Math

We have started to work on Multiplication and Division facts in Math.  Please help your child memorize the facts up to 12 x 12.  This is so very important as so many other math skills rely on the basic facts of math. Please practice until you have each fact memorized. Flash cards and other drilling practice are excellent practice.

The concepts in Math are starting to get more difficult. Some of the children are starting to bring homework home each night.  Thanks for helping the children remember to get these finished and returned by the next day.  We do not have the afternoon recess that the students were use to having each day to help them complete the work.  More will fall upon homework time.

The power of songs can be used to help your child remember important things like multiplication facts. You could sing them while you ride in the car or when you are doing your homework. I have teasingly told the students that they can use these songs to annoy their brothers and sisters or to show off for you, Mom & Dad! The more they sing the words, the more facts they may remember.  Here are the tunes we will be using this year.

Multiples - Song tune to use

Twos - Yankee Doodle

Threes - Are You Sleeping

Fours - Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Sixes - London Bridge

Sevens - Mary Had a Little Lamb

Eights - This Old Man

Nines - Ten Little Indians

Twelves - Jingle Bells

For fun and extra challenge:

Thirteens - Happy Birthday

Here is a link to  another teacher's page

https://sites.google.com/a/nridge.net/bunker/index/mathematics/multiple-songs-1

He has sound files for all of the above files. WARNING: This takes a LONG time to load the page.