As students follow their band on tour, they revisit critical math skills that power problem solving, algebra readiness and confident participation in class.
Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Students need to be “trilingual” in fractions, decimals and percents to understand that they are different ways of representing the same value. Without this, students cannot proceed to algebra.
Multiples of Digits up to 100
Many students don’t know multiples of digits up to 100, or their multiples of 13, 17 and so on. When they attempt long division, equations that should be simple turn ten minutes of homework into two hours of frustration.
Basic Operations
When students don’t understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, they cannot master word problems requiring multiple steps. They “pull an operation out of a grab bag” instead of reasoning through to the answer.
Order of Operations
More than just memorizing the PEMDAS acronym, understanding that operations must be performed in a particular sequence is key to learning the language of math, and prepares students for algebraic thinking.