Math

The class has been studying multiplication. We have learned that multiplication is repeated addition. The students have represented multiplication facts using arrays and area models. Last week, the class used division to find the number of items in a group or the number of groups. The children have enjoyed sharing multiplication strategies and have practiced solving multiplication and division word problems.

I encourage the students to practice multiplication facts at home. Even a few minutes a day, in the car or at the bus stop, would be beneficial. The children were exposed to the tables of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 in second grade. During our most recent math unit, the students solved multiplication facts of 6, 7, 8 and 9. I will meet with students this week to assess their efficiency with the 3's and 4 facts, then they can move on through the tables.