How to Help Your Child Meet NYS Mathematics Standards

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How to Help Your Child Meet NYS Mathematics
Standards

• Presented by
• Randi Ostrie
• Kerry Devine

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Here are some examples of how the math curriculum
builds on the previous years learning
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Grade 3 Mathematics Test Design

• Book 1- 25 multiple choice questions, 45 minutes
  
• Book 2- 4 short-response and 2 extended-response
  questions, 40 minutes

Items on the Grade 3 Math Assessment represent
topics learned from Kindergarten through March of
Grade 3. Pre and Post March Performance
Indicators http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/gr3prepos
t.htm
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Grade 4 Mathematics Test Design

• Book 1- 30 multiple choice questions, 50 minutes
• Book 2- 7 short-response and 2 extended-response
  questions, 50 minutes
• Book 3- 7 short-response and 2 extended-response
  questions, 50 minutes

Items on the Grade 4 Math Assessment represent
topics learned from Kindergarten through March of
Grade 4. Pre and Post March Performance
Indicators http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/gr4prepos
t.htm
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Grade 5 Mathematics Test Design

• Book 1- 26 multiple choice questions, 45 minutes
• Book 2- 4 short-response and 4 extended- response
  questions, 50 minutes

Items on the Grade 5 Math Assessment represent
topics learned from Kindergarten through March of
Grade 5. Pre and Post March Performance
Indicators http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/gr5prepos
t.htm
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Easy Strategies for Math Success

• Index Cards- For fast facts and vocabulary
• Decks of cards Dice- Addition, Subtraction,
  Multiplication, Division (Fun with Playing Cards
  Handout)
• Shopping and Dining Out- Estimation Making
  change
• Rulers- Measurement around the house
• Cooking- Measurement, fractions in recipes
• Reading calendars, schedules, timetables, and
  weather charts
• Practice counting money and making change. For
  example, tell your child you have coins in your
  pocket that total 90 cents and ask, What
  combinations of coins could be in my pocket?
• Elapsed time- Have your child write down when
  they start a chore/homework, etc. Then, when
  they are finished, they can write the end time
  and figure out how much time has past.

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Fun With Playing Cards

• Speaking about cards
• What fraction of your hand is red?
• What is the product of the cards that are
  black
• What is the sum of the cards?
• What is the average of all five cards?
• What is the range of the cards?
• War with a Math twist
• This game follows the typical War card game.
  Each player will throw two cards instead of one.
  Either find the sum, difference, or product of
  the two cards. Whoever has the highest wins that
  hand. For example
• Player 1 throws a 3 and 4 (sum 7,
  difference 1, product 12)
• Player 2 throws a 2 and 9 (sum 11,
  difference 7, product 18)

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Math Websites

• http//nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• Interactive manipulatives
• http//www.funbrain.com/
• a variety of math games
• http//www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
• a variety of topics with a basketball theme
• http//teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/FlashcardClo
  ck/flashcard_clock.htm
• telling time
• http//www.primarygames.com/fractions/start.htm
• pizza party with fractions
• http//www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.ht
  m
• multiplication games
• http//www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
• variety of math games
• http//www.iknowthat.com
• variety of math interactive games
• www.aplusmath.com
• www.coolmath.com
• www.gamequarium.com

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For further information

• Visit the New York State Education Department
  Website (www.nysed.gov)
• Once on the website
• In the left hand column click on resources for
  PARENTS
• Click on ASSESSMENT INFORMATION