John Drugan Math Bee Competition

John Drugan Math Bee Competition

Guidelines

2017-2018

JOHN DRUGAN Math Bee Information

August 21, 2017

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In an effort to improve the math fluency skills necessary to meetthe expectations of the Math STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness), John Drugan will hold its Fourthannual campus Math Bee competition on February 2, 2018. Teachers will begin working with students in the class Math Bee competitions. Each class will select their top three winners to participate in the campus level Math Bee.

The table below shows the skills and specifications of the Math Bee by grade-level.

Attached please find math resources and guidelines for your child’s grade level competition. With your support, we can ensure the success of this campus-wide initiative and will help improve

your child’s math skills necessary to become proficient problem-solvers.

Grade Level / Math Skill / Specifications
Kinder / Counting/Skip Counting / Counting by 1’s to 120
Skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100
Before & After / Identification of the number right before or after in counting sequence up to 120
Mixed Addition and Subtraction / Mixed Addition and Subtraction Facts up to 10
1st / Addition and Subtraction Facts / Addition facts with sums up to 20 and related subtraction facts. Addition and subtraction facts up to 20 with missing addend or subtrahend
2nd / Addition and Subtraction Facts / Addition facts with sums up to 20 and related subtraction facts. Double digit mixed addition and subtraction to 60.
Two-Step Equations / Two step equations with mixed addition and subtraction facts up to 20
Multiplication Facts / Multiplication facts up to 10
3rd / Multiplication and Division Facts / Multiplication /Division facts up to 12
Mixed Multiplication and Division Facts / Multiplication /Division facts up to 12 with missing factor or divisor
Two-Step Equations / Two step equations with mixed multiplication and division facts.
Examples: 5 x 2 X 3 or 63 ÷ 9 X 2
4th / Mixed Multiplication and Division Facts / Multiplication/Division facts up to 12
Two- and Three-Step Equations with All Operations / Two- and three-step equations with all operations. Examples: 5 x 2 X 3 or 63 ÷ 9 X 2
5th / Two-Step Equations with all Operations / Two-Step Equations with All Operations.
Examples: 5X2X3, or 63÷9X2, or 6X3÷2
Three- and Four-Step Equations with all Operations / Three- and Four-Step Equations with all Operations. Examples: 72÷9x2+5, 6X2÷3+4-1

Sincerely,

John Drugan Math Committee

Tips for Parents:

1)Practice math facts with your child at home, as you are driving, waiting in line at the groceries, shopping, etc…

2)Make practicing fun by playing card games to reinforce the operations. (Ex. Multiplication War- A deck of cards is placed in the center, each player turns over a card, and the player that calls out the product of the two digits shown keeps the cards.)

3) Practice drilling your child with flashcards and interactive online resources like the ones listed below:

Useful Math Resources to help your child at home:

(Interactive Flashcards and Worksheets)

(Interactive Flashcards and Resources)

(Printable Flashcards)

(Math Worksheets)

(Interactive Flashcards, Worksheets, and Games)

Multiplication Tables

John Drugan Math Bee Guidelines

John Drugan Math Bee Guidelines

Kinder Math Bee Competition:

Each teacher will be responsible for holding a classroom Math Bee competition addressing respective grade-level math skills. (It is strongly recommended that teachers practice with students on a weekly basis. The students that win most often throughout the classroom competitions will represent their class at the campus-level competition.)

For the weekly classroom Math Bees, teachers will utilize a practice PowerPoint uploaded on the school server. For the campus Math Bee, the Math committeewill provide another set of PowerPoints for each grade level competition.

The competition will consist of several rounds in which each student will be given a specific time to respond. Students may not correct their answers and must completely say the answer within the specified time. In each round, students must correctly answer three facts to advance to the next round.

1stRound: Counting by 1’s to 120 (6 seconds)

When counting by 1’s, students will be shown and read 2 to 3 consecutive numbers up to 120, and the student will have to call out the next 5 numbers in the sequence.

Example: “35, 36, 37, …..” Student should respond “38, 39, 40, 41, and 42”.

2ndRound: Before and After (4 seconds)

Students will be asked to state the number that comes before or after a given number.

Example: Teacher shows number 58 and states, “State the number that comes before 58.” The student should respond “57.”

3rd Round: Counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100 (4 seconds)

When counting by 2’s, 5’s, or 10’s, students will be shown and read 2 to 3 numbers in a counting sequence of numbers up to 100. Students will state the next number in the sequence.

Example: Shown and read, “6, 8, 10, ____” Student should respond “12”.

4th Round: Mixed Addition and Subtraction Facts up to 10 (5 seconds)

Elimination Round: Written test including problems from the previous rounds

within a designated time limit.

1st Grade Math Bee Competition:

Each teacher will be responsible for holding a classroom Math Bee competition addressing respective grade-level math skills. (It is strongly recommended that teachers practice with students on a weekly basis. The students that win most often throughout the classroom competitions will represent their class at the campus-level competition.)

For the weekly classroom Math Bees, teachers will utilize practice PowerPoints uploaded on the school server. For the campus Math Bee, the Math committee will provide another set of PowerPoints for each grade level competition.

The competition will consist of several rounds in which each student will be given a specific time to respond. Students may not correct their answers and must completely say the answer within the specified time. In each round, students must correctly answer three facts to advance to the next round.

