THIS WEEK IN MATH:

As we head towards the winter break, students have been working on counting larger numbers and putting them into groups of ten. For many students it is easy to connect putting items into groups of tens and ones and then writing the number they represent. For others it is quite a challenge.

Get a cup of any small item at home and have your child separate them into groups of tens. Ask them to tell you how many groups of ten they have and how many leftover. Make sure that they understand that the “leftovers” represent the ones. For example: if your child has 3 groups of ten and 2 leftover, the number represented is 32.

When we begin a new quarter in January, we will be learning to use a 100 chart efficiently. For example—knowing that to the left of a number, numbers get smaller. To the right of a number, numbers get bigger. If you go directly above a number, the new number will be ten less. If you go directly below a number, the new number will be ten more.

Keep practicing those addition and subtraction facts!

We work on our calendar daily as part of our morning routine. You can help your child by talking about what day is, what day it was yesterday, and what day it will be tomorrow. Help them say the month, the date and the year. Also, talk about the weather and different words they can use to describe the weather that day.