Addition Strategies

We've been studying several different strategies with our addition. This will help us when we do double-digit addition... we'll be able to add the ones and tens quickly! 

Meet our "Doubles Dudes"!

Each D is full of all of the doubles facts we know.

Math Time

We started the year off with a lot of review. We spent a lot of time working with, and practicing number sense and the 100's chart. One of our favorite ways to practice is with games. This one is called "Die Plus One". You toss the die, add 1 to the number rolled, and mark it on the chart. If that number is already covered up, you lose a turn! At the end of the game, count up the colored circles... the person with the most wins!

Can You Tell What We've Been Learning?

Odd and Even Numbers

We are quickly becoming experts in the study of odd and even numbers. We know that ODD numbers have a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 in the ones place. The EVEN numbers have 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 in the ones place. We discovered that the hundreds chart in our room has an even/odd pattern... all of the even numbers are red!

Here's a look at our Odd & Even neighborhood. What do you notice about the houses?

IXL Math

I am pleased to tell you that we will be using a website called IXL in our classroom this year. IXL is a comprehensive math practice site with an unlimited number of math practice questions in hundreds of skills — all of which are aligned to state standards. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress!

To get your child started on your home computer, please follow these easy steps:
-Click on the IXL link on the right-hand side under "Links". Or,

-Go to www.IXL.com/signin/nclack.
-Enter your child's username and password and click Sign in.
-Navigate to your child's grade level.
-Find a skill to practice by doing one of the following:
-Select a specific skill to practice from the list of skills. You can place your mouse over any skill to see a sample question and click on the link to begin.
-Click on the Awards tab. Each grade level has an embedded game board with challenges for your child to conquer and virtual prizes to be uncovered. Place your mouse over any challenge to begin.

In addition to making math practice exciting, IXL is designed to help your child learn at his or her own pace. The website is adaptive and will adjust to your child's demonstrated ability level. The site also saves all of your child's results, so you can monitor your child's progress anytime by clicking on the Reports tab.

I hope you'll encourage your son or daughter to use IXL daily. Here's to a year of working together to make math fun for your child!

Math Review

Our class has been doing a lot of math review... trying to dust off the summer cobwebs and giving Mrs. Slyter a good idea of where everyone is in their math skills.

On this day, we worked with counting and comparing buttons.

Then we wrote and illustrated simple addition equations. For example, "Mr. Bear had 5 buttons on his coat. He found 3 more to add. How many buttons does he have?" And, "Mama Bear only had 1 button, but she found 10 more! How many does she have now?"

We will continue to work on the mastery of number sense and problem solving.