We have had a busy week! Students learned about chick peas and made humus through our Farm to School program. The class loved the taste of humus on crackers! Watch for the recipe in Ms. Rouelle's family news email.
We enjoyed a visit from local Rotary Club members, who came to give each third grader a dictionary to take home and use as a tool for learning.
Third grade readers are working hard on reading nonfiction texts. We are learning to pause after reading a section of text to determine the main idea and supporting details. Ask your child to demonstrate this skill with a nonfiction book at home.
It's time to learn the multiplication tables! Let's start with the Doubles and Doubles Plus One More Set facts.
Doubles Multiplication Facts (x 2 Facts)
We call the x 2 facts Doubles Facts because 2 x 9 = 9 + 9. Ask your child the doubles facts (0 x 2 through 10 x 2). Can your child solve the problems quickly and out of order? (3 x 2, 9 x 2, etc...).
Doubles Plus One More Set (x 3 Facts)
We call the x 3 facts Doubles Plus One More Set Facts because you can solve 3 x 9 by using the doubles fact 2 x 9. I can use two 9's to figure out the total of three 9's. For example: 2 x 9 = 18, and 18 plus one more set of 9 equals 27.
3 x 9 = (2 x 9) + 9
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Keelin M. Simpson
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