Math Tools, Time & Multiplication

Math Tools, Time, and Multiplication

Children will focus on:

• Using number grids to add and subtract

• Round 2- and 3-digit numbers to the nearest tens and hundreds on open number lines

• Review math tools including clocks, rulers, and calculators

• Tell time to the nearest minute

• Measure time intervals in minutes to solve problems involving elapsed time

• Collect and organize data on scaled bar graphs

• Analyze "Quick Looks" of equally-grouped dot patterns and arrays to develop fluency with multiplication

• Solve multiplication and division number stories using strategies based on intuitive understands of equal groups, arrays, and sharing

• Play games such as Multiplication Draw, to strengthen number skills and develop fact fluency for 2s, 5s, and 10s multiplication facts

• Estimate and measure mass in grams and kilograms

Vocabulary: array, elapsed time, equal groups, equal-grouping situation, equal-sharing situation, estimate, mass, number grid, open number line, round