exciting about this career? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

A: I would relate it something that they have in their world. Talk about insuring a Wii, XBox or bicycle. Tell them in a story-like way. Remember to smile and just tell them the basics!

Q: How much is the study fees for international students in elementary and secondary schools in Canada ?
How much is the study fees for international students in elementary and secondary schools studying in english schools in Canada , Montreal ?

A: Try these links: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/2000033a.pdf http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/telaviv/study-en.asp http://internationaleducation.wlu.edu/workabroad/teaching.htm

Q: What type of Father's Day craft activity ideas can you suggest for elementary students?
I work with students 3rd, 4th & 5th grade who are educational delayed and some are even developmentally delayed.

A: you could contact the national arbour day foundation and get free trees to give to the fathers for the kids and dads to plant together... a tree of life- every year the child gets bigger and so does the tree! you could have the kids bring in a photo of them with dad when they were little (or have dad come in for one taken now with his child) and have the kids frame it in a frame they make out of craft foam and buttons, fabric paint, markers, foam designs, etc... you can have the kids make their dad's personalized sweat shirts or t shirts... put their hand prints on them or a picture of them with dad (use iron on transfer that you can print in the printer on your computer, then scan a picture into it and print in reverse onto the iron on transfer paper) the kids can write something like "worlds greatest dad" on it and make sure they put the date on them you can have the kids make stepping stones to accent by the front door of their home... someone from a garden center or nursery could possibly come assist you with this project... add the child's name, age, and the date of father's day "For my husband's first Father's Day, I wanted to make fun of the traditional gift. So I took a solid-colored tie and used fabric paint to write, 'Daddy, for all you say and all you do, you deserve a hand or two.' Using the same paint, mixed with a little water, I made my son's handprints on the bottom of the tie. It was a big hit!" — Jodie, Pa. good luck with your class project! susan

Q: For all the teachers who work with elementary school students?>>>>>>>?
what has been your experience working with little elementary schoolers?? are they fun? do they put smiles on your face? what reflections do you have know about: the way they learn, they way they share ideas with others, their behavior? ***Overall, I'm looking for a reflection on your students and how that affected you.

A: I now work in middle school, but previously taught elementary for four years. I loved their energy- they were mostly eager to learn and share EVERYTHING they knew. The students all have different learning styles- some need to hear it, some need to see it, but they generally all like to DO things. Hands-on learning can be one of the most effective learning strategies in the classroom.

Q: What would be a good movie to show elementary students about Hispanic Heritage?
I want to show a movie dealing with their hispanic roots.

A: Born In East L.A.