Cause and Effect

We are studying cause and effect this week in reading.  Here are some games to help practice this skill. Another great way to practice this skill is to have your child practice identifying cause and effect relationships when they read at home.

Flippy the Fish

Practice Power

Cause and Effect Test Tutor

2nd Six Weeks Math CBA

Students will take a Math CBA on Thursday.  This test will cover the following concepts:

• rounding word problems (remind students to round first before adding or subtracting)
• multiplication using arrays, making a table, drawing a picture, and using repeated addition
• division using pictures
• 2 digit multiplication using repeated addition (27 X 4 = 27 + 27 + 27 + 27)
• choosing multiplication or division in word problems (ask students about the triangle)
• growing patterns

The following games and websites will help students review for this test:

Rounding
Rounding to the Tens
Rounding to the Hunderds

Circle the number to the right
One through four - hold on tight
Five or more - watch it grow
Everything else turns into a ZERO!


Multiplication
Spit Fire Multiplication
Arrays
Multiplication Quiz
Another Multiplication Quiz

Division
Math Textbook Chapter on Division
Division Quiz
Another Division Quiz
Multiplication/Division Quiz


Patterns
Functions Game
Pattern Chomper
Paul Pattern
Bedroom Border
Function Machine
Color Patterns

Here is the link to set up your edmodo account. 

Edmodo

Presidential Election 2012

This site has several videos and games about the 2012 Presidential Election.

Presidential Election 2012

Division

We are working on learning the concept of division and how it relates to multiplication.  Students are learning to solve these problems by using pictures.

Ninja Buckets
Division Word Problems

Two Digit by One Digit Multiplication

This week in math, we will start learning two digit by one digit multiplication.  It is important for students to understand that these multiplication problems can easily be solved using repeated addition.  Ex: 28 X 4 - 28+28+28+28

Two Digit by One Digit Multiplication Basketball Game
Two Digit by One Digit Multiplication Practice

Multiplication

Here are some games and activities to do to practice multiplication.  We have been solving these problems in class by drawing a picture or making a table to represent to multiplication problem. Students should also be able to identify multiplication problems shown as an array. The eventual goal is for students to have all multiplication facts memorized through 12 X 12, but our focus right now is on learning the concept of multiplication.

Multiplication Problem Solving
Spit Fire Multiplication
Arrays
Multiplication Quiz
Textbook Chapter on Multiplication
Multiplication.com
Math Playground
Multiplication Conveyor Belt
Number Nut Multiplication