Maths Goals

This week we had our Student Led Conferences and these were my Maths Goals:

1. To get faster at basic facts
2. To get better at solving problems with algorithms
3. To write better learning reflections that describe more about what I learned

Here is my plan of how I will achieve these goals.

1.  To get faster at basic facts I will practise multiplication and division by:

• using Mathletics 20-30 minutes each day at home (I might not always do it on the weekends)
• using the Tables Mountain daily until I can answer them in 4-5 seconds (then I will do this 1-2 times a week)

• changing the Tables Mountain so I can learn the division problems
• using Maths games on the iPad and graphing my times to see how fast I am getting 2-3 times each week (e.g. Wipeout Wall and Division Descent)

  

2.  To get better at solving problems with algorithms I will:

• complete all my class work and use the instructions and examples in the text book if I get stuck
• write neatly in my maths book so that my teacher can read my work easily
• work with Mum to learn how to do algorithms
• practise solving 5-10 problems with algorithms at home each day (I might not do all of this stuff in the weekend) 

3.  To write better learning reflections that describe more about what I learned I will:

• search for examples of good learning reflections and check these with my teacher; 
• make a learning reflections checklist at home and show it to my teacher; 
• use the learning reflections checklist when I am writing my learning reflections.

I am going to give myself until half way through Term 2 to complete these goals.