Course Descriptions
Math: Fall 2021
Registration Is Open For Fall And Winter/Spring Semesters
3rd - 5th Grade
Getting Started With Multiplication
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
7 Weeks: September 14, 21, 28 October 5, 12, 19, 26
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $195
Leap from learning subtraction and addition to the basic concept of multiplication. First, we will anchor the concept of multiplication in terms of its relation to addition – which your child should already be comfortable with. Students will visualize the idea of repeated addition using arrays. Important multiplication vocabulary and the properties of zeros, ones, twos, threes, fives, tens, and elevens are covered.
Instructor: Laurie Weir
Outside Classwork: Ten minutes of daily review
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
7 Weeks: September 14, 21, 28 October 5, 12, 19, 26
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $195
Leap from learning subtraction and addition to the basic concept of multiplication. First, we will anchor the concept of multiplication in terms of its relation to addition – which your child should already be comfortable with. Students will visualize the idea of repeated addition using arrays. Important multiplication vocabulary and the properties of zeros, ones, twos, threes, fives, tens, and elevens are covered.
Instructor: Laurie Weir
Outside Classwork: Ten minutes of daily review
Multiplication Fluency
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
5 Weeks: November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7 (No Classes November 23)
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $140
Do you want to improve your student's multiplication fluency? Join us as we embark on a multiplication journey through the use of skip-counting, pneumonic devices, hands-on activities, and games. Each week students are introduced to new facts while reviewing the previous ones. We continue to build fluency by covering multiplying by fours, sixes and sevens, and eights. Sign up and don't miss the fun!
Outside Classwork: 10 minutes of daily review
Instructor: Laurie Weir
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
5 Weeks: November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7 (No Classes November 23)
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $140
Do you want to improve your student's multiplication fluency? Join us as we embark on a multiplication journey through the use of skip-counting, pneumonic devices, hands-on activities, and games. Each week students are introduced to new facts while reviewing the previous ones. We continue to build fluency by covering multiplying by fours, sixes and sevens, and eights. Sign up and don't miss the fun!
Outside Classwork: 10 minutes of daily review
Instructor: Laurie Weir
Course Descriptions
Math: Winter And Spring 2022
Mastering Multiplication Facts
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
7 Weeks: January 18, 25 February 1, 8, 15, 22 - Live Online March 1
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $195
Quick recall of basic math facts is essential as students progress into the higher-level computation. This class is the perfect class for students who have worked on multiplication but have not reached mastery. Success comes with continued practice and strategies to figure out answers quickly. We will progress from multiplying one digit by multiple digits and then two digit multiplication. Throughout the class, we focus on reviewing facts by playing fun games.
Outside Classwork: Ten minutes of daily review
Instructor: Laurie Weir
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
7 Weeks: January 18, 25 February 1, 8, 15, 22 - Live Online March 1
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $195
Quick recall of basic math facts is essential as students progress into the higher-level computation. This class is the perfect class for students who have worked on multiplication but have not reached mastery. Success comes with continued practice and strategies to figure out answers quickly. We will progress from multiplying one digit by multiple digits and then two digit multiplication. Throughout the class, we focus on reviewing facts by playing fun games.
Outside Classwork: Ten minutes of daily review
Instructor: Laurie Weir
Geometry & Measurement
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
6 Weeks: March 8, 29 April 5, 12, 19 - Live Online 26 (No Class March 15 and 22)
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $170
To help reinforce your math skills this year, join us for a special workshop class. Each week starts with a mini-lesson focused on important geometry or measurement skills. Students build math vocabulary and a greater understanding of the subject matter and participate in hands-on activities. Topics include standard measurement and conversions, types of lines and angles, finding the area and perimeter of a shape, understanding the coordinate plane, and measuring angles using a protractor.
Outside Classwork: up to forty-five minutes depending on skill level
Instructor: Laurie Weir
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-10:10
6 Weeks: March 8, 29 April 5, 12, 19 - Live Online 26 (No Class March 15 and 22)
Location: In Person - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $170
To help reinforce your math skills this year, join us for a special workshop class. Each week starts with a mini-lesson focused on important geometry or measurement skills. Students build math vocabulary and a greater understanding of the subject matter and participate in hands-on activities. Topics include standard measurement and conversions, types of lines and angles, finding the area and perimeter of a shape, understanding the coordinate plane, and measuring angles using a protractor.
Outside Classwork: up to forty-five minutes depending on skill level
Instructor: Laurie Weir