We all have to learn and grow: expanding the products in the Math Lit Shop

The aim of the Math Lit Shop

In the beginning my aim was to support teachers teaching the high school subject Mathematical Literacy. My focus was on providing quality notes and exercises. One of my best sellers was my Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy Spring Book 2015. [For tests and exams in any subject go to http://www.teacher911.co.za/]

I worked on building up quite a lot of resources. All these resources stay in the shop forever, so don’t be scared that you will lose out. All my products are e-products (Word / Excel / PDF / PPT) which can be downloaded after purchase. There also a lot of freebies.

At the end of 2015 I resigned from my favourite school that I am still very passionate about – Rhenish Girls’ High School. That means that I can now (2016) focus my energy on writing new material and filling up my shop.

My own son is turning 5 this year. That, combined with the fact that I heard mothers say that they are clueless about Maths, about what their kids must be able to do and how they can help them – lead to the decision to add “Junior Maths” to my shop. Junior Maths starts at pre-school and goes up to Grade 9.

Is the name “Math Lit Shop” then still relevant? Absolutely. By helping kids with Math we create Mathematically literate children.

Currently I have only created products for pre-school, Grade R and Grade 1. My aim with these products is parent support. The teachers know what Math they have to do and they probably have files full of resources. In the meantime the parent is clueless about what his / her child must be able to do. And they are normally at a loss of how to help their own child. I’ve added “Parent information” at the end of some my products to tell parents how to use that work sheet and how to help his / her child. I have also put the CAPS document for Grade R to 3 Maths in my shop. (CAPS means the syllabus)

Some of the high school Math Lit notes, e.g. percentages, can also be used in Grade 8 and grade 9 Maths. Therefore I will place certain products under two or more headings.

To conclude: the Math Lit Shop will from now on contain Maths work sheets / notes for pre-school to Grade 9 as well as Mathematical Literacy notes and exercises for Grade 10 to 12.

[I haven’t ventured into Grade 10 – 12 Maths yet.]

You can follow us on facebook: Click here to see the Math Lit Shop facebook page

Remember to LIKE the page (if you want to)

You can visit the shop at: www.mathlitshop.com

This is what the Math Lit Shop looks like.

Vir 'n artikel om ouers wie se kinders met Wiskunde sukkel, raad te gee, gaan na: 

http://maroelamedia.co.za/goeiegoed/ouerskap/so-raak-jy-wiskunde-baas/

Links to Maths help (also fun to do)

ONLINE MATH QUESTIONS

The following sites covers the Math curriculum from Grade R to Grade 12. As far as I can see these sites have online questions where you have to click on the right answer. So it will be a lot of fun for kids or something to do on their tablets when they are bored.

Links:
matholia
IXL

Here is a site that has more than Maths. Educational games, etc. You'll have to search around to find what you like. They also have Smartkids books that they sell at prices less than R100.
smartkids

WORK SHEETS FOR PARENTS TO HELP THEIR KIDS WITH

If it is work sheets that you are after - stuff that you can print and do at home... Junior Math Work Sheets

In Maths it is important to practice, practice, practice. There are lovely books in book shop but they cost a lot of money. Also, if your kid makes a boo-boo, it's in the book forever. My aim will be to put as many work sheets as possible in the shop so that parents can have free / cheap resources.

I prefer printable pages for my own children (I have two sons). You can quickly print out a page whenever they need it and if they make mistakes - recycle and print a new one.

Off course children have to make mistakes. If you never make a mistake, how will you learn? So don't chuck that "mistake page" immediately. Keep it so that your child can see where he went wrong and then attempt the same work sheet in another way.

PRICES: Some products are free. For others the prices range from R2,75 to R20. My aim is to try and keep everything at R5 or less. [However, I need to be paid for my labour, so if it is not R5, just know that a lot more work went into that one.]

All work sheets (except pre-school) will be in accordance with CAPS. [For people who don't understand this acronym, it is not something you put on your head, it is the syllabus. We don't use the word syllabus anymore.]

Grade 10 Math Lit: Term 1 - What is in CAPS and what is in the Math Lit Shop???

The table below shows which topics you should cover in term 1 according to CAPS and which corresponding products are available in the Math Lit Shop. www.mathlitshop.com

