WELC

OME TO F

OCUS

2011-2012

DR. SANDI G

OLLMAR

FIRST

GRADE

SECOND G

RADE

THIR

D GRADE

FOCUS concentrates on

Critical Thinking

Creative Thinking

Content enrichment and advancement

Student Work More discussion and products than individual

papers/worksheets

In depth, over time

Separate progress report 1,2,3,4

We build connections

Math Enrichment Multi-step problem solving Selecting data Recognizing and applying patterns Computation is a given (no fingers please)

requires practice at home

Math Enrichment

I am a two digit number. The sum of my digits is 9. The digit in the ones place is twice the digit in

the tens place. Who am I?

A 400 pound gorilla is going to carry a 585 pound rock across a bridge that can safely hold 1000 pounds.

Is this a safe amount of weight?

A quarter is 1/15 of an inch thick and 5 quarters weigh one ounce.

Stephanie built a toothpick bridge that could safely hold 3 pounds. Stephanie wanted to make a tall tower of quarters on her bridge.

What is the highest her quarter tower could be and not go over 3 pounds?

Math Units Digging For Data - 2nd Grade Awesome Algebra - 3rd Grade

Integrated ResourceOld Turtle and Liberty’s Journey

Combines literature, writing , reading comprehension,

social studies,

geography,

math and independent learning.

1st Grade Resource Patterns

Novel Study

Logic Problems

2nd Grade Famous Women in History

2nd Grade Beyond Words

-metaphor, simile, vocabulary development

Neuroscience – the brain and nervous system