We are finishing up our habitat science unit. For their final project, the children have been working together in teams to research a question that they want answered. We have been reading various nonfiction texts to find the answer(s) to their question. They have even investigated websites as one of their resources. The children are working hard on being a good teammate. Ask your child what their team is doing for their first inquiry project.
In reading, we have been exploring biographies. As readers, we are trying to figure out the best words to describe the people written about in the books. We have have learned about Wilma Rudolph and Lou Gerhig. We have compared and contrasted these two brave people. The one word we thought that fit both of them was hero. In the next few days, we will be trying to figure out what makes a hero. Can your child tell you about these two famous Americans?
In 3A math, we continue to work on place value and multiplications. Next week, we will be learning algorithms and applying our understanding of place value to add multi-digit math problems. Here are some new websites that will help your child practice the key concepts of this week:
Basic Multiplication
www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/.../multiplicationPicnic.htm
www.multiplication.com/games/play/carls-cookie-capers
More Challenging Multiplication
www.mathplayground.com/gsmbegin.html
Basic Place Value
www.ictgames.com/placeValue.htm
Challenging Place Value
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/placevalues.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/32598.html
