Beginning this week and progressing throughout the year, the students will be quizzed each week over the multiplication Facts of the Week. In preparation for 4th grade, 3rd graders will need to have memorized their multiplication math facts from 0-10 (in other words from 0x0 to 10x10).
The students will pretest on the first day of each week and then quiz on the last day. They will also keep record of their progress (accuracy). Hopefully this helps you, as a parent, to better organize your focus and support of your child in mastering their multiplication facts :)
The students have proven their understanding of multiplying by 0 and 1, therefore our very first Facts of the Week are the 2s and 3s. We discussed the following strategies for multiplying:
- Skip Counting
- Repeated Addition
- Drawing a picture of groups
- Making an array or an area model
- Using a number line
- Using our FACT POWERS---utilizing a pattern :)
The FACT POWER for multiplying by 2 is to double the number.
The FACT POWER for multiplying by 3 is to double the number and then add another group.
Math Facts Cafe is a great site that allows you to create math worksheets, flash cards and/or online practice activities for your little mathematician that are perfectly tailored to the Facts of the Week :)
Greg Tang is an excellent author of many math books for kids, and his website is also really great! You can read his book about multiplication called The Best of Times online, and then play a corresponding multiplication activity. Each part of the book/activity focuses on a different fact family, so it ties in perfectly to our Facts of the Week!
Greg Tang is an excellent author of many math books for kids, and his website is also really great! You can read his book about multiplication called The Best of Times online, and then play a corresponding multiplication activity. Each part of the book/activity focuses on a different fact family, so it ties in perfectly to our Facts of the Week!
Students can also make their own flash cards each week for the Facts of the Week!
All this is to help your child achieve the goal of memorizing their multiplication facts in a way that is both manageable and motivating :)
