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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a handout for each unit for parents.  You should ask for that if the teacher isn't already sending it home.[/quote]

A handout that shows how they are teaching math? [/quote]

A handout that shows what they are teaching.[/quote]

Right but I want to know how they are explaining it to the kids so I can do it the same way.  I know its not rocket science but it also not how I learned math.[/quote]

Agreed...  they have this method of sticks and dots for teaching math.  We where having a discussion at home and [b]the dollar amount million came up and my 8 year old asked how many sticks and dots that would be. [/b]

I just couldn't believe this is what math is not for primary grades in MoCo.  Pathetic[/quote]

You missed a great teaching point here.  You ask the 8 yr old, what does the stick represent?  He should answer "10".  You then ask, "How many 10's would make a million?"  You start small... "how many 10s in 100" then move up from there.  Group the 10's into 100 boxes, etc...  Then you show how "10" - 100,000 boxes  (not that you draw 100K boxes, you just draw a box that represents 100K) make one million, and that is multiplication.[/quote]

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