Addition and Subtraction | Advanced Kenzy Method for 6 and 7 Year-Olds
In this once a week for six weeks class students will learn and practice basic facts for addition and subtraction. They will use 'The Kenzy Method', a super-fast technique basics on patterns found in numbers.
Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 4
Beginner Level
Advanced Math Skills for Young Learners | The Kenzy Method The prerequisites for this class are: 1. a willingness to try something new 2. a willingness to work hard Few students, less than a third, ever do this and go through school struggling with math, feeling frustrated, lost and discouraged. However, learning these skills years before they are expected to will give them a definite advantage. The numbers 0-9 have very cool patterns, but not everyone can see them. Once you see them,...
Students will learn strategies to master the basic facts for addition and subtraction for the numbers 0 through 9 (up to 9 + 9 and their related subtraction facts).
I have a Bachelor of Education degree from University of Alberta with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. I've taught over 30 years in the classroom both in Canada and in Australia as part of an exchange program. Math as well as music, language and memory are topics I have presented at teachers' conventions including the following: Christian Teachers' Convention Palliser Teachers’ Convention Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention Provincial Literary Convention Greater Edmonton Teachers’ Convention South Western Teachers Convention Calgary City Teachers’ Convention South Eastern Teacher’s Convention Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention I have developed education resources including building apps for Apple, coding online programs for math, creating math games for math fact practice and developing other math resources for schools. My students have achieved top placements at national math and memory competitions.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Parents or guardians will be asked to give a pre-test and a post-test. It will be a sheet of simple math fact questions like 6 + 7 or 13 - 5. Depending on the ability and age of the student, both will either be 9 questions to answer in 90 seconds or 30 questions in 5 minutes. Giving similar tests before and after will give the student and chance to see how much they have learned. Adults simply hand the sheet to the child and give them the set amount of time to finish. They will likely count fingers or draw lines to figure some of the answers. Some students may not be able to answer any, which is 100% OK. This means the child simply writes their name at the top of the sheet with all the spaces left blank. Most likely in the pre-test learners will likely be able to answer the addition questions by counting fingers, struggle with subtraction and not be able to do any of the multiplication. We expect in the post-test see learners: -answer all questions in order -get all answer correct -answer questions without counting fingers in less than 10 seconds.Grades Offered
This is not a traditional method, which can be scary in the beginning. If you feel your child isn't ready, then learning using a different method such as using the Math Stories may be a better option.
Available times
Pacific
Meet the teacher
My name is Darren Michalczuk and I have been a teacher for more than thirty years teaching everything from kindergarten to grade twelve, from special needs to gifted students and math to music to gym. I've been a homeroom teacher, specialist for...
Group Class
$96
for 6 classes1x per week, 6 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages 6-8
4-12 learners per class
