Mathematics
Unit 4 is working on place value and using this understanding to add and subtract two digit numbers. We are also continuing to look at measurement. This supports our unit on matter. The students are working on measuring volume and weight. They used their understanding of problem solving to figure out the volume of an object using water displacement. I was amazed at how they could easily transfer these skills. Way to go 1P mathematicians.
Unit 3 is an introduction to measuring length and comparison problems. We also continued to work on making and reading graphs. The skills we worked on during this unit will be further developed during our How The World Works unit. The students will be exploring the properties of matter. In order to understand and compare matter, students will need to use math to measure things like temperature, length, volume and weight. They will need to use data and present data as they they make and test their hypotheses. Science and math go hand in hand. This unit demonstrates how the math skills we learn are used in our daily lives.
We are finishing up the second math module. We should be ready for the assessment next week. Remember that there is help for homework on Eureka's Parent Support page. Here is the link. Look under Homework Helpers. There are many other sources of parent support on this page.
We are now half way through the second math module. This week the students will be taking the mid module assessment. This information will be used for reports and to help guide lesson planning for second semester. They have worked hard and are all making nice gains.
We will be starting second math module this week. The focus of this module will be on an introduction to place value through addition and subtraction within 20. Our first module worked on problem solving work within 10. Students will be exploring strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems that move from counting all or on to using what they know about taking numbers apart (decomposition and composition) to mentally solve number problems involving teen numbers. They should continue to work on fluently recalling the number combinations (bonds) that make a ten. Most of the students have passed their 10 Number bonds dash but they should continue to review them. They are really becoming efficient problem solvers. I am very proud of their hard work and math achievements.
The students have been working hard to solve story problems involving addition and subtraction. This week they were exposed to problems where the change was unknown. These are difficult problems but ones that ask the students to think more deeply about numbers. They are really doing a good job. It was difficult at first but their "light bulbs" are really beginning to shine in 1P. We are also working on fluently breaking apart numbers. This week we worked on 5, 6, and 7 in class. The students will continue to work on the combinations that make 10. Next week we will be looking at the commutative property of addition and seeing how that helps us to solve addition problems.
This week we focused on counting, ordering numbers and breaking numbers apart. We found out how many ways you can make different numbers into 2 parts. They figured out the rule. Ask your child to tell you. See if they can tell you all the ways to make 10. Friday was our 10th day of school. We talked about the importance of 10 in our number system. We also started working in our problem solving journals this week. We played a game called I have, Who has to work on identifying and saying numbers correctly. It is also a great listening game. This is something we are working on. Here are the main concepts we covered this week and you can reinforce at home:
Counting objects accurately (1:1 correspondence)
Practice counting on a number line.
Practice comparing numbers.
Learn how to represent data using tally counts.
Making up stories that involve adding things together.
Counting objects accurately (1:1 correspondence)
Practice counting on a number line.
Practice comparing numbers.
Learn how to represent data using tally counts.
Making up stories that involve adding things together.