Math Chapter 11

 

We are now moving on to Chapter 11- Addition and Subtraction

This chapter is in many ways a culmination of all that the children have learned about numbers in 1st grade. Over the next few days we will focus intensely on reviewing related facts, ex:

5+3=8

3+5=8

and fact families (which is the complete set including the subtraction), ex:

5+3=8

3+5=8

8-5=3

8-3=5

We will review:

doubles

doubles plus/ minus 1

adding 10

making 10 to add

addition strategies

adding three numbers

related facts

fact families

using addition to subtract

using 10 to subtract

applying subtraction fact strategies

solving multi-step word problems

problem solving applications (word problems)

We will also continue to use IXL and xtramath daily. The children have made so much progress with these programs this year! I hope to see most students approach completion (100) on addition using xtramath before the end of 1st grade. Many are already half way there or beyond. I am currently working on sharing the xtramath program with parents and hope to be able to do that soon so that you may get a better idea of your child's progress and needs.