Inspiring a Love For Math
Presentation on Singapore math given by Master Educator and
St. Andrew's Academy teacher, Leigh Anderson
Tuesday, October 16, 2008
7:00 PM
| Grade Level LearningIn addition to our other programs, this year St. Andrew’s Academy has received much attention for our adoption of the Singapore Math program. The Singapore Math program has been recognized internationally for the high achievement that its participants have achieved.
The following descriptions are samples of the curriculum across St. Andrew’s Academy.
* First Grade
* Second Grade
* Third Grade
* Enrichment ClustersFIRST GRADELanguage Arts
* Alphabetize to 2nd letter
* Manage materials, assignments, & homework
* Work independently, ask for help when needed
* Differentiate between question & comment
* Attend to teacher-directed lessons
Listening/Speaking
* Follow 3 step directions
* Wait for a turn, raise hand before speaking
* Tell a story, recite a poem, give a report
* Ask relevant questions
Reading
* Long and short vowels
* High frequency words
* Follow-up projects
* Plays, reports, art projects, artifacts
* Reading strategies
* Develop decoding skills
* Main idea, predict outcomes, character analysis, conflict & resolution sequence
* Guided reading
Writing
o Journals, stories, how-to’s, research report, letters
o Beginning, middle, end
o Poetry
o Handwriting Without Tears printing
Phonics
+ Sound-letter relationships, initial, medial, final consonants, 2-letter blends, digraph, long, short vowel sounds
Vocabulary
+ Root words, plurals, verb ending, possessives, contractions, & compound words
Grammar
*Capitalization
*End punctuation
Science
Life Science
*Classification of animals; exploration of each major vertebrate group
*Human senses – function and importance of sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell
Physical Science
* Balance and motion
Earth Science
* Air and weather
Media & Technology
Technology
* Identify computer parts, turn machine on/off
* Insert CD, open, save a file, quit an application
* Drawing, word processing
* Equipment care
* Media Center
* Identify specific locations in library
* Choose and check out appropriate books, tapes, videos, and CDs
* Spanish
* Greetings and saying goodbye
* Understanding and following commands
* Classroom Objects
* Count 1 – 20
* Understand and use many useful expressions
* Colors
* Days of the Week
* Parts of the Body
* Traditional songs, rhymes and games
* Cultural Studies
Music
* Identify upward, downward, repeating, pitches
* Develop a repertoire of children’s songs, folk, and musical games
* Identify the classroom instruments, develop playing techniques
* Play rhythm patterns on a variety of pitched and non-pitched instruments
* Improvise responses to musical stimuli
* Apply rhythmic symbols (ta, ti-ti, etc.)
* Identify meters, rhythmic and melodic motifs and phrases
* Distinguish beat from rhythm
* Identify simple forms such as same or different
* Demonstrate basic loco motor and non-loco motor movement
* Participate in a variety of musical games and simple folk dances
* Explore and contrast the singing games of various cultures
Mathematics
* Number notation and place values up to 100
* Cardinal and ordinal numbers
* Comparing and ordering
* Addition and subtraction of numbers within 100
* Multiplication of numbers whose product is not greater than 40
* Division of numbers not greater than 20
* Measurement in length
* Measurement in nonstandard units
* Dollars and cents – identifying coin value
* Addition and subtraction of money
* Constructing, reading, and interpreting picture graphs
* Make change for a dollar
* Shapes
* Patterning and predicting outcomes
* Time to hour and half hour
Social Studies
Shelter
* Understand and explain the need for shelter
* Compare shelters
* Connect learning in literature, drama, & art
Community
* Maps and mapping
* Locating specific areas
* Gather information about the neighborhood, city, and state
Celebration
* Learn about and compare the celebration of others & ourselves
* Religious holidays; National holidays
* Family celebrations; Birthdays
* Traditions/Cultures
Heroes
* Recognize & appreciate the contributions of men, women, & children in our diverse culture
Ideas – Big and Small
* Explore and celebrate the creativity & inventiveness of others and ourselves
* Explore & discuss familiar leaders & their leadership qualities
