Each day in math students are completing a Minute Math page. It reviews concepts all year long. Right now we are doing these mostly together and students have as long as they need to complete their work. We are currently using the first grade text. Next semester we will move into the second grade math book and they will have 2-3 minutes to complete their work.
We also started timed tests this week to go along with learning about addition. Students are given 1 minute to complete their level before moving on to the next one. All answers must be correct and the numbers facing the correct direction in order to move to the next level. At the end of the year we will start over and they will have 45 seconds to finish 20 questions. We are learning about how numbers work and how to add numbers together. By the end of the year students should have their addition and subtraction facts memorized and know them automatically when questioned. We also have a Math Facts program on the computer that we will be learning next week to help us move toward this automaticity. Please practice adding at home to help your child succeed in class.
Children also engaged in hands on math each day as we are learning about addition. Concepts become more concrete through daily practice.
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