Multiplication Flash Cards - 2s

Volume Games

Minecraft Volume
Volume IXL

Trading Cards

Trading Cards

y to i

y to i
y to i 2

Think Through Math

Think Through Math is an excellent resource that students can use at home to practice math skills.  We have used this program at school, but many students have never accessed it from home.  Let your child's teacher know if you need the login information for this program!

Storybird and Digital Library

Mesquite ISD Digital Library
Storybird

Higher Order Thinking Questions

Here are the Higher Order Thinking Questions for the concepts we have covered so far this year.  The STAAR test is coming up in a few short weeks, and these are great problems to help your child prepare for the test. 

Comparing Numbers
Arrays
Addition
Subtraction
Choose Addition or Subtraction
Place Value
Division
Multiplication
Rounding with Problem Solving
Graphs
Patterns and Tables
Rounding
Perimeter
Temperature

Subtraction

Division

2D and 3D Figures

Compatible Numbers and Estimation

Number Lines

Place Value
Fractions
Probability 

Probability

We are working on probability in math this week.  Students need to be familiar with and able to describe situations using the following terms:

more likely
less likely
equally likely
certain
impossible

Here are some games to help students learn these concepts:

Certain or Impossible?
More, Less, or Equally Likely?
What's the Probability?
Probability Gumballs
Probability Spinner
Spinner Game
Probability Quiz
Rags to Riches Probability

Fractions on a Number Line

Students often have difficulty identifying fractions on a number line.  Here are a few activities to help your child practice this.

Identifying Fractions on a Number Line
Pacman - Fractions on a Number Line
Number Line - IXL
Quiz - Fractions on a Number Line
Quiz 2

College Week Pictures

Use this link to find pictures for your college week collage.  This is an in class project.

Britannica Images

Fractions

Fractions Tutorial
Fraction Review
Naming Fractions
Fractions Shoot
Fraction Matching
Fractions of a Group
Fractions on a Number Line Pacman
Comparing Fractions
Pizza Fractions
Virtual Fraction Strips
Comparing Fractions
Fishy Fractions
Fraction Golf
Equivalent Fractions

Telling Time

This week in math, we are working on telling time.  Students should be able to tell and write the time shown on digital and analog clocks.  Students should also be able to use words like "quarter to, quarter past, and half past" to describe the time.  Also, be sure your child understands that the hour hands gradually moves closer to the next hour as the minute hand moves around the clock.  If the hour hand has not gotten to the next number yet, remind your child to go back to the previous number.  This is often where students make mistakes when telling time.  Here are some resources to help your child practice these skills at home. 

Bang on Time
Time Bandit
Train Time
Hero Michael
Giraffe Dash
Comparing Time
Hickory Dickory Dock - Quarter/Half Past and Quarter/Half To
Basketball Time
Beat the Clock
Clockwise
Stop the Clock
Clock Shoot
On Time Level 4
IXL Clocks

Spelling

Students now have at home access to games and other spelling activities that go with our spelling curriculum.  Here are the direction on how to access these resources:

1. Go to http://my.zaner-bloser.com and
2. Type txstudent in the username box, zbspelling in the password box, and txschool in the school id box.
3. Select Online Games - 3 (for 3rd grade)
4. Choose the spelling unit for that week

This week we are on Spelling Unit 23.

Symmetry

Here are some activities to help your child learn about symmetry.

Symmetry
E-Lab Symmetry
Symmetry Game
Complete the Shape Symmetry

Higher Order Thinking Questions

Our 4th 6 weeks math CBA will be next week.  Here are the Higher Order Thinking Questions over the concepts we have covered this 6 weeks.  These are great problems to review with your child to help him or her prepare for the test.  

Subtraction

Division

2D and 3D Figures

Compatible Numbers and Estimation

Number Lines

Place Value

Many students are still struggling with regrouping in subtraction.  Here is a website to help students understand exactly what is happening when we regroup during subtracting.  This will help them gain a better understanding of when and how to borrow.  In 3rd grade, students need to be able to subtract using numbers up to 999.

Subtraction Manipulatives

Congruent Figures

This week, we are learning about congruent figures.  Two figures are congruent if they are exactly the same shape and exactly the same size.  It does not matter if the figure is turned a different direction.  It is still congruent with another shape as long as it is exactly the same size and shape as the other figure.  Here are some sample questions and games to help students learn more about congruent figures.

