MEEKER MATH DEPARTMENT

COMMON CORE AND ENGAGE NY

SHIFTS FOR STUDENTS DEMANDED BY THE CORE

6 Shifts in Mathematics

Focus: learn more about fewer, key topics Tacoma accelerates students to complete algebra by the end of 8th grade

Build skills within and across gradesDevelop speed and accuracyReally know it, Really do it

Use it in the real worldThink fast AND solve problems

Keeping the 6 shifts in mind parents can help their students in the following ways:

∞ Know what the priority work is for your child for their grade level∞ Spend time with your child on priority work∞ Ask your child's teacher about their progress on priority work∞ Be aware of what your child struggled with last year and how that will affect

learning this year∞ Advocate for your child and ensure that support is given for “gap” skills- negative

numbers, fractions, etc. ∞ Know all of the fluencies your child should have and prioritize learning of the ones

they don’t∞ Provide time for your child to work hard with math at home∞ Make sure your child really knows why the answer is what it is∞ Ask your child to do the math that comes up in daily life∞ Make sure your child knows/memorizes the basic math facts, they should practice

often the ones he/she struggles with∞ Make sure your child is thinking about math in real life

Key Fluencies

The old MSP test would ask a question like:Place the following numbers in order from least to greatest:

23.42 23.18 23.21 23.35 23.24a)23.42,23.35,23.24,23.21,23.18 b)23.35,23.24,23.18,23.42,23.21c)23.18, 23.21, 23.24,23.35, 23.42 d)23.18, 23.24,23.21,23.35,23.42

The New Smarter Balanced test will ask questions like this: this is a 5th grade practice problem

Here are links to some informative websites:The EngageNY website https://www.engageny.org/parent-family-library

Parent roadmaps (describes what happens for ccms at each grade level)

http://www.cgcs.org/Page/244

Smarter Balanced Practice itemshttp://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm#

The Common Core Standardshttp://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Mathematics/

Pierce County Library http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/kids-teens/online-homework-help.htm

Tacoma City Library http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/Page.aspx?nid=15