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Contact Information
Conference Period: 2:30pm - 3:20pm
Email: brandtj@chapelhillisd.org

Math Game For Everyone
Here's a fun game to help your kids improve their multiplication and division skills.  The game is called "Doubles & Halves."  To play the game, you start with any number you wish.  The challenge is to either double it or cut it in half five times as quickly as possible without using paper and pencil.  For example, if your starting number was 7 and you were playing "Doubles" your answers would be 14, 28, 56, 112, 224.  If you were playing "Halves" and your number was 440, your answers would be 220, 110, 55, 27.5, 13.75.

Multiplication Tables
We tend to not have a great deal of homework in my classes because of the double-block math schedule.  If you ever want to give your child a chance to earn some extra credit, print out a blank multiplication chart from this website and have them fill it out completely as quickly as possible. 

http://www.abcteach.com/Math/mult1.htm

I encourage you to watch them as they work through the chart and observe any sections you think they need to practice.  Most middle school students should be able to finish within three minutes.  Any student who brings me a completed multiplication chart with a parent's signature will receive 50 bonus points (no more than one per week).

Course Descriptions

MATH                        All Year

Mathematics, grade seven, includes the following TEKS objectives: 1) Recognizing and using numbers in a variety of equivalent forms 2) Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing to solve problems and justify solutions 3) Using equations to solve problems 4) Comparing and classifying shapes using geometric vocabulary and properties 5) Solving application problems involving estimation and measurement 6) Recognizing a physical or mathematical model can be used to describe the probability of real events 7) Using a measure of central tendency and range to describe a set of data 8) Applying mathematics to solve problems connected to everyday experiences.