The fourth grade math curriculum introduces many new
concepts very quickly! We are working on
2-digit by 2-digit multiplication this week. We will begin division in 2 weeks!
Please keep working on multiplication facts at home.
-Mrs. Chu
Ways I Can Help My Child
Learn Their Facts
·
Keep a set of flashcards in the car. Have
your child practice them on the way to school, to the grocery store, or on the
way home.
·
Quiz your child in the car or at home. Just
15 minutes a night will help!
·
Use free online math fact games!
·
Once your child knows one set of facts, ask
them “What number times 2 equals 8?”
This will help them when we start division.
·
Another way you can quiz them is to ask,
“What is the product of 4x5?” This will help build your child’s math
vocabulary.
·
Create a memory game. Using index cards write
the multiplication fact on one card and the answer on another card.
·
Play “Multiplication War” –You will need 1
deck of cards (take out the face cards). Each person flips over 2 cards and
multiplies them. Whoever has the higher product (answer) wins those 2 cards.
********************************************************************************************Our class started
working on multiplication concepts this week. In the coming weeks we will be
starting division concepts. It is imperative that your child be able to
recall their multiplication facts 0-12 to be successful in math this year.
I highly recommend using multiplication and division
flashcards or using online math fact websites. Flashcards can be purchased at
Dollar Tree, Walmart, or Target.
My class webpage has
many links for students to use at home.
You can help your child learn them by asking them in the car, “What’s 2
x 7?”
Starting this Friday,
your child will be having weekly multiplication facts test. We will start with 0
and 1 this Friday. Next week they will have a test on the 2s. By December
multiplication facts 0-12 are expected to be memorized.
If you would like a set
of multiplication flashcards, please let me know and I will copy a set for you.
Thank you so much for
your continued support!
Mrs. Chu
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