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Please consider donating to Deployed Soldiers this Holiday. Students can bring supplies to Mrs. Dutton's classroom at any time, or even leave them on the table outside her classroom!. Contact Kelly Dutton for any questions.

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THE WILD ROBOT READ ALOUD | CHAPTER 69 - 73 | @MSGELLA

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THE WILD ROBOT READ ALOUD | CHAPTER 74 - 80 | MS. GELLA

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Tues 9/30- Sept AR book read and quiz taken

Thurs 10/2- Chapter 3 Math Test

Fri 10/3- Plan for CA Travel Project Due

Fri 10/10- Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Quiz

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We finish Chapter 3: Multiply by 2-digit numbers this week. Students will do the final lesson on Monday and then review on Tue/Wed. The Chapter 3 test is on Thursday. Finally, on Friday we launch into Chapter 4 and division!

***If your child is absent, check the Padlet for work to complete.

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Math: Lesson 3.7 P53 (2, 4) P54 (3, 4, 5)

Reading: Read 20 min, Log time

**Monthly AR Books due tomorrow. Quizzes taken and books finished.

Social Studies: Stops on CA Travel Project (Due Friday)

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I am always on the lookout for quick and easy ways to practice math facts. Certainly we want to encourage and develop a deep, conceptual understanding of math concepts. And of course, we need to find ways to develop number sense, especially in the early years. But we also need to help kids become fluent in computation because this will give them confidence and set them up for less frustration in the upper grades. So today, I'm sharing another math card game that covers multiplication for kids, but can be adapted to practice any math skill.
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Easy Game to Practice Multiplication for Kids:

Today's game is called Spiral, and it's perfect for third-fifth grade. (Though it can be adapted for younger kids if used for addition and subtraction).

Skills Focus:

Multiplication (or other operations if you'd prefer)

Materials Needed for Spiral: Math Card Game for Kids

How to Play Spiral:

Get a quick overview with this video ( but be sure to see variations below!):
The object of this game is to be the first to travel from start to finish.

Start with a complete deck of cards, as well as 1-2 dice and game pieces for each player. Ace = 1, Jack = 11, Queen = 12 and King = 13.

For younger kids, you may want to have an index card with these values written down for their reference so they don't have to remember or try to figure it out.

To begin, build a spiral out of the entire deck of cards, as shown in the picture below. This will serve as your game board. You can use the same board for multiple games, or create a new board each time to change it up.

Each player then places their game piece at start (the center of the spiral).

To start, the first player rolls a die and moves that number of cards on the game board. They must then multiply the number on their die with the value of the card they landed on. If they solve it correctly, they stay there, otherwise they go back to their previous position.

Players then take turns rolling and moving around the game board.

If a player lands on a card with another player on it, they "bump" that player back to start.

If a player lands on a "double," meaning the number on their die and the value of their card is the same, they get to go again.
The first player to land exactly on the last card and correctly solve the multiplication problem wins!

Variations to the Game:

Because this creates such a unique game board that is different every time, there are countless possibilities. You can change the rules to practice all sorts of math concepts, depending on the age and ability of your kids.

For younger kids, you could change the operation to addition or subtraction (or even just practice number recognition by removing all face cards).

Or, if you'd like to focus on multiplying by 10, change the value of all face cards to equal ten.

To practice integer operations, make the black cards positive values and the red cards negative values, then add, subtract or multiply.

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However you play, I hope your kids enjoy the challenge, and spend more time practicing their math facts! 🙂
Looking for more fun and engaging math card games? See this post with games sorted by topic: And if you need for fun ideas for multiplication for kids, check out these resources:
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Spiral: Easy Way to Practice Multiplication for Kids

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I am always on the lookout for quick and easy ways to practice math facts. Certainly we want to encourage and develop a deep, conceptual understanding of math concepts. And of course, we need to find ways to develop number sense, especially in the early years.

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Fri 10/3- Fall Festival

Mon 10/13- No school-Teacher Inservice Day

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We continue with the novel study of The Wild Robot. This is a lovely book that explores the mix of technology and nature while also understanding what it means to belong and being accepting of others. While we read the book, we will study the theme, character traits, overall reading comprehension, and vocabulary study.

In class, we will read Chapters 71-80.

We are also working on our study skills/habits for the vocabulary words in class using index cards. Students can study the words on the Quizlet link as well.

In writing, we are starting Informational writing as well as focusing on sentence structure and cursive.

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Math: Complete IXL Skills

Reading: Read 20 mins, fill out log

October AR Form

Social Studies: Stops on CA Travel Project (Due Friday)

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In Social studies we will continue a geography study, but focus now locally on our state, California. The CA Travel Project is introduced this week. Please look in your child's binder for more information. The Padlet has a link to more information as well. The project will continue until the Thanksgiving break.

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Math: Chap 3 Practice test reviewed and signed by parents

IXL: Finish-due Friday

Reading: Read 20 mins, fill out log

October AR Form

Social Studies: Stops on CA Travel Project (Due Friday)

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Reading: Read 20 mins, fill out log (Due Friday or the following Monday)

October AR Form-Due Monday. Read over Book report for Poster project (form was sent home)- See under Absent work

Math: Finish IXL tracker Ch. 3- Due tomorrow (Friday- not Monday)

Social Studies: Stops on CA Travel Project (Due tomorrow-Friday)

Wear Purple on Friday!!

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Science continues this week. We will continue with the Life Science Twig Unit 5 entitled: Super Survivors. Students investigate the animal kingdom’s most amazing super survivors and put their own human abilities to the test.

This week we continue studying how humans and other animals sense and respond to the environment using sight and hearing?

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Mystery Science: What do people who are blind see?

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Mystery Science: What do people who are blind see?

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Human Machine Unit | 2 of 4

DISCUSS (1 of 3):
Why do you think some people have problems with vision?

DISCUSS (2 of 3):
How could we figure out how eyes work?

DISCUSS (3 of 3): Look at these eyes, and the eyes of the person next to you. What's the same? What's different?

Do you think that any of the differences could explain why some people have trouble with vision, or not?

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In this lesson, students discover the basics of how their eyes work, and figure out some of the causes of vision problems.