We learned a new working memory game today called "All Mixed Up." For this activity we used playing cards. Student A picks 5 cards from the stack and asks Student B to memorize them. Student A will now turn the cards facedown, mix them up, and then turn the cards face up again leaving one card facedown. Student B needs to tell which card is facedown. As this version of the game becomes easy for your child, variations of this game can include leaving more than one card facedown , or using more than 5 cards. Try this game at home.
Homework:
Reading - read 20 minutes
Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-4. We are learning to use the area model for multiplication. The area model is not meant to be the final step in learning multiplication, it's an initial, developmental step to move kids in the right direction. As tempting as it may be, please do not teach your child the standard algorithm yet - this is the way most of us learned to multiply larger numbers. We will get to that in this unit and it becomes confusing when children are learning two ways at once. Here is a link to a video that demonstrates the area model, if you are interested in learning more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdYV6i-kXcA
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