This course is designed for early elementary school students as a fun supplement to the math curriculum being used at home. With an emphasis on flexibility with numbers, this course will provide the opportunity for your child to understand how our number system operates and how numbers relate to one another.  Learning will be active, utilizing a variety of manipulatives, games, puzzles, and activities to reinforce weekly topics. Additionally, students will learn a variety of strategies that will help improve mental math skills. The use of manipulatives is a multi-sensory approach to learning math that enhances memory as it engages the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning pathways. 

Primary concentration will be on number sense, flexible counting, addition and subtraction facts, and place value.  Throughout the year, students will be gently introduced to telling time, measuring and comparison, 2-dimensional shapes, fractions, patterns, and money with experiential units on each of these topics. 

Number Ninjas is a 30-week class that meets for 90 minutes a week.  This class is for the young student who already loves math and wants to engage with numbers more actively as well as the more reluctant student who needs the encouragement that math can be fun.  The lessons, activities, and games in Number Ninjas should support your homeschool math curriculum as your students gain confidence and flexibility in their thinking and use of numbers. Number Ninjas is NOT a full math curriculum. 

Manipulatives will be supplied in sufficient numbers for all students to remain actively learning throughout the class. Some of the materials used for this class include Cuisenaire Rods, Base Ten Blocks, and Ten Frames.  

Prerequisites: Students should be able to recognize and write numbers through 10. Students should be engaged in additional Math instruction at home. 

Homework Requirements: Little to no homework will be assigned in this class.  

Wednesday

Time: 9:00-10:30
Grades: K-3
Class Fee: $350
Supply and Technology fee: $100
Tutor: Kelli Brazier