Math+Curriculum

We will be covering all 4th grade curriculum based skills using TERC as our main program. We will supplement with Engage NY, Math in the City (Context for Learning), Singapore Math, and Georgia Math.

This year we have worked collaboratively both horizontally and vertically with the grades to incorporate elements of different programs to best meet the cognitive developmental needs of the children to develop successful math habits. The approach is a combination of building fluency through repetition and deconstruction of facts to analyze patterns among numbers using **EngageNY**, and a much more broad constructivist approach. With the latter we are using developed tasks from **Georgia Math** that align with the common core. They are designed to test students ability to develop appropriate strategies, test these, and re-devise if necessary. Through observation of how students work, I can probe the questions that can get them to their own conclusions, and to a deeper understanding of the content. We have also included some additional support in the major emphases of 4th Grade using **Context for Learning**. These units address different concepts covered, and stressed, in standardized assessments. They usually compose of at least ten days of activities that scaffold to develop the essential understandings of the unit. Being a Rewards school has afforded us the opportunity to implement a curriculum that is best designed to meet the needs of our students.

FOR PARENT SUPPORT IN MATH PLEASE CONTACT CHAVLICEK@PS10.ORG or 718-965-1190 x4551