Helping with Math At Home: January Update

Happy 2014!  We hope your  year is off to a good start!  We are beginning the second half of the school year and are excited about all the student progress.  Many parents ask how they can help at home.  Ensuring your child is in a smooth routine with homework is the first step. 

We found this great graphic that shows other ways to help your student reinforce math skills at home.

In order for you to be aware of which specific math content is being taught this month, I have broken it down by each grade level.

Kindergarten:  Numbers 11-20...students will need to compare numbers, tell the number that comes before/after/between and show understanding of quantity.

Grade 1:  Addition and Subtraction within 20...students will need to solve word problems, show different ways to represent a given number, balance equations, and find a missing number in an equation.

Grade 2:  Addition and Subtraction within 100, then 1,000...students will need to understand how to regroup or borrow when computing and will need to solve and write story problems.

Grade 3:  Time...students will be learning to tell time to the minute as well as solve problems using elapsed time and schedules.

Grade 4:  Comparing Fractions and Understanding Decimals...students can use pictures, drawings, models or number lines to compare fractions as well as understand decimals to the tenths.

You can help at home.  Cooking and measuring for a project helps students learn about fractions.  Time is an everyday life skill.  Having your child keep or use a schedule can help them make sense of elapsed time.  Numbers, addition and subtraction are all around us.

Thank you for the continued support!