Math

Red House Run students are working to become math facts experts! In order to help them achieve their goal, we are asking that they practice their basic math facts for 5 minutes every night.

During the school year, students will take timed math facts tests. For each grade and class appropriate student expectations have been determined by the teacher; this may be different from school-wide expectations. See the chart below for school-wide expectations.

There are many ways your child can practice math facts for five minutes each night. It does not have to be the same every day. Below is a list of ideas previous students have suggested. Feel free to practice in your own way… The goal is for these 5 minutes to be painless and productive!

• Parents ask students fast facts orally at dinner.
• Parents make their own practice problems and students write their answers.
• Parents time how long it takes their child to complete all 100 problems on the facts quiz page. Make a graph to record improvements.
• flashcards
• Use online math games. (See the links below.) Use math computer software games such as Number Munchers.
• Educational stores sell math games such as Quizmo and The 24 Game. • Create your own math BINGO or Tic-Tac-Toe game.
• Roll dice and decide to add, subtract, multiply or divide.
• THE IDEAS ARE ENDLESS!

Email your good idea to Mrs. Sutherland!

Parents, these links take you outside our site for some fun ways to practice math facts online.

Practice your facts!
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm

Play math baseball!
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

Online flashcards!
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/index.html

Math facts practice – You must have Microsoft Excel on your computer to access.

• Addition Facts test
• Subtraction Fact test
• Multiplication Facts test
• Division Facts test