Everyday Math Information and Resources for Families

Everyday Math Information and Resources for Families

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Everyday Math is the primary program that I use in the classroom to teach math, however I frequently supplement the program with a range of resources including M2, TERC, and a wide range of technology tools. In our class, the third grade Everyday Math curriculum will provide a basic framework, off of which I will differentiate for the students' individual needs using resources from the second and fourth grade Everyday Math programs, as well as a host of outside resources. That being said, a lot of the information below pertains most closely to the standard third grade curriculum. Due to the spiraling nature of Everyday Math, most of the concepts carry over into the adjacent grade-level curriculums. Please realize that the information below is just a starting point, and as I will constantly be adapting the curriculum, our classwork may not always align directly with the Everyday Math information below. In a class with highly able students, it is often necessary to compact the standardized curriculum and to provide supplementary explorations that go far beyond the standards. Thus, while Everyday Math may present a unit on Place Value that extends into the thousands, in our class some students may be studying place value beyond the millions, while other students learn about ancient place value systems that weren't built around base 10. Highly able students need opportunities to live and struggle with mathematics that is challenging to them, thus I will be looking for opportunities to create greater depth in our mathematics exploration so my students reach for their mathematical stars.

All About our Many Math Algorithms

Download the document below to read about the Everyday Math approach to teaching students mathematical algorithms for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. This document explains how and why we teach algorithms, but it does not go into explanations of alternative algorithms.

If you want to learn about specific computational algorithms that your child may use for the standard operations, many of the various algorithms are listed below. When you click on the name of each algorithm, a new window will open up with a short animation that demonstrates the algorithm. Students are not expected to master all of these algorithms - that would be overwhelming. Our hope is that in exposing students to a wide variety of algorithms, they will learn to see the concepts behind the steps, rather than simply a series of rote steps that they memorize. Once a student understands the concept, she may chose to use whichever algorithm is most efficient and reliable for her own computations.

Addition Algorithms:

Partial Sums Addition - 2 digit plus 2 digit numeric example

Partial Sums Addition - 3 digit plus 3 digit numeric example

Partial Sums Addition - 3 digit plus 3 digit base-10 block pictorial example

Traditional (Standard) Addition - 2 digit plus 2 digit

Traditional (Standard) Addition - 4 digit plus 4 digit

Subtraction Algorithms:

Trade First Subtraction - 3 digit minus

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