Multiplication Madness!!!

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We are hitting multiplication facts really hard in math right now.  Starting Monday, January 28th,  Multiplication Madness will begin!  Please start drilling and multiplying the multiplication facts with your students this week.  The students are expected to drill their math facts at home along with learning strategies at school.  The students have to pass off their 0’s to 10’s for a required grade. Every student will be given 10 problems to pass off in one minute. Multiplication facts are a huge part of the third grade math core curriculum. The students will have to spend time at home working on these facts in order to pass them off in the time table we have set.  The students will have the opportunity to pass off their multiplication facts as many times as they can before the celebration.  We will focus on one fact a week, I will let you know what facts we are working on each week.  Please check the planner tomorrow to make note of the schedule.  Our Multiplication Madness Banana Split Celebration will take place on Thursday, March 28th from 2:00-3:00.  

Each part of the Banana Split is one of the multiplication facts that needs to be passed off.  You will get that part of the Banana Split ONLY if you pass off that actual fact.
0’s – Placemat
1’s- Napkin
2’s – Bowl
3’s – Spoon
4’s – Banana
5’s – Scoop of Strawberry Ice Cream
6’s – Scoop of Chocolate Ice Cream
7’s – Sprinkles
8’s – Strawberry topping
9’s – Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
10’s – Chocolate Fudge topping
11’s – Whipped Cream
12’s – Cherry on Top!!!


Multiplication Madness/Mastery Starting TODAY!!!

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We are hitting multiplication really hard in math right now. Starting today (Tuesday, December 5th) we will begin Multiplication Madness/Mastery! Please start drilling and multiplying the multiplication facts with your children. The students are expected to drill their math facts at home as well as at school. The students have to pass off their 0’s to 10’s for a required grade. Every student will be given 10 problems to pass off in one minute. Multiplication facts are a huge part of the third grade math core curriculum. The students will have to spend time at home working on these facts in order to pass them off in the time table we have set. The students will have the opportunity to pass off their multiplication facts as many times as they can before the celebration (once a day).  Our Multiplication Madness/Mastery Banana Split Celebration will take place on Wednesday, February 14th from 2:00-3:00.

**During Winter Break, students will need to spend time studying multiplication facts so they are prepared. Weekends are a great time to work on multiplication facts (since there is no homework).**

Each part of the Banana Split is one of the multiplication facts that needs to be passed off. You will get that part of the Banana Split ONLY if you pass off that actual fact.
0’s – Placemat
1’s- Napkin
2’s – Bowl
3’s – Spoon
4’s – Banana
5’s – Scoop of Strawberry Ice Cream
6’s – Scoop of Chocolate Ice Cream
7’s – Sprinkles
8’s – Strawberry topping
9’s – Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
10’s – Chocolate Fudge topping
11’s – Whipped Cream
12’s – Cherry on Top!!!

Food Permission for Math

We will be starting perimeter this week in math.  I always like to start the unit with an activity that uses Pull-n-Peel Twizzlers.  After we do the math activity, I do let the children eat the licorice.  If you do not want your child to eat the licorice, please let me know.  I know they are getting tons of candy and junk this week with Halloween, so what’s a little more sugar, right??

Videos to Show Different Addition and Subtraction Methods

I know that some of the students and parents do not understand all the different ways we teach the students to add and subtract.  Most everyone is used to the traditional algorithm.  The videos on this link below show a teacher performing those different ways.  This is just another resource to help the students and parents understand what I am teaching their children here at school.  I hope it helps!

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