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Ms. Kate Galle |
Ms. Vicki Wakefield |
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Dear Parents,
As part of our Math program, I am teaching your child the concept of “Touch Math”. This is meant to be an “extra helper” in the process of memorizing addition and subtraction facts. I am trying to help the students move from counting on their fingers, to “counting on” in their heads, to memorizing their facts. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Kate Galle
Touch Math Information
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The one is touched at the top while counting: "One." |
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The two is touched at the beginning and the end of the numeral while counting: "One, two." |
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The three is touched at the beginning, middle and end of the numeral while counting: "One, two, three." |
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The four is touched and counted from top to bottom on the down strokes while counting: "One, two, three, four." For the closed shaped 4, use the same square counting pattern. To help students remember the first Touch Point, it may be referred to as being in "outer space." |
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The five is touched and counted in the sequential order pictured: "One, two, three, four, five." To help in remembering the fourth Touch Point, it may be referred to as the "belly button." |
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The six begins the use of double Touch Points (dots with circles). These double Touch Points should be touched and counted twice whenever they appear. Six is touched and counted from top to bottom: "One-two, three-four, five-six." |
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The seven is touched and counted from top to bottom, counting the double Touch Points first: "One-two, three-four, five-six," followed by the single Touch Point: "seven." The single Touch Point can be thought of as the nose. Teachers sometimes tell young or remedial students to "touch him on the nose" to help them remember the final Touch Point. |
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The eight is touched and counted from left to right: "One-two, three-four, five-six, seven-eight." Tell young or remedial students that the eight looks like a robot. Count his head first and then his body. You may also tell students the eight is touched in the same pattern as you write the letter Z. |
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The nine is touched and counted from top to bottom, counting the double Touch Points first: "One-two, three-four, five-six, seven-eight," followed by the single Touch Point: "nine." To the tune of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," have the students touch these body parts with both hands while singing "head, shoulders, knees, and toes, touch the nose" (with one finger). This will physically show the nine Touch Point counting pattern. |
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The zero has no Touch Points, so you never touch and count zero. |
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