Mathematics

Assessment/Implementation Statement

Grade One

 

 

Generally, it is believed that when teaching new concepts, it is best to use concrete methods before moving to the abstract mode of instruction, i.e. pencil and paper.  The Great Falls Public Schools has provided a number of training opportunities as well as materials to help accomplish this kind of instruction. 

 

 

IMPLEMENTATION

 

Basic materials: The Board of Trustees adopted Harcourt as the basal program.

 

The assessment guidelines that follow indicate which Harcourt chapters need to be covered to assure a complete program. 

 

Supplemental materials: Teachers, principals and building staffs are encouraged to make necessary professional judgments as to the supplemental materials and instructional strategies that best meet the needs of the students in their classrooms/schools as well as their individual teaching styles.  These include: concrete learning materials (e.g. Developing Number Concepts), computer software (e.g. Successmaker ), Every Day Counts,  Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, and Math Facts in a Flash, as well as other math topics.  Other supplemental materials may be used.  It is important to note these additional materials are not to replace the Board adopted basic materials but to support them.

 

ASSESSMENT

 

The assessment components for first grade include the use of text-based criterion referenced (forms A or B) and performance tests as well as ongoing teacher assessment. Unit test Form B can be used as a pre-test and the District Unit will be used as the final test.  Grades can be scored and recorded electronically, through the use of LXR.  These assessments are aligned with the state standards, Progress Toward Standards (CRT), Des Cartes, and benchmarks found in the Great Falls Public Schools Curriculum. It is recognized that in some cases these assessments exceed the Great Falls Curriculum but this is considered appropriate. The Performance Assessment activity is included in the Unit Assessment and scored by the teacher based on an 8 point rubric.   A score of six on the eight-point assessment scheme is considered satisfactory. (See attachment Harcourt Math Scoring Rubric and performance Assessment.)

 

 

 

 

Required Performance Assessment Activities

Grade 1                                                                      Grade 2

Unit 2 – PA#1  Little Lambs                                      Unit 1 – PA#1 Planting Flowers

Unit 3 -  PA#1  Coming to School                

Unit 4 – PA#1  How Does Your Pattern Grow?                               

Unit 5 – PA#1  Sack Race                                         

Unit 6 – PA#1  Measure A Lunch Box

 

60 to 90 minutes of Math instruction per day is recommended.

Grade 1: Required chapters:

 

Chapter 5                      Addition Strategies

Chapter 6                      Addition Facts Practice

Chapter 7                      Subtraction Strategies

Chapter 8                      Subtraction Facts Practice

                                                Unit Review and Unit Test 2 with Performance Assessment

                                                TE page PA10 & 13

 

Chapter 9                      Graphs and Tables

Chapter 10                    Place Value to 100

Chapter 11                    Comparing and Ordering Numbers

Chapter 12                    Number Patterns

Chapter 13                    Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12

Chapter 14                    Practice Addition and Subtraction

                Unit Review and Unit Test 3 with Performance Assessment
                TE Page PA19 & 21

 

Chapter 15                    Solid Figures and Plane Shapes

Chapter 16                    Spatial Sense

Chapter 17                    Patterns

Chapter 18                    Addition Facts and Strategies

Chapter 19                    Subtraction Facts and Strategies

Chapter 20                    Addition and Subtraction Practice

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 4 with Performance Assessment

                                                       

Chapter 21                    Fractions

Chapter 22                    Counting Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes

Chapter 23                    Using Money

Chapter 24                    Telling Time

Chapter 25                    Time and Calendar

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 5 with Performance Assessment

                                                        TE Page PA37 & 39 (modified)

Chapter 26                    Length

Chapter 27                    Weight

Chapter 28                    Capacity

Chapter 29                    Adding and Subtracting 2-Digit Numbers

Chapter 30                    Probability

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 6 with Performance Assessment
                                                        TE Page PA 46 & 49 (modified)

 

 

 

The following required chapters will be utilizing the 2nd grade text and materials.

