This week is Math fill-in-the-gaps Week!
We are spending this week doing some intensive math training. We have a few gaps that we honestly *must* fill in before we can move on and be successful.
We will be working quite a bit on mental math and strategies for adding and subtracting numbers quickly and without the use of our fingers.
For example, it is much easier to think of something like 9 + 7 as 9 + (1 + 6). This is because 9 + 1 = 10, and then 10 + 6 = 16. We will be doing mental math exercises like this all week.
We will also be doing a *lot* of work on multiplication facts. We have work to do with division, and it will make very little sense if students don’t have a very solid grasp of their multiplication facts.
Tonight students have a small math packet to complete. Most of these may seem deceptively simple, but we are trying to build a solid foundation of skills so that things become more manageable and understandable for students.
We also read a lot of “The Night Gardener” and things are getting pretty crazy there as well. Ask your student what they think is in the tree……..
so, tl;dr
LOTS of math this week! Finish this short packet:
and read!
Have a good one,
-Mr. Potter