Current Unit of Study:
Place Value
Next Up:
Mental Math/ Addition & Subtraction of multi-digit numbers
We are just finishing up our unit on Place
Value... what is in the thousands/ hundreds/ tens/ ones column; how much is it
worth; rounding of numbers; comparing numbers (with an alligator mouth!) and
many more.
Soon to be started, we will work on mental
math strategies and physical models of regrouping, adding two and three digit
numbers, and communicating about those processes.
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Our grade level math classes are flexibly
grouped, and within each classroom have 3-4 small groups of students who move
through stations together. All of our instruction, practice, and work occurs
in these small groups at differentiated stations. We REALLY need parent help
in making sure these stations are running smoothly... if you haven't already,
please consider coming to help us a couple times a month!
Math class is taught in Ability Groups.
(See the Reading page for a full explanation.) It is a 60 minute block each
day. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time, money, and
measurement are all among the topics to be covered during 3rd grade.
Math facts are extremely important. Please
help them! By the end of third grade, we expect them to know addition and
subtraction facts through 18 (9 + 9, 18 - 7, 11 + 6). We also expect
multiplication facts to be memorized (9 x 8, 4 x 7, 3 x 6). Encourage them
to practice flash cards, or games on the computer or internet that teach
these!
Our math homework comes home each day. The
goal is not absolute correctness, but practice. Make sure to get this
completed and turned in the next day. The sheets that come home should be
reinforcing or practicing skills we have already been doing in class. The
concept will always be practiced in class at least one day, if not two or
three, before it is assigned as homework. Feel free to help and support them
as needed. However, your student should understand how to do it unless they
are struggling with a concept. In that case it is important you try to help
them one-on-one, or let me know that they have missed it completely so I can
help them extra at school. Although I try to be aware, with 26 students to
keep track of I sometimes might miss a sticking point for your particular
child. Thanks for your support!