Gr.

6 Math
Mr. McKinney
Organization is the only
defense against the
onslaught of chaos.
BiII Hatch, Chef
About me...
Born and raised in California
Bachelors Degree (English Literature / Political
Science) from University of Oregon
Hobbies: cooking, kayaking, reading, writing
6th year at HKA: Grade 3, 1 year; Grade 5, 3
years; 2nd year in Grade 6 Math/Science; and
2nd year teaching Technology
Typical routine
Warm-up
Review HW
Learning new concepts and skills
Practicing new concepts and skills through Classwork
Reinforce new concepts and skills through HW
Math Curriculum
UNT 1: NUMERACY
operations with whole
numbers
order of operations
exponents
variables ("x)
problem solving plan
UNT 2: FRACTONS,
DECMALS, PERCENTS
decimal operations
fraction operations
improper fractions/mixed
numbers
decimals and percents
time
UNT 3: ALGEBRA
expressions and equations
substitution
like terms
inverse operations
word problems and
equations
UNT 4: GEOMETRY 1 -
Polygons, Area, Volume
classification of triangles,
quadrilaterals, polygons
Metric units, length,
perimeter, area, volume
area of rectangle, triangle;
volume of prisms
UNT 5: GEOMETRY 2 -
Angles, Tessellation and
more!
identifying angles
constructing angles
measuring angles
sum of angles in polygons
tessellation, rotation,
reflection
UNT 6: PROBABLTY &
STATSTCS
reading and creating graphs:
line, bar, column, pie
mean, mode, median, range
Simple probability
experimenting with chance
fair games
Math MYP Criteria
A: Knowledge and Understanding (8)
B: nvestigating Patterns (8)
C: Communication in Mathematics (6)
D: Reflection in Mathematics (6)
A: Knowledge & Understanding
The student
ConsistentIy makes appropriate deductions when
Solving basic problems in a
Variety of contexts including unfamiIiar situations.
8
B: nvestigating Patterns
The student
ConsistentIy makes appropriate deductions when
Solving basic problems in a
Variety of contexts including unfamiIiar situations.
8
C: Communication in Math
Solutions to problems are well communicated by
Being easy to follow
Showing logical steps.
Using appropriate symbols and/or words.
6
D: Reflection in Math
The student can consistently
Explain the process they used to get the answer.
Explain why their answer is reasonable.
Mention how concepts are connected to real life
situations
6
MYP Math boundaries
Types of assessments
Quiz
Tests
Over-arching project through unit
Notebook checks
Math Homework
typically assigned homework every math class
teacher and student collaborate on level of work:
A - basic skills
B - higher level skills
C - challenge
Students can come see me for extra work, modification of
work, or, upon proof, can request more challenging work!
Homework
All HW is written in HW Diaries.

All HW is posted on the appropriate blog each
day.
What's the purpose of HW?
School-Home Communication in regards to HW,
other possible supports, time management,
organization....
Questions?