Grade 10 Mathematical Literacy Term 1 [CAPS]	Grade 10 Mathematical Literacy Products available in Math Lit Shop
Topic 1:  Basic skills	PRODUCT	PRICE
1.1      Number formats and conventions 1.2      Operations on numbers and calculator skills Part 1.2(A)   Calculations with whole numbers Part 1.2(B)   Multiply and divide with multiples of 10 Part 1.2(C)   Exponents and roots Part 1.2(D)   Order of operations Part 1.2(E)   Estimation and errors Part 1.2(F)   Converting fractions Part 1.2(G)  Operations with fractions 1.3      Rounding 1.4      Proportion 1.5      Percentages 1.6      Ratio 1.7      Rate	E-books ·       Gr.10 Ch1: Basic Skills (Notes, examples and exercises, no memo)  [only in Eng] ·       Full teaching strategy for Rounding Off [You only need this in 1 language] PowerPoint Notes ·      Indirect Proportion ·      Omgekeerde Eweredigheid ·      Percentages: 5 types of percentage calculations  [not available on website] ·      Persentasies: 5 tipes  [not available on website] PDF Notes ·      Rounding off: the complete notes ·      Afronding: die volledige notas ·      7 Types of percentages and Mind Map ·      Persentasies: 7 soorte en Breinkaart ·      Direct Proportion (1 pager) ·      Direkte Eweredigheid  (1 pager) ·      Indirect Proportion (1 pager) ·      Omgekeerde Eweredigheid (1 pager) PDF Exercises: ·       Percentages: Mixed Exercise 1 ·       Persentasies: Gemengde Oefening 1 ·       Percentages: Mixed Exercise 2 ·       Persentasies: Gemengde Oefening 2 ·       Percentages: Mixed Exercise 3 ·       Persentasies: Gemengde Oefening 3 ·       Percentages: Mixed Exercise 4 ·       Persentasies: Gemengde Oefening 4 Freebies: ·       Gr.10 Rounding off: Preview ·       Gr.10 Afronding: oogwink ·       Gr.10 Rounding Off Exercise 1 ·       Gr.10 Afronding Oefening 1 ·       Direct Proportion PowerPoint notes ·       Direkte Eweredigheid PPT notas ·       Gr.10 Fract/Breuke: 5 Ex/Oef & memo ·       Percentages Mind Map ·       Persentasies Breinkaart ·       Percentages - original amount: ex and memo ·       Persentasies – oorspr. bedrag: oef & memo ·       Gr.10 Order of operations: Exercise and memo ·       Gr.10 Orde van bewerkings: Oef en memo	R100 R125 R20 R20 R30 R30 R35 R35 R50 R50 R10 R10 R10 R10 R15 R15 R15 R15 R10 R10 R10 R10 R0
Topic 2:  Patterns, relationships and representations	PRODUCT	PRICE
2.1      Patterns and relationships 2.2      Making sense of graphs that tells a story	PDF Notes: ·      Patterns, relationships and representations:4 different types (The Complete Notes!) ·      Patrone, verhoudings en voorstellings: 4 verskillende tipes (Die Volledige Notas!) Templates ·       Template: Real Grey Graph Paper that you can crop	R50 R50 R10
Topic 3:  Measurement – conversions and time	PRODUCT	PRICE
3.1      Length and distance units 3.2      Mass (weight) units 3.3      Area units 3.4      Volume units 3.5      Time notation and units	PDF notes: ·                   Time: conversion and notation ·                    Tyd: herleiding en notasie Lists: ·      Math Lit Conversions Sheet ·      Wisk Gel Herleidingsblad Freebies: ·      Conversion of distance units: notes ·      Herleiding van afstand eenhede: notas ·      Conversion of units: info, exercise and memo ·      Herleiding van eenhede: info, oefening en memo	R10 R10 R0 R0 R0

Feature product for Feb/March: Gr.12 Term 1 Tutorial

This tutorial is available in English and in Afrikaans.

Description: 

• Grade 12 Term 1 Tutorial covering the following topics: Rounding, Order of operations, Proportion, Percentages, Ratio, Rate, Tariffs and Break-Even Analysis, Budgets and Income-and-Expenditure-Statements (Term 1 topics in CAPS)
• Most of the questions posed in this exercise are of a more difficult nature. This will help learners to practice answering questions that are on exam level.
• Learners must do this tutorial in their own time. Any Mathematical Literacy learner can do this exercise but I definitely recommend it to keep gifted learners busy in class.
• The tutorial includes a detailed memorandum.

Where can you get it?

Log into www.mathlitshop.com

Go to "PDF Exercises" (click)

Go to "General" (click)

Scroll down...

It's at the bottom (English and Afrikaans versions

Price: R40

Creating Mathematically literate children by having some Math fun

Although I started my shop with the focus on the high school subject Mathematical Literacy I've decided to add Junior Maths to my website.

I keep on hearing how bad South Africa's rating are concerning Mathematics - even (or especially?) on Primary school level.

The important thing is to make Maths fun while children are small.  I like to make colouring pages with numbers (or other Math stuff) on it. Then the focus is on enjoying the colouring and not on Maths.

Moms and Dads, here are some tips on how to start enjoying Maths at an early age:

• Having stairs in your house is a bonus. Not only does it make you fit but you can also count out loud with your child every time you go up or down the stairs.

• You don't have to be rich to help them understand basic concepts. Take all your cutlery from the drawer and mixed it together. Put it on the floor or carpet. Then give your child the cutlery tray and let him sort the cutlery into knives, forks, tablespoons and teaspoons.

• Just sneak a Maths page in while they are colouring in other pictures.

• Don't criticize. Make suggestions. For example, if your child colours in 3 crocodiles and then trace the number 4 symbol, say "Oops! That doesn't look like a 3 to me. Let's try again." [with a friendly and encouraging voice.] Praise her whenever she get anything right and tell her what a clever girl she is. [Or clever boy. I hate typing him / her all the time so I choose one sex per idea.]

• Find funny songs about numbers on Youtube - songs with words that rhyme (easy to remember) of songs with a nice beat that kids can dance to.

Links to songs

[Nice beat] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1pSh6yuZFA

[Nice beat with hand clapping moves] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzY_1t5MY7A&feature=iv&src_vid=bBPplaS4oX8&annotation_id=annotation_466479

[Nice beat; "rap"] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KasD52z9dB4

Other...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk9Yt1PqQiw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W97pOhZVJJI

[Combines colours and numbers - a bit boring] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUnlCuCyZ7U

A video that shows how you write numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mP501l5gGo

FREE percentages exercise and memo

This week I am sending out a free percentage exercise. Calculating the original amount is a difficult concept for most learners to grasp. I taught my learners to use the direct proportion method.

Hierdie oefening is beskikbaar in Afrikaans en Engels. Indien jy nie hierdie oefening ontvang het nie, stuur asseblief 'n e-pos aan yes.to.math.lit@gmail.com om dit aan te vra.

Order of operations

I sent out a e-mail containing a free order of operations exercise and memo - available in Afrikaans and English. If you didn't receive this e-mail please contact me at yes.to.math.lit@gmail.com