This week, we said 'good-bye' to our First Week of School Jitters and got into the full-swing of things! Here is what we focused on in Math this week...
5th Grade - Place Value through HUNDRED BILLIONS
4th Grade - Place Value through HUNDRED MILLIONS
3rd Grade - Place Value through HUNDRED THOUSANDS
Students practiced and reviewed the different ways we can represent a number, including:
1. Standard Form = Just the normal numbers (ex. 67)
2. Expanded Form = Stretch and add each place's value (ex. 60 + 7)
3. Written Form = Using our words (ex. sixty-seven)
Please find the time to review these once again with your student.
2nd Grade - Adding Numbers up to 18 (with counters)
Students practiced building two separate numbers with cubes, and then "combining" those numbers to come up with a new number. We used vocabulary such as 'plus' and 'add'.
(I noticed that a lot of students were getting questions incorrect by only 1 or 2 numbers, due to the fact that they were not taking their time and checking over their work.)
Please find the time to practice adding with every day objects around your home, and then writing the correct addition sentence on a piece of paper or sticky note.
1st Grade - Number Recognition up to 30
Students practiced putting flashcards numbered 1-30 in numerical order.
You can make these simple flashcards and use them to continue practicing at home. Simply cut up thirty pieces of paper or note cards, number them 1-30. (ex. 1, 2, 3 etc...) On the back, write the corresponding number in word form. (ex. Front: 1 / Back: one)
Mrs. Smith (:
