English Language Arts

Edmentum

Students have also been reintroduced to Edmentum. The third grade focus is earning trophies. Students will also be encouraged to earn 2 trophies in the area of reading. Trophies are earned by completing a Progress Check with 80% or higher. Students were also shown how to check if they met their trophy goal.

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Big Ideas Math Chapter 3: More Multiplication Facts and Strategies

In this chapter, your student is learning strategies for multiplying by 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
and for multiplying three factors. These strategies include how to use a model to multiply,
how to use the Distributive Property (with addition or subtraction) to multiply, and how to
use a problem-solving plan to solve multiplication word problems.

The vocabulary words associated with this chapter are: Distributive Property (with
addition), Distributive Property (with subtraction), and Associative Property of
Multiplication.

One time you can practice multiplication is when you and your student are shopping for
clothes! The racks and shelves are great models for practicing multiplication strategies.

• Check out the shelves at a shoe store. Pick a shelf that displays a row of shoe
boxes. Ask your student how many shoes (2) are in each box. Then ask, “How many
shoes are there on this shelf?” “How many shoes are on [x] number of shelves with
the same number of boxes?” This is an example of multiplying three factors, which
is covered in Lesson 3.7.

• For example: for 2 shoes per box, 5 boxes on each shelf, and 4 shelves, you have
(2 x 5) x 4.

• Ask how the answer is affected by regrouping as 2 x (5 x 4). Showing them that
the product stays the same demonstrates the Associative Property of
Multiplication.

• Model other scenarios with clothing items. For example, when browsing a rack of
shirts, ask, “If the store sells 3 shirts every week, how many shirts will the store
sell in three weeks?” You can model this scenario by moving nine shirts into three
equal groups of shirts. Encourage your student to think of multiplication equations
that can help solve the question.

By the end of this chapter, your student should feel confident with the learning targets. Encourage your student to think of other ways to use clothing items in multiplication contexts, such as how much money a store makes if the store sells a single item [x] number of times.

(Helpful HINT: Did you know there is a QR code at the top of each math assignment from the workbook? Scan the code, and resources are available to help your student at home.)

 

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Reflex

Please remember that mastery of multiplication and division facts is the goal for the end of third grade. Students should be completing a session of ReflexMath daily. We try to fit it in during the school day, but this is not always possible. Please remind your child after school in case it hasn’t been completed yet for the day. You can see your child’s progress through their Reflex account. So far, here are the classroom stats:

 

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