Hello all,
I know it has been a while since my last post, but better late than never. I want to let you know how proud I am of all of your children. We have made a great deal of progress since the beginning of the year and I predict great things for your children in the future. We have been working on both or terrariums and data analysis this week. The kids seem to really be enjoying the football math activity we have started doing each week. Here are some of the skills that are being introduced and reinforced through Football Math:
* Reading and following directions
* Multiplying (decimals, two-digit factors, basic facts)
* Dividing (with remainders, long division, repeated subtraction)
* Percents
* Addition
* Averages
As you can see, Football Math does a lot of great things for the students mathematical development. Your child may struggle at first, but the more they are exposed to these skills the more fluent they will become. I have added a couple of new websites to the Math Links that may help your child practice their facts and other skills. One such website is KidsNumbers. Caroline Cherry told me about this site today and there is a great section that helps with long division. I believe it is called Snorks on Division of something to that effect. Also, there is the Free Rice site. It is a way for students to help work on math while helping out the hungry.
I hope that everyone enjoys a great long weekend with your children. Take care.
