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Suki Glenn taught University of California, Irvine Farm Elementary School teacher of K - 2 grades for seven years. Mentor and consultant for the Farm School for seven years. Home school tutor for many years. Two years teaching math and astronomy at Village Elementary School in Fallbrook, California.
Owner of Pattern Press which publishes elementary mathematics books.
Susan taught in Chicago public schools, alternative schools, and Teacher Curriculum Work Centers, Susan taught math to children in kindergarten to sixth grades at The Farm School for fourteen years.
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Fractions: Booklet 3 - Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Student Workbook
This booklet works with concrete models to teach what an improper fraction is, what its relationship is to a mixed number, and how to convert a fraction to a mixed number and back again. Companion to
Fractions: Booklet 3: Parent/Teacher Guide. Prism Fractions Paper Set - Squares (free printable download available on TpT) and pattern blocks are necessary to do this booklet.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of m
4th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.B.3c
General Math: Booklet 4 Patterns, Algebraic Thinking Student Workbook
Enrichment subjects covered are: Area, Greater Than; Less Than, or Equal To; Number Patterns and Graphing Number Patterns; games; Number Lines; subtraction review; Coordinate Graphing;
Algebra; Families of Facts; and art projects.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook
4th - 5th
Algebra, Geometry, Graphing
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
, 4.NBT.A.1
, 4.OA.C.5
+1
General Math - Booklet 3 - Place Value, Measurement, Geometry Student Workbook
Patterns in Arithmetic Series The booklet is chock full of enrichment games, worksheets, and activities. Subjects covered include patterns; geometry; number lines; rounding off; greater than, less than, or equal to; using parentheses; and measurement: nonstandard and standard. There are many place value activities: place value in bases four, five and ten; one hundred and one thousand; place value trading game.
Also included are these games and activities, What's My Rule? game, in subtractio
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Measurement, Place Value
CCSS
3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
+4
General Math: Booklet 5 Geometric Formulas, Linear Functions Student Workbook
Student Workbook pages for enrichment subjects: Prime Numbers, Prime Factors, Area and Perimeter, Associative Property, Averages, Division Relationships, Number Patterns: Functions, and Geometry of Triangles
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and
4th - 5th
Arithmetic, Geometry, Graphing
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
, 5.MD.B.2
, 5.MD.C.5a
+3
Division: Booklet 2 Breaking Up Division - Student Workbook
Common Core asks you not to teach the standard procedure for division in third and fourth grades. Learn to use manipulatives to build models and use many methods to create solutions to long division problems.
This booklet begins with the basics of how the Distributive Property of Multiplication allows the division of larger numbers, e.g., 1457 ÷ 3 by breaking the numbers into smaller units in order to divide and uses an array model to visualize division problems.
The Answer Key is in Patterns i
3rd - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
4.NBT.B.6
, 3.OA.A.4
, 3.OA.B.5
+3
Multiplication: Booklet 4 - Working with Large Numbers and Decimals Student
This booklet: teaches the application of the Distributive Property to multi-digit multiplication problems, e.g., 34 x 56, factoring large numbers into factors of ten, and using factors to find answers to large number problems. It applies place value concepts and factoring concepts to multiplication with decimals.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how
4th - 5th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 5.OA.A.1
, 5.OA.A.2
+1
Fractions: Booklet 2 Developing Concepts and Beginning Operations Student
Developing Concepts and Beginning Operations
Prerequisite: Fractions: Booklet 1 or previous instruction in basic fractions.
This booklet works more deeply on the concept of a fraction and its relationship to the whole and that the definition of the whole can change. Procedures are developed for adding and subtracting like fractions and multiplication of a fraction by a whole number.