Art
* Wide variety of media
* Drawing with attention to detail
* Art for fun and art for presentation
* Painting
* Cityscapes, landscapes, murals, still life, and portraits
* Papier-mâché
* Clay and Playdough art
* Study of various artists & time periods of art
* Art is often incorporated or integrated with other curriculum areas
* Comparing and analyzing artistic styles
Physical Education
* Sportsmanship
* Following directions and taking turns
* Obstacle games
* Throwing and catching
* Basic kickball, soccer, basketball, softball
* Low organization games
* Basic tumbling
* Exercise and stretching
* Running, agility
* Scooter activities
* Parachute activities
* Yoga
Christian Education
* Listen to and respond attentively to devotions and chapel
* Sing songs and repeat prayers
* Become familiar with the story of God’s people as told in the Bible
* Contemplate what stories from the Bible teach us
* Learn the Lord’s Prayer
* Identify situations, problems, celebrations, and thanks to be included in prayers
* Attend weekly chapel and special services at St. Andrew’s Church
* Treat others with kindness and respect as illustrated by the “Golden Rule” SECOND GRADELanguage Arts
* Maps, atlases, Venn diagrams, concept mappings, dictionaries
* Manage own materials and assignments
Listening/Speaking
* Follow 3 to 4 part directions
* Recall main idea, supporting details
* Evaluate and synthesize information
* Present reports
Reading
* Read aloud; sustained silent reading
* Literature sets
* Reference material integrated with other curriculum areas
* Dolch sight word list
Writing
* Writing process – idea, organization, voice, conventions
* Daily writing, description, paragraph writing, autobiography, research report
* Create own books in Writer’s Workshop
Create a poetry book
* Begin D’Nealian cursive
Phonics
* Long, short, regulated vowel sounds, consonant clusters, digraphs, diphthongs, phonemics
Spelling
* Vowel oriented
* Words from all curriculum areas
* Roots, prefixes, suffixes, high frequency words
Vocabulary
* Compound words, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
Grammar
* Noun, proper noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb
Science
Life Science
* Invertebrates v. vertebrates
* Crayfish & isopods
* Structures of life
Physical Science
* Simple machines – lever, pulley, wheel & axel, inclined plane, wedge & screw
* Chemical tests
Earth Science
* Rocks and minerals – igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic rocks
Scientific Reasoning
* Measurement
Media & Technology
Technology
* Calculator
* Power Point presentation
Save a document
* Learn commands
* Navigate menu bar
* Change fonts, size, case
* Publish own writing
* Graphing
* Internet – understand what it is
* Research pre-book marked sites
* Quitting a program
Media Center
* Alphabetizing skills
* Find fiction books by the author’s last name, then title
Spanish
* Greetings and saying goodbye
* Understanding and following commands
* Classroom Objects
* Count 1 – 30
* Asking and giving phone numbers
* Descriptive Adjectives
* Question Words
* Colors
* Animals
* Traditional songs, rhymes and games
* Cultural Studies
Christian Education
* Listen to and respond attentively to devotions and chapel
* Sing songs and repeat prayers
* Become familiar with the story of God’s people as told in the Bible
* Contemplate what stories from the Bible teach us
* Learn the Lord’s Prayer
* Identify situations, problems, celebrations, and thanks to be included in prayers
* Attend weekly chapel and special services at St. Andrew’s Church
* Treat others with kindness and respect as illustrated by the “Golden Rule”THIRD GRADELanguage Arts
* Almanacs, atlases, dictionaries, glossaries, magazines, technologies, thesauruses, trade books, signs, time lines, advertisements
* Manage own materials and assignments
Listening/Speaking
* Give precise directions, accurate information, and convincing ideas
* Present interpretations
* Listen for a variety of purposes
* Identify opinions and persuasive techniques
Reading
* Oral and sustained independent reading
* Various genres, Variety of authors; such as biographies, mysteries, tall tales, realistic fiction, fiction & nonfiction
* Develop lifelong reading habits
* Shared reading
Writing
* Writing process: Pre-write, Develop a draft,
