Roll and Smash Math! (Self-Paced)
4-Week Self-Paced Math Course. Ages 3-7
Course Summary
In this 4-lesson online course, we will roll balls of dough for addition and smash them to demonstrate subtraction.
*Bonus video - How to make colorful dough recipe.
This is a flex class meaning that it is flexible. There are no live meetings instead, there are series of lessons, worksheets and quizzes available each week that we will complete together as a group. Learners will post videos and / or pictures of their work in the classroom throughout each week. Learners are able to take additional online quizzes for an extra challenge. Each week includes a video lesson.
Week 1: Worksheets for creating and smashing our dough balls. Using simple addition and subtraction. We will practice subtracting/smashing 0, 1 or 2 for each row. Online puzzles for additional practice.
Week 2: Now our addition and subtraction worksheets become slightly more advanced. Now we will practice subtracting / smashing 3, 4 or 5 with each row.
Week 3: Our worksheets get even more complex as we practice subtracting and smashing 6, 7 or 8 with each row. There are additional worksheets this week reviewing previous classes.
Week 4: Practice subtracting and smashing all of our dough balls and well as adding new ones up to 20. Review worksheets and extra practice for addition and subtraction. Bonus challenge Kahoot quizzes where learners can create up to 20 dough balls at home and smash them for the correct answers.
Course Curriculum
Elizabeth McMann
Hello parents and students,
I started Teach Me Truth Christian School because of the need for families to have a safe space for learning. After reading, "Mama Bear Apologetics", I recognized the call for a Christian education platform. Not only teaching children about the Bible, but also teaching apologetics that back up the Bible with science, logic, facts, history and intellectual reasoning. I am passionate about homesteading, homeschooling and working on becoming more independent from the world and government. Most schools in person and online censor Christianity and promote everything else - and I mean everything else! As parents, our jobs are becoming more difficult to protect our children from the evils of this world while at the same time educating them about the truth. Soon after starting the online platform, God called me to start an in-person school as well.
My Teaching Style: I encourage learning through enthusiastic engagement. I believe children learn best through curiosity or play. Teaching online has been my passion for six years. I was an online English teacher with VIPKID for over three years and an Outschool teacher since 2020. VIPKID taught me how to engage with students in a virtual setting. They taught me how to use props, singing and demonstrations to increase learning. I encourage student output and participation during class.
About Me: I have a bachelor's degree in marketing and science. I am an entrepreneur and business owner. I have also been in the beauty industry for over 15 years. I am a homeschooling mom of five. I am constantly seeking creative ways for my children and students to learn new things.
My Homeschooling Style: As a homeschooling mom of 4, my favorite part of teaching is sort of "tricking" them into learning. What I mean by this is, we often play learning games and sing songs. In addition to this, my children have learning games on their devices and we listen to learning songs in the car. Some of our favorite online resources include: Easy Peasy Homeschool, Education.com and Miacademy and Flock School. Some of our favorite learning games are: ABC and sight word bingo, memory match, shout-and-grab, ABC caterpillar board game, dinosaur nest game, Uno, chess, checkers, matching, fill in the blank phonics sounds and more. We love arts and craft time as well as create weekly science projects. My kiddos enjoy both live and self-paced online classes. Our kids participate in chores, taking care of our chickens, ducks, dog and cat. We love projects and currently are building a chicken coop. Lastly, our book work is a small part of learning each day.