The Math Workshop

Addition Aces, Get Ready to Add Up the Fun! Join our Math Workshop Session and become a super strategic addition expert! We’ll unlock cool addition strategies that make sense and use awesome models to tackle addition problems like hundred charts, number lines, and base ten blocks! Discover clever ways to add numbers using your knowledge of place value – those hundreds, tens, and ones. Some of the addition strategies we will explore: breaking each number into its place value, making landmark or friendly numbers, doubles/near doubles, making tens, compensation, and adding up in chunks. You’ll even learn to do amazing mental math with just tens or just hundreds! Get ready for exciting games and activities that will make you a confident and fluent adder! Let’s add it up and become math superstars!

Get ready to become a fraction and decimal master! This engaging Math Workshop Session is designed for 5th and 6th graders to develop their skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and decimals. Through hands-on activities and real-world applications, we’ll take the mystery out of fractions and decimals and discover how they work in everyday life. What We’ll Explore: Word Problems: Put your fraction and decimal skills to the test! We’ll tackle a variety of word problems that involve all four operations with fractions and decimals, helping you see how they are used in everyday situations. Foundations: We’ll start by building a solid understanding of what fractions represent, including mixed numbers and improper fractions as well as decimals. We’ll use visual models like fraction bars and circles, decimal grids, and number line models to explore equivalent fractions and decimals and compare their values. Adding and Subtracting: Get ready to add and subtract fractions with both like and unlike denominators as well as decimals! We’ll learn how to find common denominators and use visual aids to help us understand the process. We’ll also explore real-world scenarios where adding and subtracting fractions and decimals is essential. Multiplying: We’ll make multiplying fractions and decimals a breeze! Through hands-on activities, we’ll discover how to multiply fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers, and see how it relates to finding parts of a whole. Dividing: Unlocking the division of fractions and decimals! We’ll use visual models and real-world problems to understand the concept of dividing fractions and decimals and learn how to perform this operation with confidence.

Get ready to measure up and dive into data in this exciting Math Workshop Session! We’ll learn to collect, organize, and interpret information, and use our measurement skills to explore the world around us. We’ll apply our understanding of measurement to solve problems involving distance, time, liquid volumes, mass, and money. We’ll explore different units of measurement within the same system. We’ll learn to tell time to the nearest minute and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals. We’ll measure lengths using rulers and explore different units of measurement. We’ll work with liquid volumes and masses, learning to estimate and measure them. We’ll create and interpret scaled bar graphs to represent data. We’ll learn to represent and interpret data using line plots. Come join us and have fun!

Join us for a dynamic math workshop designed to help students conquer fractions! This session will demystify the world of numerators and denominators, building a strong and lasting understanding of how fractions work. We’ll move beyond rote memorization and use a hands-on approach to make fractions intuitive and easy to understand. Who Should Attend? This workshop is perfect for students who are just beginning their journey with fractions, students who would benefit from fractions being taught with hands-on math tools and visuals, or those who need a refresher to solidify their skills. It’s ideal for anyone who finds fractions confusing or intimidating. What We’ll Explore Our workshop will cover all the essentials of fractions through engaging hands-on activities and clear visual models. Students will learn to: Visualize Fractions: We’ll use everyday objects like paper plates and pattern blocks to demonstrate what a fraction truly represents—a part of a whole or a part of a set. Identify and Name Fractions: Learn the correct terminology for numerator (how many parts we have) and denominator (how many total equal parts make the whole) while matching the vocabulary to visuals. Compare and Order Fractions: Discover simple strategies to determine which fraction is larger or smaller, including finding a common denominator and using visual models. Equivalent Fractions: Understand that different fractions can represent the same amount. We’ll use fraction strips, diagrams, and number lines to show how the equivalent fractions represent the same amount. Basic Operations: Get a foundational introduction to adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators. Workshop Benefits By the end of these sessions, students will not only feel more confident working with fractions but will also have a deeper conceptual understanding of them. Our goal is to transform fractions from a source of frustration into a powerful tool for mathematical success. Thursdays at Young Writers’ Institute, 4:30-5:30, Dec. 4, 11, 18, Jan. 15, 22, 29