Congruent Figures
Ice Blocker
Congruent Figures Quiz
Carl's Congruent Concentration

More Geometry Games

Polygon Shape Shoot
Quadrilateral Shape Shoot
Symmetry Shape Shoot
Symmetry Lines Shape Shoot
Congruent and Similar Shapes

Main Idea and Supporting Details

We have been using this graphic organizer in class to help students grasp the concept of the main idea.  Students have to be able to locate supporting details to prove the main idea.  If they are unable to find any supporting details, then they probably have not correctly identified the main idea.  As your child reads at home, ask them to find the main idea of a paragraph or a book.  Be sure to have them locate supporting details.

Geometry Songs

Here are the links to two songs we have been using in class.

Polygon Song
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Two and Three Dimensional Shapes

For the next 2 weeks, we will be learning about two and three dimensional shapes in math.   Students need to be familiar with and able to recognize the following:

• polygon  - a closed figure made up of line segments
• triangle - a polygon with 3 sides
• quadrilateral - a polygon with 4 sides
• trapezoid - a quadrilateral with 1 set of parallel sides
• parallelogram - a quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides
• rhombus - a parallelogram with all 4 sides the same length
• rectangle - a parallelogram with 4 right angles
• square - a parallelogram with 4 right angles and 4 sides the same length
• pentagon - a polygon with 5 sides
• hexagon - a polygon with 6 sides
• octagon - a polygon with 8 sides
• regular polygon - a polygon with all sides the same length and all angles the same measure
• sphere - the set of all points in space that are a given distance from a fixed point
• cone - a three-dimensional figure that has a circular base and a surface from the boundary of the base to the vertex
• cylinder - a three dimensional figure with 2 congruent parallel bases in the shape of a circle and the cylindrical surface connecting the two bases
• prism - a three-dimensional figure with 2 parallel congruent bases and rectangles or parallelograms for faces - the bases of a prism can be any polygon, and this base names the prism
• cube - a rectangular prism in which every face is a square and every edge is the same length
• pyramid - a three-dimensional figure whose base can be any polygon and whose faces are triangles - the point at which the faces meet is called the vertex and the base names the pyramid

Here are some activities to help your child practice what we are learning in class.

Classifying Quadrilaterals
Ice Blocker - Congruent Shapes
Identify Shapes
Sides, Edges, Faces, and Vertices
Similar or Congruent
Is it a Polygon?
Fling the Teacher
Mighty Math Calculating Crew
Name that 3D Shape
Polygon Matching Game
2D and 3D Shape Matching
Geometric Solids
Virtual Pinboard
The Legend of Dick and Dom
3D Shapes
Quadrilateral Quest
Net Shapes
Robo Works
2D Shape Quiz
Congruent Figures Quiz
Three Dimensional Figrues Quiz
3D Shape Picture
Mystery Shapes
Shape Pictures

Multiplication

Last semester in math, students learned to solve multiplication problems conceptually through the use of pictures.  Now we are working on memorizing multiplication facts through 12X12.  Here are some resources to help your child learn these multiplication facts.  Fourth grade teachers will except students to have these facts memorized by the time they enter fourth grade next year.

Multiplication Flash Cards
Multiplication.com
Grand Prix Multiplication - Racing Game

Virtual Manipulatives

This website has virtual base 10 blocks that students can use to solve math problems.  Base 10 blocks are a great resource for students struggling with a variety of math concepts including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  

Virtual Manipulatives

Place Value Games

Place Value Review Games and Videos

Pacman - Expanded Form
Pacman - Value of the Underlined Digit
Place Value Shoot
Better Cast Off Game

Place Value Pirates

Place Value Golf

Place Value to 100,000

Place Value Tank Game

Place Value Puzzler

Place Value to 100,000

Cast Off

Robo Works

Bugle Farms

Place Value Video

Eagles and Airplanes

Expanded Form

Place Value Higher Order Thinking Questions

Place Value

4th 6 Weeks Math

Here is a list of the concepts we will cover in math this 6 weeks.  I will update the blog with activities as we get to each topic so that students can practice what we are learning at home. 

• Place Value - Review
• Whole Numbers on a Line - Number Lines
• Ordering Numbers - Review
• Subtraction - Review
• Division
• 2-D Figures
• 3-D Figures
• Congruent Figures
• Lines of Symmetry