OasisLMS

Exploring Math Kangaroo is recommended for students 6-7 years old or in grade: 1.

This Math Kangaroo Class is distinct from the Competition held in March.

This class is an interactive class in which the Math Kangaroo instructor incorporates engagement triggers to have students participate in an activity.

Class dates: 10 Saturdays – Oct.11, Oct.18, Oct.25, Nov.1, Nov.8, Nov.15, Nov.22, Dec.6, Dec.13, Dec.20

Class time: 12:45pm EST ........................ convert into your time zone

Class study material: teacher provides material for the class. There is no required textbook although for extra practice at home these books are recommended but optional. 

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Exploring, Level 1, Set A: 

Class Information:

• Students in grade 1 with limited or no math competition experience are invited to join the Exploring course.
• In this course, students will be introduced to 2D and 3D visualization as well as the problem-solving strategies of Draw a Picture, Find a Pattern, Make an Organized List, Build a Table, Work Backwards, and Guess and Check through a mixture of Level 1-2 Kangaroo problems.
• Homework for this course will be problems very similar to those seen in class to reinforce the use of the strategies taught each week.
• The course will culminate in working through the entire 2012 Level 1-2 contest together as a group.
• This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.     
• The class size: 12 students 

Lesson Topics:

1. Patterns
2. Draw it out
3. Work backwards
4. Calendar and time
5. Make an organized list
6. Make a table
7. Guess and check
8. 2D visualization
9. 3D visualization
10. The 4-step method and MK2012