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Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group launched into a new math unit on time! We created a large clock together, then each made our own with moveable hands. These Betas remember so much from last year! This year we will focus on precision. We practiced reading clocks and drawing hands on analog clocks to the hour, half hour, quarter hour and every 5 minutes. We also learned a new game, sorting activities based on when we do them (AM/PM). Next week our discussion of time and schedules will continue, along with practice telling time down to the exact minute! Ms. […]

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group finished Unit 4 with a lot of hard work and determination. This week we tackled triple digit addition and subtraction with regrouping(!), word problems containing all of the above, and our unit test! Way to go, Beta 1s! Ms. Kelly’s math group knows how to represent division equations in so many different ways! We began the week practicing together, moving on with partners to tackle challenge work with division specifically. We also practiced using division to figure out the missing factors in a multiplication equation. Using a letter for the missing variable was very

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group learned to use a number line to add & subtract two digit numbers by first jumping for 10s, then 1s. We applied strategies learned last month to add 4 two-digit numbers: make a 10, doubles/near doubles & choose any two. We almost always had to carry a 1 into the tens place when adding so many numbers. Afterwards we found time to work on our extension packets and solve some puzzles! We learned two new math games – Alien Operation and Neighbors – in which we match number sentences to their corresponding #’d spaceships

Math Ms. Andrea’s math group began our new math unit! We did heaps of mental math, adding and subtracting two digit numbers by breaking apart the tens and ones in our heads. Then we did even more addition and subtraction by moving in all directions on a 120 chart. We played some exciting rounds of Mystery Number. After we solved them we checked each other’s work, as we do, and had a discussion about the importance of precision, particularly when solving multi-step problems, because one incorrect move will impede the accuracy of your entire answer. We brought out the place

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group wrapped up Unit 3 by reviewing subtraction strategies and solving story problems with an unknown number at the beginning. Unit 4, More Addition and Subtraction, starts Monday! We will be doing LOTS of vertical math with regrouping! Ms. Kelly’s math group jumped into our new unit- Multiplication and Division! We began with a discussion about what multiplication actually is. It’s repeated addition! When we see the equation 3×5 we can read it as “3 groups of 5” or 5+5+5. This week the kids modeled how to read a multiplication equation and write it as