Welcome to Ms. Sharpe's ALP (Guided Study) Math Class. ALP (Accelerated Learning Program) is an intervention class designed to help students (who may have struggled with the basic concepts of mathematics) to gain full understanding and ultimately achieve mastery of the basic concepts of math.

This course is an elective and students will attend daily for a 45 minute period. Homework for this course will be given occasionally but  most assignments will be completed in class.

 I enjoy working with each of my students and I look forward to a great  2008 - 2009 school year.

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                                             Quarter # 4 

 This week May 18, 2009 -May 22, 2009:

Monday-Friday:  Students will create Tessellations(A shape that is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps) in order to show spatial reasoning). on construction paper and then color in the patterns and pictures designed.

This week May 11, 2009 -May 15, 2009:

Monday- Using EOG Prep books students will "peer-teach" completing various math concepts in the form of review in order to be prepared for the EOG's.

This week May 4, 2009 -May 8, 2009:

Students will:

Monday & Tuesday- Students will solve multiplication & division word problems in order to recognize words that give operational direction.

Wednesday & Thursday- Students will change mixed numbers to improper fraction ins order to multiply and simplify fractions.

Friday-Students will compete against fellow ALP class (Mrs. Evans) in a Math Quiz Bowl in efforts to review EOG Test math concepts.

This week April 27, 2009 -May 1, 2009:

Students will:

Monday & Tuesday-With a partner students will solve 3-4 digit by  1 digit long division problems in the form of a game as a type of EOG review.

Wednesday & Thursday- Students will identify numbers that are NOT evenly divisible, in order to determine prime numbers.

Friday- Students will work collectively with additional ALP classes to solve logic puzzles and given situations that involve higher level thinking and strategizing.

This week April 20, 2009 -April 24, 2009:

Students will:

Monday- practice problem solving skills using manipulatives (tooth picks) in order to "think" about their "thinking" when completing word problems.

Tuesday-practice problem solving skills using manipulatives (pennies) in order to "think" about their "thinking" when completing word problems.

Wednesday & Thursday- Using laptop computers, students will choose from a list of math writing prompts and write about their experiences in math in order to practice writing across the curriculum.

Friday- Students will participate in a writing activity having to do with Character Education Trait: Good Judgement!! *Review word problem solving skills in prepartion for EOG's.