By the time students reach third grade, they should have the mathematical foundation to learn and master long-division problems that divide a two-digit number by a single-digit number. Memorization of multiplication tables will help them determine multiples as they tackle division. Third-graders lea...
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Teach students how to add and subtract fractions that have the same denominator. Tell them that they add or subtract the numerators and leave the denominators as is. For example one quarter plus two quarters equal three quarters: 1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4. Provide demonstrations on the board and ...
Multiplication tables, times tables, or multiplication facts, depending what your school calls them, can often prove problematic to young children to learn. However, once your child reaches 3rd grade it is almost exclusively themath homeworkmost often proffered. Children need to learn their multiplic...
Reinforce comprehension across the curriculum. You probably already do this indirectly, especially with history or science where there is much reading involved. Take the time to tell your students that when they write a report, they are summarizing; when they conduct an experiment, they are inferri...
After he read his assigned chapter, I asked him to tell me about it. “What was this chapter about?” He looked at me blankly. “I don’t know.” My prompting didn’t help. He had nothing to say. I realized that he didn’t understand the true purpose of reading: to understand it...
graders in Chicago read below the "basic" level. Nevertheless, it is common for more than 60% of the city's teachers to be rated as "superior," and fewer than 1% are typically identified as "unsatisfactory." In the Houston Independent School District, 43% of fourth graders read below ...
3. I’ve had my new camera projector ready this time and promptly did the show-and-tell. You’ll need to leave a fair bit of time here to make sure they know what to do. 4. Have your sentence collectors ready! I’ve got a cowboy hat to collect questions and a box to collect ...
After you’ve implemented literature circles, assess how they’re going – and include your students. Theywill not go smoothlyat first – and maybe not for some time. Invite your students to do self-assessments, and hold class discussions to talk about things you might improve. ...
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