Dr Klicka

Fraction Rap Chorus A fraction! Can I get a little bit? (x3) Action! Part part whole won’t quit Verse 1 All the parts of the world let me get a reaction All the parts of the world representing a fraction All coming together to make a whole Gain understanding of fraction control A fractions’ a part of a whole number Like a piece of pizza or a bit of cucumber Like a dollar made of coins in your pocket Or 1 out of 2 eyes in your sockets Verse 2 A fraction of a number into equal parts One out of

Area and Perimeter Reggae Chorus Children got to listen to me now Findin’ area / perimeter how Area how many square units are found Perimeter how many units are around Verse 1 Want to find the area Width times the height Want to find the area Square units they are right (x2) Chorus Children got to listen to me now Findin’ area / perimeter how Area how many square units are found Perimeter’s how many units are around Verse 2 Want to find perimeter Add up all d sides Want to find perimeter

Geometry Chorus From the sphere called earth I can see a new universe called geometry. Lines, edges, shapes, faces, vertices, flat surface, sides, reflection, line symmetry Verse 1 Lines come together at the vertex They change direction to the next Turning into edges a new form they take Closing at a vertex to form a shape Triangle, circle, rectangle and square Two-dimensional shapes aren’t very rare So turn your head and see what you saw Can’t find a shape? Well take your pencil and draw V

Place Value Mathster Chorus Every number lives in a place Shows the value of the digit in its space If you can count to one hundred you’ve got the skills Understanding place value to pay the bills (repeat) Verse 1 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 6, 7, 8, and the number 9 Ones, Ones, these are the ones Ones, Ones, all kinds of funs (repeat) Verse 2 I’m a smart kid I can count by tens Skip counting mathster in my Mercedes Benz 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 counting so quickly (repe

CHILDREN, IN ALGEBRA YOU WILL ENCOUNTER SOMETHING UNUSUAL, LETTERS REPRESENTING NUMBERS. THESE LETTERS ARE CALLED VARIABLES. VARIABLES ARE FOUND WITHIN EXPRESSIONS TO CHALLENGE AND BROADEN…YOUR MINDS… EXPRESSIONS, EXPRESSIONS ARE MAKING BIG IMPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS, EXPRESSIONS ARE MAKING BIG IMPRESSIONS ALGEBRA IN MA MIND MAKING NUMBERS HARD TO FIND LETTERS IN THE WAY MAKING MATH TURN INTO PLAY 7 x n = 49 NOW TELL ME WHAT TO FIND, USE YOUR MIND USE YOUR MIND (n) IS A LETT

Children, in the world of mathematics there are some simple rules that we must learn follow. These rules are called Properties and they will be your guides into the realms of algebra and beyond. Learn them well, and you will find the answers… 4 + 5 = 5 + 4 is COMMUTATIVE, COMMUTATIVE x + y = y + x is COMMUTATIVE, COMMUTATIVE 3 x 5 = 5 x 3 is COMMUTATIVE, COMMUTATIVE Rearrange the numbers and get the same answer is COMMUTATIVE, COMMUTATIVE (4 + 5) + 6 = (6 + 4) + 5 is ASSOCIATIVE

Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down (x 3) Lookin’ for remainders, now I like that sound These are the very steps that we are using to divide the number that’s supplied Dividend’s in the house being divided, Divisor is the number that we have decided To divide by, to divide by, to divide by Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down (X 3) Lookin’ for remainders, now I like that sound Nah it’s not a magic potion, just a formula we use to find the quotient (x 3)

Adding/Subtracting Money Chorus Adding money, makes so much sense Subtraction money, takes away my cents 10:1 / 10:4 I can calculate the value of all of my cents Got to regroup the tens, it makes so much sense The only difference that I see is the cents sign Calculate up your digits make sure they align 10:3 / 10:6 I can find the answer using many different methods Mental-math, skip-counting, and cube-regrouping lessons Paper and pencil can show what’s in my brain Calculator-computation in

Measurement Chorus Together we can find the strength To measure capacity and weight Wherever we will find the length Whatever attributes estimate Verse 1 How many units long is an object Use the proper tool and you’ll be correct Units are inches centimeters (cm) and yards (yd) Meters (m) and feet (ft) it’s not very hard Verse 2 A ruler to measure inches/centimeters Capacity to measure liquid in liters Three feet is how many to a meter (m) I measure, you measure follow the leader Verse 3 P

A sweet song to help students understand the concept or perimeter