Math Update

In Unit 6, the children will be reviewing strategies for solving addition problems. They will also be challenged to add problems that have three addends. We will be building their problem solving strategies using a variety of diagrams. They will also be creating tally charts and graphs based on given data. Thank you again for all of your replies when we collected the favorite foods of our favorite adults. The children really enjoyed comparing these two graphs! Toward the end of unit 6, the children will look at the beginning stages of division- including sharing equal parts, and the beginning stages of multiplication- using arrays. Remember to access the parent letter in your child’s red home folder for more information! Finally, the students are ready to begin studying their subtraction facts! Some strategies that they will learn to help them more quickly recall these facts include: Minus doubles, Minus zero, The “Nine Trick,” and our “Count Up” and “Count Back” strategies. Keep an eye out for those!