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I recently played a game with my students to practice their multiplication skills and think of a strategy to challenge their fellow students. My students had so much fun with it, that I thought I would share it with you so that you could play it with your students as well!
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To begin the game, I wrote out factors on a handful of index cards. I used the digits 2-9.
When we first started playing, I had my students work with their table groups, then we switched to a whole group format.
The object of the game is to write a multiplication fact or sentence that no one else has written and solve it correctly to stay in the game. Each table group was assigned a factor to use in all of their facts.
Using whiteboards, the students all quickly write a multiplication fact using their factor. They reveal their fact all at the same time. If all students write a different fact, and solve them correctly, all students continue to the next round.
For example, one table was assigned the factor 9. Students could write any multiplication fact with 9. As you can see above, the students wrote:
9 X 9 = 81
9 X 8 = 72
and
9 X 11 = 99
Students try to think of a fact that no one else will write. If two students wrote 9 X 8 = 72, they would be out of the game. If a student solved the fact incorrectly, they would be out of the game. The game continues until you are down to one or two students.
My students began to push themselves to think beyond the basic facts to multiplying by hundreds, thousands, and millions. Some of them used double digit multiplication such as 18 X 9. It was a great game with a low floor and a high ceiling so that each student could play at their own level.
Once my students were "pro" at the game we played whole class as you can see in the video below:
If you play this game with your students, I would love to hear how it goes!
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These adorable Easter Color By Number Worksheets are a fun Easter activity to help your elementary students to practice their math facts! The Addition Facts Easter Color by Number Worksheets are perfect for your first grade and second grade students! Third grade and fourth grade students can practice multiplication with the Multiplication Facts Easter Color By Number printables.
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One of the questions I get from parents of my students is "What can I do to support my child's learning at school?" They may ask this because their child is struggling in a subject, because they need acceleration opportunities, or because they will be missing school for illness, vacation or family emergencies.
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Here are a few fun learning activities for kids you can do at home:
1. Read. Read. Read some more.
The number one thing I tell parents to have their child do if they are going to be absent for any reason is to read.
I have found in the classroom that the more I have my students play games to learn, the more they love learning! You can play just about any traditional board game to practice social skills such as turn taking and cooperation, but my students also love playing academic games like the ones below.
You can also just have your child throw a pair of dice to practice a variety of skills from basic math facts (rolling two dice) or long division (using multiple dice).
3. Provide Daily Spiral Review Practice
One of the reasons why students fall behind when they miss school, is because they miss concepts that may or may not ever be introduced or practiced again. I like to give my students spiral review practice throughout the year so that not only will the students who are absent will not miss instruction, but also, so that ALL students will have repeated opportunities to practice skills throughout the year.
I use these workbooks in my class as daily homework. You can also purchase them to use at home with your child as well. If your child is behind, you may want to order the grade level one year below as well. If your child needs acceleration, get a grade level ahead.
When students know essential skills such as math facts, letter sounds, spelling, etc. it makes it so much easier for them to learn new skills in class.
There are also a lot of great apps on cell phones to practice facts as well! Practice spelling using the things around you. Ask your child to spell microwave, refrigerator, cell phone, etc. As they are spelling focus on the sounds they hear in each word. Are their any other words that use those patterns? For example, what other words have a ph that make the "f" sound they hear in phone. They might say, "photograph, nephew, or dolphin." When your child asks you how to spell a word, don't just tell them, but see what sounds they can figure out on their own.
5. Write!
When I was a child, I loved carrying around notebooks and writing to my heart's content! Many of my students do too, but many really struggle with writing. One way to encourage those students to write more is by keeping a journal that you and your child each write notes to each other. Start with smaller notes and gradually increase the length of your own responses to your child. You will see theirs grow as well. Another way to get them writing is to ask them to write a story about their favorite tv show or video game. My reluctant writers really love writing about Minecraft or Pokemon! You could also write interactive stories with your child with each of you taking turns writing sentences for the same story. Some of my other Teacher friends have shared some ideas for learning at home as well! Head on over to read their ideas!
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