1st Round: Mixed Addition and Subtraction Facts up to 10 (4 seconds)

2ndRound: Mixed Addition and Subtraction Facts up to 20 (5 seconds)

3rdRound: Mixed addition and subtraction facts up to 10 with missing

addend or subtrahend (4 seconds)

4thRound: Mixed addition and subtraction facts up to 20 with missing

Addend or subtrahend (4 seconds)

Elimination Round: Written test including problems from the previous rounds

within a designated time limit.

2nd Grade Math Bee Competition:

Each teacher will be responsible for holding a classroom Math Bee competition addressing respective grade-level math skills. (It is strongly recommended that teachers practice with students on a weekly basis. The students that win most often throughout the classroom competitions will represent their class at the campus-level competition.)

For the weekly classroom Math Bees, teachers will utilize practice PowerPoints uploaded on the school server. For the campus Math Bee, the Math committee will provide another set of PowerPoints for each grade level competition.

The competition will consist of several rounds in which each student will be given a specific time to respond. Students may not correct their answers and must completely say the answer within the specified time. In each round, students must correctly answer three facts to advance to the next round.

1st Round: Mixed Addition and Subtraction Facts up to 20 (5 seconds)

2ndRound: Double Digit Mixed Addition and Subtraction up to 60

(4 seconds)

3rdRound: Two-Step equations with mixed addition and subtraction facts

up to 20 (4 seconds)

Example: 10 + 6 - 2

4thRound: Multiplication Facts up to 10 (4 seconds)

Elimination Round: Written test including problems from the previous

rounds within a designated time limit.

3rd Grade Math Bee Competition:

Each teacher will be responsible for holding a classroom Math Bee competition addressing respective grade-level math skills. (It is strongly recommended that teachers practice with students on a weekly basis. The students that win most often throughout the classroom competitions will represent their class at the campus-level competition.)

For the weekly classroom Math Bees, teachers will utilize practice PowerPoints uploaded on the school server. For the campus Math Bee, the Math committee will provide another set of PowerPoints for each grade level competition.

The competition will consist of several rounds in which each student will be given a specific time to respond. Students may not correct their answers and must completely say the answer within the specified time. In each round, students must correctly answer three facts to advance to the next round.

1st Round: Multiplication Facts to 12 (4 seconds)

2ndRound: Mixed Multiplication and Division Facts to 12 (3 seconds)

3rd Round: Mixed Multiplication and Division to 12 with Missing Factor

or Divisor (3 seconds)

Examples: 5 x 2 x 3, or 63 ÷ 9 x 2, or 6 x 3 ÷ 2

4thRound: Two-Step Equations with Mixed Multiplication and Division Facts (4 seconds)

Examples: 5 X 6 ÷ 3 + 4

Elimination Round: Written test including problems from the previous

rounds within a designated time limit.

4th Grade Math Bee Competition:

Each teacher will be responsible for holding a classroom Math Bee competition addressing respective grade-level math skills. (It is strongly recommended that teachers practice with students on a weekly basis. The students that win most often throughout the classroom competitions will represent their class at the campus-level competition.)

For the weekly classroom Math Bees, teachers will utilize practice PowerPoints uploaded on the school server. For the campus Math Bee, the Math committee will provide another set of PowerPoints for each grade level competition.

The competition will consist of several rounds in which each student will be given a specific time to respond. Students may not correct their answers and must completely say the answer within the specified time. In each round, students must correctly answer three facts to advance to the next round.

1st Round: Mixed Multiplication and Division Facts to 12’s (3 seconds)

2ndRound: Two-Step Equations with Mixed Multiplication and Division

(4 seconds)

Examples: 5 X 2 X 3, or 63 ÷9 X 2, or 6 X 3 ÷ 2

3rd Round: Two-Step Equations with all Operations (left to right)

(4 seconds)

Examples: 5 x 2 x 3, or 63 ÷ 9 x 2, or 6 x 3 ÷ 2

4thRound: Three-Step Equations with All Operations (left to right)

(4 seconds)

Examples: 5 X 6 ÷ 3 + 4

Elimination Round: Written test including problems from the previous

rounds within a designated time limit.

5th Grade Math Bee Competition:

Each teacher will be responsible for holding a classroom Math Bee competition addressing respective grade-level math skills. (It is strongly recommended that teachers practice with students on a weekly basis. The students that win most often throughout the classroom competitions will represent their class at the campus-level competition.)

For the weekly classroom Math Bees, teachers will utilize practice PowerPoints uploaded on the school server. For the campus Math Bee, the Math committee will provide another set of PowerPoints for each grade level competition.

The competition will consist of several rounds in which each student will be given a specific time to respond. Students may not correct their answers and must completely say the answer within the specified time. In each round, students must correctly answer three facts to advance to the next round.

1st Round: Two-Step Equations with All Operations (3 seconds)

Example: 5 x 2 x 3, or 63 ÷ 9 x 2, or 6 x 3 ÷ 2

2nd Round: Three-Step Equations with All Operations (4 seconds)

Example: 8 X 3 ÷ 6 +2

3rd Round: Four-Step Equations with All Operations (5 seconds)

Example: 63 ÷ 9 X 2 +3 -7

4th Round: Equations Using Order of Operations with Whole Numbers no

Exponents (6 seconds)

Examples: 144 ÷ (6 x 2) +3

Elimination Round: Written test including problems from the previous

rounds within designated time limit.