Online Classes

• Students with limited or no math competition experience are invited to join the Exploring course.
• In this course, students will be introduced to 2D and 3D visualization as well as the problem-solving strategies of Draw a Picture, Find a Pattern, Make an Organized List, Build a Table, Work Backwards, and Guess and Check through a mixture of games and plentiful exposure to Level 1-2 Kangaroo problems.
• Homework for this course will be problems very similar to those seen in class to reinforce the use of the strategies taught each week.
• The course will culminate in working through the entire 2012 Level 1-2 contest together as a group.
• This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.
• The class size:12 students

* The Summer Camp Class is planned to meet over a one week period, 5 times for 2 hours each. The topics are similar but adjusted as shown in the class description on the MK website.

Lesson Topics:

1. Patterns
2. Draw it out
3. Work backwards
4. Calendar and time
5. Make an organized list
6. Make a table
7. Guess and check
8. 2D visualization
9. 3D visualization
10. The 4-step method and MK2012

• Students with math competition experience or who are interested in competing at a high level in Math Kangaroo are invited to join the Navigating Course.
• This course draws on problems from the Level 3-4 competitions, and assumes students have some familiarity with problem solving strategies.
• This course is intense and fast-paced, and the required homework each week will be an entire Math Kangaroo exam to build the students’ persistence and stamina for the actual competition.
• The course will culminate in a math project that the students present.
• This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.
• The class size: 12 students

* The Summer Camp Class is planned to meet over a one week period, 5 times for 2 hours each. The topics are similar but adjusted as shown in the class description on the MK website.

Lesson Topics:

1. Introduction
2. Draw a picture or diagram
3. Make an organized list
4. Make a table
5. Find a pattern and solve a simpler related problem
6. Guess and check
7. Experiment and act out
8. Work backwards
9. Logic reasoning
10. Genius Hour Presentation

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• Students in grades 5-6 with math competition experience or who are interested in competing at a high level in Math Kangaroo are invited to join the Discovering Course.
• This course draws on problems from the Level 5-6 competitions, and assumes students have familiarity with problem solving strategies.
• This course is intense but fun at the same time.
• At the end of the class the students will design their own problem.
• This class is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.
• The class size: 12 students

* The Summer Camp Class is planned to meet over a one week period, 5 times for 2 hours each. The topics are similar but adjusted as shown in the class description on the MK website.

Lesson Topics:

1. Introduction
2. Patterns
3. Algebraic thinking
4. Ratios and proportions
5. Factors and Multiples
6. Time, clocks, and calendar
7. 2D geometry
8. 3D geometry
9. Hands-on
10. Genius Hour Presentation

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