Week of Oct. 31 -
This week we are focusing on sorting quadrilaterals based on these properties:
- opposite sides are congruent (parallelograms, which includes rectangles, squares, rhombuses)
- opposite sides are parallel (2 pairs of parallel lines - parallelograms)
- opposite sides are parallel (1 pair of parallel lines ONLY - trapezoids)
- includes 4 right angles (rectangles / squares)
Our focus is to be aware that quadrilaterals can be grouped in different ways based on their properties.
We will also be sorting triangles based on:
- number of congruent sides
- if there is a right angle
- if the angles are greater than or less than a right angle (obtuse or acute)
(The students will not be expected to find exact measurements of angles until 4th grade.)
We are reviewing place value to the thousands place, and using problem solving strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Week of Oct. 17:
This week we are finishing our Fractions Unit, and taking our Unit Test on Friday. We are focusing this week on:
Comparing fractions with the same numerators
Comparing fractions with the same denominators
Problem solving with fractions when there are not enough "wholes" to share. For example, sharing 3 objects with 4 people.
Looking ahead: Our next Unit will be focusing on Geometry, Area, and Perimeter. We will be reviewing 2nd grade TEKS of place value and problem solving strategies including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Students will continue to strengthen their use of addition/subtraction and multiplication/division facts.
Week of Oct. 3rd:
Numeracy/Fluency: Multiplication facts: 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 9s, and 6s
Focus Learning Targets: Using number lines and strip diagram models to compare fractions and to find equivalent fractions
Review: Geometry: naming 3-D figures, sorting 3-D figures based on attributes of faces, edges, and vertices
Week of Sept. 19th:
Numeracy/Fluency: Multiplication facts: 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, 8s, and 9s
Focus Learning Targets: Represent fractions using set and area models; using numbers to represent fractions, describing the numerator and the denominator; adding unit fractions to create a whole (1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 4/4)
Review: Geometry: naming polygons; sorting polygons based on number of sides
Week of September 12:
**Becoming fluent with multiplication facts is becoming essential. Working on automaticity with 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, and 8s facts will be helpful as we progress through the year. Your child should be able to use the "double-double" strategy for 4s facts, and the "double-double-double" strategy for 8s facts.
Numeracy/Fluency: Multiplication facts: 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, 8s
Focus Learning Targets: Solve story problems involving division using various strategies; explain how multiplication and division are related; use multiplication facts to solve division situations
Week of September 5:
Numeracy/Fluency: Multiplication facts: 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, 8s. Becoming fluent with multiplication facts is becoming essential. Working on automaticity with 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, and 8s facts will be helpful as we progress through the year. Your child should be able to use the "double-double" strategy for 4s facts, and the "double-double-double" strategy for 8s facts.
Focus Learning Targets: Represent multiplication problems using arrays and strip diagrams; solve one and two step problems involving multiplication; solve story problems involving division using various strategies
Week of August 29:
Review: Fractions - recognizing that fractions can be counted past one whole
Numeracy/Fluency: Addition and subtraction with 2-digit numbers, including regrouping ones
Multiplication facts: 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, 8s
Focus Learning Targets: Describe the relationship between pairs of numbers in a table; Using strip diagrams as a model for multiplication; Relating multiplication to division; Solving problems using multiplication and division
Questions to ask your child this week: How are 2's and 4's multiplication facts related? What strategy would you use to solve a multiplication situation, such as 4 x 7? How are multiplication and division related?
Week of August 22
Review: Fractions - representing fractions using models, counting fractional parts to more than one whole
Numeracy/Fluency: Addition and subtraction with 2-digit numbers, including regrouping ones
Multiplication facts: 5s, 10s, 2s, 4s, 8s
Focus Learning Targets: Problem solving with multiplication, using arrays and counting patterns; Describe the relationship between pairs of numbers in a table