Last week's math classes worked really well separating the fourth graders into two groups and teaching guided math lessons. While some students were having a math lesson, remaining students were in groups of Individual Book Work, a center activity, or a problem solving enrichment activity. It worked out well, so we are going to try it again this week. I think our favorite activity for last week was playing "Baby Snake" which is a game of mentally adding and taking risks. Ask your child how to play and play a game at home.
This week our lessons will include:
Problem Solving Strategies: working backwards, using logical reasoning and drawing a diagram or making a table
Lesson: Multiplication as repeaded addition, subtracting dollars and cents, and missing numbers in subtraction.
Multiplication Facts: We will concentrate on 3's.
