Thursday, October 16, 2008

Math test

Even though it's not a specific third grade skill, I've found out that so many students lack the knowledge of how to subtract with regrouping that I've spent a total of 4 weeks on that skill-2 weeks on 2 digit subtraction and then 2 weeks on 4 digit subtraction, in addition to place value another skill that they came in very low. . Tomorrow we'll have a test on 4 digit subtraction. we still continue to teach math investigations and we have finished the unit flips turns and area. Soon we will have a county formative test--which is EXTREMELY difficult. I have started reviewing for that formative test and will probably give that test sometime next week. thanks ag.

2 comments:

Passionate Parent said...

What can I do to help my child study for this county test? When will the test be given? I am asking to know how many days I get to help my child study on the specific things you respond saying to help them study. If this is a county test I am assuming that you did not write it but I am also assuming you know what is on it to let me know what to help my child study.

Passionate Parent said...

When will the next science or scocial studies test be given? When will the next study guide come home? After the county math test is given, what is the next skill that will be taught?

An Exciting Year

Are you ready?--Ready to learn more about Math, Science, and Social Studies than you've ever learned before! Math Investigations is taught and as you may know, M.I. does not have very much homework. Grades will be given through tests and Duval County exams. Science and Social Studies will be given report card grades for the first time (instead of S/N) and a study guide will be given approx. two day before the test. It is up to the student to copy the study guide and STUDY the study guide. You can help your child in Math by practicing skip counting with them--for example 3,6,9,12...etc.
last year they should have learned to skip count by 2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's to 1,000. Now practice the 4's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's.Skip counting is essential in third grade.