Revise, Edit, Publish, Evaluate
* D’Nealian cursive
Phonics
* Decode, Process
* Vocabulary in context
* Phonograms, Common word patterns
Spelling
* Phonograms, Compound words
* Endings on nouns and verbs, Affixes
* Apostrophes in contractions and possessives
* Commonly misspelled words
* Individualized spelling lists
Vocabulary
* Word classification, Abbreviations, Acronyms
Grammar
* Verbs, Verb tenses, Nouns, Pronouns,
Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions
* Sentence kinds, Paragraphs
Science
Life Science
* Invertebrates v. vertebrates
* Crayfish & isopods
* Structures of life
Physical Science
* Simple machines – lever, pulley, wheel & axel, inclined plane, wedge & screw
* Chemical tests
Earth Science
* Rocks and minerals – igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic rocks
Scientific Reasoning
* Measurement
Media & Technology
Technology
* Write and edit writing at computer
* Publish own writing
* Research
* Graph
* Add icons and illustrations
* Import graphics
Media Center
* Use media center as research source
* Use nonfiction materials
* Understand media center layout
Spanish
* Greetings and saying goodbye
* Understanding and following commands
* Classroom Objects
* Count 1 – 30
* Asking and giving phone numbers
* Descriptive Adjectives
* Question Words
* Colors
* Animals
* Traditional songs, rhymes and games
* Cultural Studies
Christian Education
* Listen to and respond attentively to devotions and chapel
* Sing songs and repeat prayers
* Become familiar with the story of God’s people as told in the Bible
* Contemplate what stories from the Bible teach us
* Learn the Lord’s Prayer
* Identify situations, problems, celebrations, and thanks to be included in prayers
* Attend weekly chapel and special services at St. Andrew’s Church
* Treat others with kindness and respect as illustrated by the “Golden Rule”
Mathematics
* Number notation and place values up to 10,000
* Addition and subtraction of numbers to 4 digits
* Multiplication and division of numbers up to 3 digits by a 1 – digit number
* Multiplication tables up to 10 x 10
* Odd and even numbers
* Length – kilometer, meter, centimeter
* Mass – kilogram, gram
* Time – hour, minute, second, day, week, month, year
* Area - square meter, square centimeter
* Volume – liter, millimeter
* Addition and subtraction of length, mass, volume, and time
* Perimeter of rectilinear figures
* Area and perimeter of square and rectangle
* Probability using spinners
* Solving problems using bar graphs
* Reading and interpreting bar graphs
Social Studies
Shelter
* Understand and explain the needs for various types of shelters in MN
* Compare early MN shelters to today’s
* Gather, organize, and communicate information about MN and its regions
* Connect information through literature, drama, and art
Community
* Maps and mapping & Locating specific areas
* Gather, organize, and communicate information about MN
Celebration
* Compare our celebrations with those of others
* Holidays — Religious, National, International
* Family celebrations, Birthdays
Heroes
* Examine the contributions of men, women, & children in our diverse MN culture
* Family, Heritage, Immigration
Social Studies - cont.
Ideas – Big and Small
* Explore and celebrate the creativity and inventiveness of others and ourselves
* Investigate and gather information about explorers and trailblazers
Art
* Wide variety of media
* Drawing with attention to detail
* Art for fun and art for presentation
* Painting
* Cityscapes, landscapes, murals, still life, and portraits
* Stitchery
* Study of various artists & time periods of art
* Art is often incorporated or integrated with other curriculum areas
* Art elements; line, shape, color, value, texture, form & space
Music
* Play and explore with various types of compositions
* Recycle and build on previous musical milestones and targets
* Practice proper vocal production & technique
* Use duration within meter
* Create original melody, accompaniment, and movement
* Create question and answer music, call and response music
* Sight reading
* Staff notation
* Musical vocabulary and symbols
* Study various composers and compositions
* Orff program studied and performed
* Perform on Orff keyboard and percussion instruments
* Introduce recorder playing skills ENRICHMENT CLUSTER
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world.
Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
- Patanjali, 1st to 3rd Century
Our Beliefs
Students are more invested in their education when they have choices in activities that speak to their individual gifts and interests. It is our goal that each student at St. Andrew's Academy not only recognizes their individual strengths and talents but celebrates and finds ways in which to share them with the world. We believe that each child is unique and learning experiences must take into account the wide range of abilities, interests, and learning styles. Enrichment clusters enable us to better fulfill our mission of providing engaging, challenging and enjoyable learning opportunities by offering exploratory opportunities designed to expose children to a variety of topics not covered in the general curriculum.
Enrichment clusters are cross-grade, student-centered activities where students choose classes based on their individual interests. Cluster classes typically run from six to eight weeks for about one hour per week. Catalogs with class descriptions are sent home prior to the start date and students have the opportunity to list their top three choices.
The following is a description of the enrichment cluster classes offered during the
2006-07 school year:
Making Books that Fly, Fold, EC 01 Grades K,1,2,3,4
Pop Up, Twist, and Turn
Mrs. Tuckner, kindergarten teacher
Mrs. Detert, first grade teacher
Do you enjoy creative writing? Get excited to learn different ways to make books. We will also explore the history of books around the world.
Chess and Beyond EC 02 Grades 2-4
Mrs. Armstrong
Are you interested in learning how to play chess? Do you want to learn some new strategies of the game? Learn the names of the playing pieces, how they move around on the board, and how to play the game of chess. You will have time to play the game with many friends to improve your skill. We will also create our own chess game board with pieces.
Clay Animation EC 03 Grades 2,3,4
Mrs. Norman, third grade teacher
Do you enjoy watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty, and Davey and Goliath? Have you ever wondered how those movies were made? Come join the “Clay Animation” cluster and create your own frame-by frame film! You will write a script and add voices, music, and graphic effects to your clay creations!
Build a Shelter in the Woods EC 04 Grades k,1
Mrs. Anderson, fourth grade teacher and Lower School Director
This enrichment cluster will include nature exploration and fun! Students will participate in hikes and team building activities that encourage a love for our natural world. Students will learn how to problem solve collaboratively to accomplish different challenges such as building a bridge over a stream and building a shelter that the whole team can fit in.
Requirements: We will get dirty! Work gloves and old clothes are a must. Students will have the opportunity to change into their work clothes before we head outside.
ART - Paint, Homemade EC 05 Grades k,1,2,3,4
Clay, Plaster and Yarn
Mrs. Cavin, volunteer, artist and art teacher
Mr. Cavin, fourth grade teacher and Head of School
Bring your artistic interests and develop your artistic skills. Young artists will expand their imaginative talents and develop technical skills to produce original creations.
Competitive Badminton EC 06 Grades 3,4
Mr. Glover, physical education teacher
This course will be much different than backyard badminton. Tournament badminton is now an Olympic sport. Proper footwork, badminton strategy, and all the shots will be taught. The students will be made aware of the tremendous agility, coordination, and conditioning this sport entails.
Jewelry Jamboree EC 07 Grades 2-4
Mrs. Salter, music teacher
Beaded necklaces, hemp bracelets, and funky chokers are just a few things we will create in Jewelry Jamboree! We will learn different beading techniques and weaves to create jewelry in styles for both males and females. If you crave creativity, this is the cluster for you!
Putting Techniques EC 08 Grades k-4
Ms. Luoma, Spanish teacher
We will talk about grip, aim, and strategy in this cluster. Then we will have a putting tournament! |
