Talk with your family about how you and your family needed math today.  You didn’t just do math this morning on your activity list.  Maybe you needed math at lunch.  Maybe your mom needed math when she wrote a check.  Maybe you needed math to share cookies with your brother!

Give one or two examples of math in everyday life.  Do NOT write things like, “I needed it for my math homework.”

I know some of you will come up with really interesting ideas!  If you think of more later, go ahead and add them!

Multiplication, no timer:

Choose your operation, timed:

We use multiplication ALL THE TIME.  You've probably been using it for years without knowing it.  For example, if you brought in two dozen donuts for your birthday, and you said, "I have 24 donuts," then you were multiplying 2 x 12 = 24.

Fill out your "Create Your Own Word Problem" sheet.  Try to make your problem something you would do or see in real life.  The model will help you.  Type your word problem here.  Then read and solve a word problem written by a classmate. 

Remember to still hand in your planning sheet tomorrow so I can see your thinking!

We've started multiplication!

Multiplication is all about equal groups.  Many things in real life come in sets.  For example, you have two eyes, two hands, two feet, etc.  What else comes in twos?

For each number 2-12, try to think of something that comes in sets of that number.  Try to think of something different than what has already been written.  (Hint: some numbers will be a lot harder than others.)

Tomorrow we're going to start learning about money in math! 

There are many, many ways to make 67¢.  Your job is to tell one way.  But here's the challenge: you can't use a combination of coins that anyone else has already used!  Let's see how many we can come up with!

We're getting to be subtraction experts!  Make up a word problem using subtraction.  The numbers should be 3 or 4 digits, and at least one column must need regrouping.  The problem should refer to something from your real life.

Then try to solve a classmate's problem.  Remember to label!

Today we looked at addition with regrouping.  Make up a problem about using adding in everyday life.  Make sure your problem uses three-digit numbers and requires regrouping in the ones place.

Then solve a problem written by one of your classmates!

Today we talked about putting numbers in order.  Talk with your family.  Try to think of 3-5 times we have to put numbers in order, or ways it helps us to have numbers in order. 

Don't duplicate any of your classmates' answers!