Uncover the world of chance! This exciting Math Workshop Session is designed for 5th and 6th graders to introduce the fundamental concepts of probability. Through hands-on experiments and interactive activities, we’ll learn how to analyze the likelihood of events in everyday life. We’re also going to throw in some Algebra for fun! What We’ll Explore: What is Probability? We’ll begin by exploring the basic concepts of probability, including defining events, outcomes, and sample spaces. Theoretical vs. Experimental Probability: We’ll use experiments with coins, dice, and spinners to understand the difference between theoretical and experimental probability. Exploring Probability with Games: We’ll use games to explore how probability is used in everyday situations Probability in Real Life: We’ll explore how probability is used in everyday situations, such as weather forecasting, games, and decision-making. We’ll also learn about the concept of chance and how it affects our lives. Pattern Quest: Unveiling Relationships: Algebra is all about patterns! We’ll investigate number patterns, identify relationships, and learn how to represent them with algebraic rules and tables.

Wanna be a Fraction Fanatics? Get Ready to Explore Equivalent and Ordering Fractions. Are you ready to become a fraction expert? Join our Math Workshop Session and discover the secret world of equivalent fractions – fractions that look different but are actually the same! We’ll use hands-on and visual models to see how they work. Then, we’ll become fraction comparison champions, learning awesome strategies to compare fractions with different numerators and denominators, even using benchmarks like 1/2. We’ll also build fractions from smaller pieces and add and subtract them like master chefs combining ingredients. Get ready for fun challenges and activities that will make you a fraction superstar! Let’s explore, compare, add, and subtract our way to fraction fluency!

Ready to decompose numbers, Subtraction Superheroes? Get Ready to Take Away! Join our fun-filled Math Workshop Session where we'll become subtraction experts! Learn all about "taking apart" and "taking from" with amazing objects, your own fingers, by acting out subtraction stories, and exploring a host of subtraction strategies to use that make sense! Some of the subtraction strategies we will explore: adding up, removing or counting back, place value, keeping a constant distant, and adjusting one number to create an easier problem. We'll solve exciting subtraction word problems and become subtraction stars. Discover how to break down numbers in lots of different ways. Let's build on what we know about addition to make a case for the connection to subtraction. Plus, we'll find those special number partners that make 10 and 100. And guess what? Let's subtract, explore, and become number whizzes together!

Get ready for a geometry adventure in our Math Workshop Session! We’ll explore the exciting world of shapes, lines, and angles, and discover how they build the world around us. We’ll identify and compare different shapes, from quadrilaterals to polygons. We’ll delve into the concepts of area and perimeter, learning how to measure the space inside and around shapes. We’ll build on our knowledge by classifying shapes based on their properties, including parallel and perpendicular lines, and different types of angles. We’ll learn about symmetry and how to identify lines of symmetry. We’ll continue to explore area and perimeter, applying formulas to solve real-world problems. Some of the math tools that we will get our hands on are pattern blocks, plane and solid shapes, and even toothpicks with clay. Get ready for hands-on activities, shape-building challenges, and problem-solving quests that will make you a geometry guru! Let’s explore, create, and conquer the world of shapes together!

This 3-week engaging, hands-on math workshop series is designed specifically for children ages 4-6 to build a strong foundation in addition and subtraction up through 20. We'll make math fun and concrete by using a variety of visual tools and engaging activities. What We'll Explore This workshop series focuses on two key areas: Adding and Subtracting Up Through 20 with Visuals: Kids will learn to confidently combine and separate quantities up to 20. We'll use a range of helpful tools to make these concepts crystal clear: Ten Frames: A powerful visual organizer that helps children see numbers in relation to ten, making number sense intuitive. Dot Images (Subitizing): Quick recognition of small groups of dots without counting, which speeds up mental math. Manipulatives: Using objects like colorful counters, pattern blocks, and other hands-on materials to physically represent math problems. Number Lines: A straight-line model to visualize moving forward (addition) and backward (subtraction). The Special Relationship Between Addition and Subtraction: We'll discover that addition and subtraction are two sides of the same coin! Children will explore fact families (e.g., 3+5=8, 8−5=3) to understand how knowing one helps you solve the other. Workshop Highlights Playful & Interactive Activities: Our lessons are delivered through math games, hands-on math tools and visuals to keep young learners excited and focused. Small Group Instruction: Ensures personalized attention and support for every child's learning pace. Developing Number Sense: We go beyond rote counting to help children understand the meaning of numbers and how they relate to each other. Building Confidence: Children will leave the workshop with the tools and assurance to approach early math challenges with enthusiasm. Saturdays at Young Writers' Institute, 10:30-11:30am, Dec. 6, 13, 20