Mental Math Mental Computation Grade 6 - StFX
Mental Math Mental Computation
Grade 6
Draft -- September 2006
MENTAL MATH
Acknowledgements
The Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following individuals to the preparation of the Mental Math booklets:
Sharon Boudreau--Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board Anne Boyd--Strait Regional School Board Estella Clayton--Halifax Regional School Board (Retired) Jane Chisholm--Tri-County Regional School Board Paul Dennis--Chignecto-Central Regional School Board Robin Harris--Halifax Regional School Board Keith Jordan--Strait Regional School Board Donna Karsten--Nova Scotia Department of Education Ken MacInnis--Halifax Regional School Board (Retired) Ron MacLean--Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board Sharon McCready--Nova Scotia Department of Education David McKillop--Chignecto-Central Regional School Board Mary Osborne--Halifax Regional School Board (Retired) Sherene Sharpe--South Shore Regional School Board Martha Stewart--Annapolis Valley Regional School Board Susan Wilkie--Halifax Regional School Board
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 1 Rationale .......................................................................................................... 1
The Implementation of Mental Computational Strategies ............................................. 3 General Approach............................................................................................. 3 Introducing a Strategy ...................................................................................... 3 Reinforcement .................................................................................................. 3 Assessment........................................................................................................ 3 Response Time ................................................................................................. 4
A. Addition -- Fact Learning ........................................................................................ 5
B. Addition and Subtraction -- Mental Calculation ...................................................... 5 Quick Addition -- No Regrouping .................................................................. 5
C. Multiplication and Division -- Mental Calculation.................................................. 5 Quick Multiplication -- No Regrouping ......................................................... 5 Quick Division -- No Regrouping................................................................... 6 Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100, and 1000 .............................................. 6 Dividing by tenths (0.1), hundredths (0.01) and thousandths (0.001) .............. 7 Dividing by Ten, Hundred and Thousand ....................................................... 8 Division when the divisor is a multiple of 10 and the dividend is a multiple of the divisor................................................................................................ 9 Division using the Think Multiplication strategy.............................................. 9 Multiplication and Division of tenths, hundredths and thousandths................. 9 Compensation ................................................................................................ 11 Halving and Doubling.................................................................................... 11 Front End Multiplication or the Distributive Principle in 10s, 100s, and 1000s.......................................................................................... 12 Finding Compatible Factors ........................................................................... 13 Using Division Facts for Tens, Hundreds and Thousands .............................. 13 Partitioning the Dividend............................................................................... 14 Compensation ................................................................................................ 14 Balancing For a Constant Quotient ................................................................ 15
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division -- Computational Estimation ...................................................................................... 15 Rounding ....................................................................................................... 15 Front End Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication...................................... 16 Front End Division ........................................................................................ 18 Adjusted Front End or Front End with Clustering.......................................... 18 Doubling for Division .................................................................................... 19
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