and a little more addition...

Today we are going to work on double digit addition with no regrouping. (don't be too disappointed, we'll regroup later.) You've done a bunch of practice with 10s and 1s and now it's time to use all those skills. Think about your combinations of 10 and that 100s chart!

As a warm up, let's practice combinations of 10 by playing Math Lines! You shoot the ball in the middle to the ball that makes a 10. Bonus points if it's the same color! Play just 1 or 2 rounds.

CLICK HERE

Now let's practice different math facts. Knowing your facts will help you add bigger numbers. In this game you answer questions to help design costumes. Design 3 costumes and then go to the video below.

CLICK HERE

As a review, you can watch this video. It's a little long, so get a snack to munch on while you watch. His accent is fun and I like how he shows you the tens all bundled up. If you think it's too long, just watch one example a day. 

CLICK HERE

It's time to try some paper and pencil problems. Print out these pages, there are 5 of them. Each day you can come back, play the games, review the video if you need to, then complete one page. Have someone check your work.

CLICK HERE

Don't you wish you could practice a little more? 

Well you can! This part is optional, just f you feel like it. IXL has a neat little program. You can see how many you can do in 1 minute? 2 minutes? 5 minutes? What if you do 100? How many can you get correct?

CLICK HERE

Spring Forward

It's Spring! I know it doesn't feel like it, but it is! 

We are going to spring forward and start doing some addition now that we have a good understanding of place value. Remember, you can always use the 100s charts and number lines to help you out.

Fist watch this video from Kahn academy, it does a pretty good job explaining about adding tens and ones...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Then you can practice your skills by playing this game, math and puppies, what's not to love?

CLICK HERE TO PLAY

That's all for today, we'll add in some paper and pencil practice next time!

a TEENy break...

We've been working a lot with place value and now we are going to take a little break to review numbers in the teens.

It's a TEENy break, get it? 

I love math jokes! 

First let's watch a video with a catchy tune about teen numbers...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

This is a fun game to help really get those teen numbers in your head.

Set to which ever time you'd like and see how many you can get! 

CLICK HERE to play.

Now we'll get in some practice, here you will find some mad minutes, see how many you can do! 

What? More Subtraction?

Yes! 

How lucky are you???

Today we are going to use that 100s chart again to think about subtraction as skip counting backwards. Since we are working on place value, we are going to focus on 10s. 

Here you have a video with a short explanation, don't you love her accent?

CLICK HERE

Now do page 2 of the math problems from last time. 

CLICK HERE

Don't forget,  do page 2! 

To solve the problems also use the splat 100s chart and make a splat each time you count back by 10. Or you can print out this 100s chart and color it in the old fashioned way.

CLICK HERE to print

And let's finish up with a fun game subtracting 10s from 100. If the cheering is distracting, you can always mute your device. But who doesn't love people cheering for them now and then?

CLICK HERE TO PLAY

But What About Subtraction?

Yes, I know, we've been doing a lot of addition and you're wondering when you get to practice subtracting. Well you don't have to wonder any more, today is the day!

Let's do some more skip counting. Use this 100s chart...

CLICK HERE

Start on 85. Pick a fun color and make a splat by skip counting back by 10s to the last number you can on the chart. What do you notice? How does the number in the 10s place change? How is that the same from when you skip counted up? How is it different? Now try some different numbers. Start with 42, start with 88, do you see a pattern?

Fruit is good for you, especially if it's mathy fruit! Play level 3 of Fruit Splat a few times. If you feel up to a challenge, try some higher levels! 

CLICK HERE to play

And finally let's do page one of these problems...

CLICK HERE

Think about when you skip counted backwards. Does that help you with these problems? How? What happens to the number in the 10s place? What happens to the number in the 1s place? 

Wonderful Weekend!

You're back! 

I'm so glad you came!

We are going to take it easy today, you've been working hard!

Try this fun bingo game. It's pretty easy but the creatures are cute...

CLICK HERE

Then we have a quick video...

CLICK HERE

and let's do page 2 from this set of practice pages...

CLICK HERE

That's it for today. Go out and get some fresh air!

It's time to swim!

Today we are going to warm up by swimming with the sharks...

Start with numbers up to 99. 

If you are feeling super mathy, try numbers up to 999.

 CLICK HERE to play the game. 

Ok, now let's do some coloring. Go to this cute 100s chart...

CLICK HERE

Choose the 1-100 chart. Pick a color. Start with 4 and skip count by 10s (so add 10 each time, 4, 14, 24 etc). What do you notice? Which number changes when you add 10? Why is that? Now start with some other numbers. Is the pattern the same? 

And now for some good old paper and pencil practice. When you are figuring out these problems, think about that 100s chart, are you adding tens? Is there an easy way to do that? What about the sharks, when you had to count those blocks, did you count by 10s or 1s? Can that help you with the problems?

CLICK HERE for the complete set, but just do page 1, we'll work on the rest later. 

