Fun Apps and Websites!

Fruit Shoot Multiplication Practice

Who Want to be a Mathonaire?

Factors


We have been studying factors this week so any of the games above will help your student practice their multiplication facts and factors!

Santa's First Flight

This link will take you to the Christmas Song we will be singing for our Holiday Program. Have fun practicing!

Apps: SPLASH MATH

This is one of my favorite math apps right now. It allows your student to track their math growth over time by earning pieces for their aquarium. It also will email you a weekly email letting you know what your students is doing well and were they are struggling. It is a fun app for the kids and provides great information for you as a parent. It is available for IPhone and I think the IPad as well.

Division Dominates!

Ok, so is everyone feeling pretty overwhelmed with this concept we call division? It is tough for our students. It requires a lot of steps and operations. It requires a lot of PATIENCE on both the part of the student and the teacher. I promise it will get better though! Thank you for trying the "new" methods and being supportive as kids bring home some different looking homework. Below are some pictures of what we have been using to teach division. You may be familar with these methods or this could be the first time you have heard of them. The first method students learned was the Place Value Model for Division. This helps the students to see that division is all about equally sharing and regrouping when needed. We look at each value and divide and then regroup into the next place value and continue. Students have to draw a place value graphic organizer to help them with this model.

The next method we learned was the standard algorithim. This is the method most of you will be familiar with. It is the only way I remember learning how to divide. It is the hardest of the methods for students. Underneath this method I have also included the "Limo" method. Students seem to like this way the best. It works horizontally instead of vertically like the standard algorithim. It helps the kids to keep the information organized a little better. Which ever method the students choose I hope you will be supportive. I have learned that if students will learn and know their multiplication facts division will be SOOOOO much easier! Thanks for all your support and good luck!



Ski and Snowboard Trip!

This week information regarding our ski and snowboard trip was sent home with students. Our trip will be on December 17th. We will be going to Brighton Ski Resort where students will be assigned to an instructor and receive a 2 hour lesson. It is a great opportunity for students to get out in the snow and learn what winter sports are all about here in Utah! We would love to have all of our students attend. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. You can also go to the Ski Utah page and find some great information and games. Here is the link: http://www.skiutah.com/company/fitness_program
As the trip gets closer more information will be coming your way! Have a great weekend!