Debunking the Fear of Algebra: Hand-In-Hand with Our Parents
My students need the opportunity to receive a Hands-On Equations Algebra kit to work with their parents and debunk the fear of Algebra.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Pena's classroom raised $951
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
"We're the Bears, the B Bears, from B Elementary don't you know!" This is the first part of our school song that you hear our students proudly singing at our school assemblies. My students are excited about learning and love coming to school!
Our goal is to prepare and provide our students with STEAM education that promotes the skills, knowledge, and physical health and well-being necessary to dominate in the 21st century, compete in the global economy, and become successful, healthy citizens in their communities.
As a Title I school district, we have many challenges that come with our student population; however, we rise up to this adversity and seek out resources that will help our children succeed.
My Project
As an inspiration for our project, Jessica McGaha's idea of involving parents in their child's reading made us realize that we could do the same thing in the area of mathematics. Algebra is well-known for being a feared topic in mathematics. Many of our students as well as their parents admit that algebra is daunting.
My hope is to help debunk the fear of algebra in my students by showing them and their parents, through the use of manipulatives, how easy algebra can be.
Through our Progress Report Card nights, I would like to offer little mini-lessons on algebra using the Hands-On Equations kits. Parents and their children can sit down right then and there to explore the concept of algebra using the kits. They will be able to collaborate together and tackle this mathematical fear as they work with the manipulatives in the kits, and I would be there to answer any questions they might have along the way. I would provide them with lessons to work on for the six weeks, and they would be able to take a kit home with them as well. Each Progress Report Card night thereafter would be a refresher session, and I would provide them with the next set of lessons to work on together. Jessica's project was inspirational because it reminded me of the value in collaborating with our students' first teachers - their parents.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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