Hamilton's Math Update 9-9-24
We will chapter 3 this week.
In this chapter, your student is continuing to learn more about addition and subtraction, and the relationship between these operations. The lessons address solving for a missing addend, finding the missing part of a subtraction equation, finding the missing whole of a subtraction equation, and writing fact families. Students will also solve compare word problems when given how many more or how many fewer, and will determine whether equations are true or false.
The vocabulary words associated with this chapter are: bar model and fact family.
There are many situations at home that you can use to practice modeling addition and subtraction. Playing games is a great place to start! The maximum sum of objects for any activity in this chapter is 10.
When playing a game together, use the following strategies:
- To practice fact families, have your student roll two number cubes and find the sum. If the sum is greater than 10, have your student re-roll the highest number cube. Then, ask your student to determine the sum and list the facts of the fact family for the numbers shown on the cubes and their sum. For example, “You rolled a 3 and a 4. What is the sum? What equations are in the fact family whose parts are 3 and 4 and whose whole is 7?”
- Show your student the number of game pieces currently on a game board. Ask, “How many more would we need to make 10?”
- To practice comparing numbers, use a deck of playing cards or number cards. Each of you show one card (as when playing “War”) and ask, “How many fewer (or more) is my number than yours? If the next card is 5 fewer than your number, what is it?”
By the end of this chapter, your student should feel confident with the learning targets and success criteria on the next page. Encourage your student to think of other opportunities to use addition and subtraction contexts while playing games together, such as making fact families with the dots on dominoes, comparing how many more red than black checkers are left on the board, or finding how many more are needed to make 10 when the spinner lands on a certain number.
Have a great time playing games together!