 

Chapter 1                      Numbers to 100

Chapter 2                      Number Patterns

Chapter 3                      Comparing and Ordering Numbers

Chapter 4                      Tables and Graphs

Chapter 5                      Addition Strategies

Chapter 6                      Subtraction Strategies

                                                        Unit Review and Unit  Test 1 with Performance Assessment
                                                        TE page PA1 & PA 3(modified)         

 

 

 

Grade 1: Suggested Math Timeline

Assess all students using the Inventory Test

 

August/September

 

Unit 2:  Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10

                              Chapters 5-8

Unit 2 Test and Performance Assessment TE page PA10 &13

 

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffold Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Introduce Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Introduce Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Introduce Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

October/November

Unit 3:            Graphs, Numbers to 100, and Facts to 12

            Chapters 9-14

Unit 3 Test and Performance Assessment TE Page PA19 & 21

 

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffold Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Introduce Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Introduce Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Introduce Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

December/January

 

Unit 4: Geometry and Addition and Subtraction to 20

            Chapters 15-20

Unit 4 Test and Performance Assessment

 

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffold Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

February/March

 

Unit 5:            Money, Time, and Fractions

            Chapters 21-25

Unit 5 Test and Performance Assessment TE Page PA37 & 39 (modified)

 

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffold Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

April

 

Unit 6: Measurement, Operations, and Data

            Chapters 26-30

Unit 6 Test and Performance Assessment TE Page PA 46 & 49 (modified)

Unit 1 (Grade 2) Numbers and Operations

            Chapters 1-2

 

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffold Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

May/June

 

Complete Unit 1: Numbers and Operations

            Chapters 3-6

Unit 1 Test and Performance Assessment TE page PA1 & 3 (modified)

 

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffold Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

 

 

First Grade

Harcourt Math Transparencies

DT – Daily Transparencies for every lesson.

PSTT – Problem Solving Teaching Transparencies – Scaffolding Instruction

PSR – Problem Solving and Reading Strategies Workbook for Grades 1-3

Unit

Daily Transparency

PSTT Scaffolding

           Instruction

PS with Reading

Unit 2

 

 

 

Chapter 5

5.1 - 5.4

5 #20 pg. 76

5.4

Chapter 6

6.1 - 6.5

6 #21 pg. 86

6.5

Chapter 7

7.1 - 7.4

7 # 7 pg. 106

7.4

Chapter 8

8.1 - 8.5

8 # 7 pg. 120

8.5

Unit 3

   Chapter 9

9.1 – 9.7

9   #6 pg. 140

9.6

   Chapter 10

10.1 – 10.6

10  #5-6 pg. 166

10.6

   Chapter 11

11.1 – 11.6

11  #1 pg. 186

11.6

   Chapter 12

12.1 – 12.6

12  #2 pg. 204

12.5

   Chapter 13

13.1 – 13.6

13  #7 pg. 214

13.4

   Chapter 14

14.1 – 14.5

14  #2 pg. 237

14.5

Unit 4

   Chapter 15

15.1 – 15.5

15  #4 pg. 252

15.5

   Chapter 16

16.1 – 16.5

16  #10 pg. 274

16.2

   Chapter 17

17.1 – 17.5

17  #4 pg. 288

17.4

   Chapter 18

18.1 – 18.6

18  #20 pg. 306

18.6

   Chapter 19

19.1 – 19.4

19  #10 pg. 320

19.4

   Chapter 20

20.1 – 20.4

20  #2 pg. 332

20.4

Unit 5

   Chapter 21

21.1 – 21.5

21  #7 pg. 354

21.4

   Chapter 22

22.1 – 22.5

22  #5 pg. 368

22.5

   Chapter 23

23.1 – 23.6

23  #3 pg. 386

23.6

   Chapter 24

24.1 – 24.5

24  #1 pg. 404

24.2

   Chapter 25

25.1 – 25.5

25  #4 pg. 424

25.5

Unit 6

   Chapter 26

26.1 – 26.6

26  #5 pg. 442

26.6

   Chapter 27

27.1 – 27.4

27  #7 pg. 458

27.4

   Chapter 28

28.1 – 28.5

28  #4 pg. 476

28.5

   Chapter 29

29.1 – 29.7

29  #1 pg. 500

29.7

   Chapter 30

30.1 – 30.4

30  #5 pg. 508

30.4

Unit 1 ( grade 2)

   Chapter 1

1.1 – 1.6

1.2  #5 pg. 6

1.6  pg. 13

   Chapter 2

2.1 – 2.4

2.4  #3 pg. 28

2.4  pg. 27

   Chapter 3

3.1 – 3.5

3.5  #1 pg. 44

3.5  pg. 43

   Chapter 4

4.1 – 4.5

4.1  #6 pg. 52

4.5  pg. 59

   Chapter 5

5.1 – 5.5

5.4  #14 pg, 74

5.5  pg. 75

   Chapter 6

6.1 – 6.6

6.3  #10 pg. 88

6.6  pg. 93