Answer Key is in the Fractions: Booklet 2 - Parent/Teacher Guide
Prism Fractions Paper Set - Circles (free pri
4th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
, 4.NF.A.2
, 4.NF.B.3
+5
Multiplication: Booklet 2 - Beginning Long Multiplication - Student Workbook
Beginning Long Multiplication and Basics of Distribution
This booklet begins with the basics of how the Distributive Property of Multiplication allows the multiplication of longer numbers, e.g., 1457 x 3.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and prac
4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 4.OA.A.2
, 4.OA.A.3
Subtraction: Booklet 4 - Large Numbers and Practice Student Workbook
This booklet reviews regrouping, reinforcing the mechanics of standard Base Ten Subtraction and gives practice to develop fluency.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and practice pages. We highly recommended that you order both for a complete packa
4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
4.NBT.B.4
, 4.OA.A.3
Place Value: Booklet 2 - Rounding Off and Estimating - Student Workbook
Enrichment subjects covered are: Beginning Place Value, Trading Game, Place Value to 100 and 1,000, Place Value in Different Bases, Place Value into Six Digits, Rounding Off Numbers, Addition Review, Speed Tests in Addition, and Column Addition.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. Th
3rd - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Place Value
CCSS
4.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.4
Place Value: Booklet 3 - Into the Millions, Exponential Notation Student
Into the Millions, Exponential Notation, and Operations Review
Enrichment subjects covered are: Vocabulary Words, Prime Factoring, Place Value in Base Ten, Exponents and Multiples of Ten, Rounding Off, Column Addition, Decimal Place Value, Addition and Subtraction Review, Regrouping with Different Units,
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach
4th - 5th
Arithmetic, Decimals, Place Value
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.B.4
+5
Multiplication: Booklet 3 - Properties and Factoring Student Workbook
This booklet teaches Prime Numbers, Prime Factoring ,and some deeper concepts in multiplication.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and practice pages. We highly recommended that you order both for a complete package.
Subjects covered: Assessme
4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
4.OA.A.3
, 4.OA.B.4
Fractions: Booklet 4 Equivalent Fractions Student Workbook
Student Workbook pages that go with the Patterns in Arithmetic: Fractions - Booklet 4 Equivalent Fractions Parent/Teacher Guide
This booklet develops the concept of equivalent fractions, how they are created, and their relationship to the multiplication tables. It begins with manipulatives, moves to drawings, and then to calculation. Very important groundwork concepts are laid for later work in fractions.
An Answer Key is in the Parent/Teacher Guide.
A constructivist approach where students
4th - 5th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
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About the store
Experience
Suki Glenn taught University of California, Irvine Farm Elementary School teacher of K - 2 grades for seven years. Mentor and consultant for the Farm School for seven years. Home school tutor for many years. Two years teaching math and astronomy at Village Elementary School in Fallbrook, California.
Owner of Pattern Press which publishes elementary mathematics books.
Susan taught in Chicago public schools, alternative schools, and Teacher Curriculum Work Centers, Susan taught math to children in kindergarten to sixth grades at The Farm School for fourteen years.
Teaching style
Hands-on, multi-sensory approaches, inquiry, and constructivist style of teaching. A child’s innate love of learning is encouraged through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models. These books are about how to think mathematically using a variety of approaches which encourage creativity and discovery of the beauty of numbers. Lessons have students build models, look for patterns, play games, make generalizations, verify and prove answers, and record discoveries in ways that make sense to them at their own individual pace. These books are a collection of lessons that will help parents, teachers, and students become better mathematicians.
My own education history
Suki Lueck Glenn BA, MA, and elementary teaching credential, California State University, Fullerton
In the 1970’s she was part of the Teacher Corps program and continued her education by getting a masters and teaching credential in Library Science.
Susan D Carpenter Antioch College BS, University of Chicago, MST
Alysia Krafel BA Cal State Long Beach
Additional biographical information
One author, Alysia, co-founded Chrysalis Charter School in Redding, California and field tested these books for many years. She also home schooled her two daughters. Suki, Susan, and Alysia all taught at the UC Irvine Farm Elementary, a research and lab school, for many years. This math series is based on the innovative teaching philosophy learned at the Farm School.
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