Multiplication!

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The time of year is finally here....finally learning how to multiply! I think room 13 was pleasantly surprised how multiplying really makes sense! I showed them 3 different strategies today and we will continue learning about many other ways to multiply numbers. Today we learned: equal groups, repeated addition and making arrays. Ask your child what worked for them best. After learning these strategies we learned how to multiply by 0, 1 and 2.

Indoor recesses and lunch have been hard on everyone! The have been playing in the gym at lunch and having free time in the class at recess. Good thing next week is looking warmer!

We started our animal research project today. The each have 1-3 books on their animal. The started their research by completing a 2 page worksheet with questions on their animals. We will be using computers soon to gather more information. Ask your child what animal they are learning about and why they chose it.

Before we began our research project we re-learned the difference between fiction and non-fiction books. Ask your child the difference!

Spelling words this week. Please remember to study at home!
Red: lion, map, fact, book, look
Green: mammal, animal, research, text, fiction
Blue: carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, glossary, non-fiction

Tomorrow is our school spirit day! Pajama day!

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