My students need the opportunity to face and conquer the fear of Algebra, and they will do this by working with the Hands-On Equations kits in our after-school club, The Algebranators.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Pena's classroom raised $494
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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. Our 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 we know will help our children succeed!
My Project
Nearly every student's fear as they enter into junior high..."Today, class, we will be starting ALGEBRA." The word tends to send panic throughout the room. However, this doesn't have to be the case. I plan to help my students debunk this fear and conquer the challenges of Algebra in a fun and exciting way!
May I present to you, The Algebranators, an after-school club where students can work with manipulatives to make the daunting task of understanding Algebra easier, and it will be fun along the way!
The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade Texas state mathematical standards include using one-variable equations and building up to two-variable equations to represent solutions and solve problems. The Hands-On Equations kits will build the foundation necessary for my students to be successful as they enter their junior and high school years where they will be expected to learn more advanced algebraic concepts. I will be able to gauge their progress in the club as we move from Level I, where we will be working with the manipulatives with one variable and positive integers, to Level III which includes working with one variable, its opposite, and positive and negative integers. We will solve real-life problems where we can set up the problem using the manipulatives, then move into the semi-concrete level where they draw a pictorial of the problem, and finally, when they are ready, move into the abstract level. They will be able to see their own progress weekly through a pretest and posttest at each level. Research from this program shows that 6th graders progressed from a 48% (pretest) to 94% (posttest) just after seven lessons. My purpose for forming The Algebranators is to help my 5th graders realize that Algebra isn't that scary subject they once thought it to be!
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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