MENTAL MATH

Hi Parents,


So far, I haven't received many responses from my previous blog. I hope that you have had a chance to check out our classroom blog. I will do my best to keep you informed on what's happening in the class and what you might work on with our students generally. If there is a specific message for your child, I will do my best to write you a message in their planner/agenda!

Today we finished up our work on Mental Math. You might want to test your children and ask them, "Why do you need to do Mental Math anyways?". I would hope by now that the response would come back: "Because we can't always use a pencil and paper and we're training our brains." This is a very difficult unit to give worksheets for or have your students practice alone. However, my final assessments show that some students are still struggling with these concepts. You might want to try some flash cards or quiz them on addition and subtraction questions to give them more practice.

Here's some links for some free flash cards that you can make or have them practice on the computer:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/flash-cards.html

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/free-online-math-flash-cards.html


Thanks for all you do!

Mr. H.