Multiplication and Division Madness

Students have been introduced to solving multiplication and division story problems in our math curriculum.  They are using strategies to determine if they are multiplying or dividing as well as various ways to solve a problem to better understand it.  With this, we have reviewed multiplying by 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10s.  These are the basic facts that students should have a pretty good grasp on at this point. Now it is time to get moving on the others.

Our math series does not put a lot of emphasis on practicing multiplication and division facts during class time.  It is expected that students will work on these outside of class (as well as continue building and reinforcing their addition and subtraction facts).  With that being said, I just wanted to send a reminder to students to keep practicing their facts at home.  There are many activities on my blog page for students to work through to build their facts as well as Moby Max and First in Math online sites.  Students have their passwords and login information to work through these sites as well on their own.

We will be setting up a reinforcement/incentive for students to work on their multiplication facts at home.  Look for information about that to come home by the end of the week.  Until then, students have homework every night of reading and working on facts!  Please encourage them to do so and work them!