Hello & Welcome Back!

It's super cold out today, so let's warm up with this game...

Play just one round of level 1 Place Values

CLICK HERE

Ok, now that you're all toasty warm, take a look at this video about adding double digit numbers, watch carefully because you'll be doing some next. You can watch it as many times as you want. Isn't the internet great?

CLICK HERE

Feel ready to try some on your own? Print this out and give it a whirl! 

Addition Sheet, click me.

It's Friday and you've earned a break! Check back on Monday for more mathy fun (yes, that is a thing). If you really can't wait until then, practice some multiplication facts with the fun games on the right ------->

Hello Third Grade Mathematicians!

Today we are going to practice place value with a fun game!

Please find one person to play Close to 100 with you.

Here are the directions...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7CtigGpIfcOdHlINHBmTy1Pb0k/view?usp=sharing


Here is the recording sheet...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7CtigGpIfcOSndyZUhWZXhiN2s/view?usp=sharing



When you are done, here is a fun game you can play as a reward...

Click HERE

It's perfect to go with all the snow we have! A little tip, on the third level click on the mammath (get it, mamMATH? Ha!) to slow him down.

Have fun and check back tomorrow!

Happy Summer!

Happy Last Day of School!  As we head into summer, I'll try to post some fun math activities that are travel friendly. Here is a link to a video description of a War card game using even and odd numbers. All you'll need is a deck of cards (you can buy them on Amazon by clicking the link to the right). Click on the picture for directions.

App Review

Hello!

Summer is just around the corner and so are those long car rides! How about putting those ipads to use learning some math!

This post is the first in what I hope will be a series of app reviews to help you decide which Math apps are worth your child's time. All the apps I will review are free, but some may include the option to upgrade for a cost.

Be sure to check the settings on you child's ipad and set your preferences for in-app purchases.

The fist App up is...

Splash Math!

This App requires you to create an account. This is done simply with a parent email address. If you don't want emails from them, you could always create a gmail account and use it uniquely to register things like free Apps.

Practice in subjects like addition, subtraction, place value, telling time, geometry, data and graphs for Grades 1-5. The graphics in this game are cute, but somewhat geared towards younger children. The games have a 'daily limit' of how much you can play and then it requires a purchased upgrade.

The younger grades have the directions read to them, which is helpful. In general, this game offers very simple practice with age appropriate skills. For Kilmer Students, after practicing for a bit at grade level,  you may want to have them go a grade up for a little more challenge.

Splash Math will generate parents reports giving you time on task, scores, and performance by topic.

For this App my overall rating is a 3 out of 5 stars. 

It's Ok, but the simplicity of the skills and the limited time play keep it from being 4 stars. 

Looking for Fraction Help?

This fraction slider is a great tool for finding equivalent fractions. If you are a visual learner, you'll love it!

click here

There are also links on the bottom right of this page to more fraction fun!

Grade 3 Challenge Section Added!

Hello All!

I've added another section on the right-hand side called Third Grade Challenges. If you are looking fun puzzles and problems that will push your child's mathematical thinking, you'll find some there. Also there is a section for multiplication games that you should check out, we can all use more practice with multiplication!

Super Fun Multiplication Games and VIdeos!

Hello All and Happy Almost Thanksgiving!

Looking for something fun to do over break? How about practicing those multiplication tables?

I've added a 'Multiplication Games' category over on the right hand side. I will also be adding a link to some videos that show you some fun tricks for remembering or figuring out a multiplication problem.

So have some turkey and and multiply the fun by practicing those facts!

Looking for something to do on a rainy day?

Here are some fun games that will help you with your geometry skills...

Kindergarten- Fun with Shapes
Match shapes to puzzle pieces to complete the picture.

Grade 1- Robopacker
Pack robots in a suitcase to send them on their way!

Grade 2- Starship
Use what you know about geometry to answer questions and free the space guy and the princess.

Grade 3- Shape Surveyor
Practice your area and perimeter skills and uncover a hidden picture.

Grade 4- Learn About Angles (not the most original name)
Drag angle measures from the white box into a circle to squirt things with a hose. Maybe they should have called it Angle Squirt!

Grade 5- Bricker 2
This game works on spacial reasoning more than specific geometry, but it's super fun and a little addictive!


Nothing to do with math, but still fun...

This site has a bunch of free printables. There are paper dolls (some for boys too), games, and activities for the car. So fun!

Summer is here! Today is the first official day of summer, so I bet that some of you will be taking trips. How about using those ipads and iphones to get a little learning in. Here is a site with reviews of some great apps that are fun and educational:

Jasztalville

Welcome to Summer!

Are you looking for the summer math books?

Here is the link to find all of the summer math for grades K1-5.

Kilmer Summer Math Books

I'll be adding some other activities here in a few weeks, so check back!

In the mean time there are some super fun math sites over on the right of this page, have fun!