Multiplication Facts

Multiplication Facts - Only 36 Fact Families to Master!

Here are some steps to help students master their multiplication facts!

Learn the facts that have rules:

• 0 times any number is 0 (0x8=0);
  
• 1 times any number is that number (1x8=8);
  
• 10 times any number is that number followed by a 0 (10x8=80)

Learn the 2s. Practice by counting by 2s to 20. Then practice: 2 x 6 = 6 + 6 = 12. 2 x 8 = 8 + 8 = 16.

Learn the 5s. Learn to count by 5s to 50. Write the equations out in a list. Look for the patterns. See if you can find a trick to remember them.

Print the multiplication table. Mark out the facts that you know. If you know your 1s, 2s, 5s,and 10s, you will find that you only have to learn 21 more facts! Remember that 7 x 6 is the same as 6 x 7.
Printable Multiplication Table

Select one multiplication table to learn at a time. This means learning by multiples of  3, 4 etc. By the time you learn the more difficult tables such as the 7s and 8s, you will already know several facts.

Ask everyone around you to quiz you on your fact family. This will help keep it in your head.

Repeat with a different fact family when you have mastered one. There are only 36 fact families to learn if you know the rules for 0, 1, and 10.  You can do it!!!!

Homework for the Week of August 29th

Hello Families,

If your child's homework requires more than 1 piece of paper to turn in, can you please make sure they are stapled or paper clipped together with their name on each paper.  Here is the homework for this week:

Monday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 2 Lesson 1, and write all 25 spelling words 3 times each.

Tuesday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 2 Lesson 2, and write all 25 spelling word in a sentence (please underline the spelling word).

Wednesday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 2 Lesson 3, and write all 25 spelling words in alphabetical order.

Thursday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 2 Lesson 4, and study for the spelling test tomorrow!

*Papers that should be turned in on Friday are:  all reading log pages, the fluency paper, and the homework from Thursday night.

Have a great week!

Homework for the Week of August 22nd

Hello Families,

I will be posting homework for the entire week from now on so that you do not have to scroll down to see all of it.  If your child's homework requires more than 1 piece of paper to turn in, can you please make sure they are stapled or paper clipped together with their name on each paper.  I had many questions about misplaced papers with no names this past week.  Here is the homework for this week:

Monday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 1 Lesson 1, and write all 25 spelling words 3 times each.

Tuesday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 1 Lesson 2, and write all 25 spelling word in a sentence (please underline the spelling word).

Wednesday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 1 Lesson 3, and write all 25 spelling words in alphabetical order.

Thursday:  Do a fluency read for 1 minute with an adult and mark on fluency paper, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 1 Lesson 4, and study for the spelling test tomorrow!

*Papers that should be turned in on Friday are:  all reading log pages, the fluency paper, and the homework from Thursday night.

Have a great week!

Thursday's Homework

Hello Families,

Homework tonight is as follows:  Read for 1 minute aloud with an adult and mark it down on the paper, read for 15 minutes and write a summary about what you read on your reading log, do the reading comprehension page, write each spelling word in alphabetical order and study for the test.

Tomorrow students should turn in the reading log, reading fluency page, spelling practice page, spelling in alphabetical order, and reading comprehension page.

Thank you!

Wednesday's Homework

Hello Families!

Homework for tonight is follows: read for 1 minute aloud with a parent, read for 15 minutes and write a summary of what you read, math book p. B6 #1-4, and write each spelling word in a sentence.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday's Homework

Hello Families!

Homework for Tuesday goes as follows:  fluency read for 1 minute, reading 15 minutes and write a summary of what they read on their reading log, write all 25 spelling words 3 times each, and math book p B4-5 #1-11.  Students may have finished fluency and/or reading log over the weekend.  That's one less thing to do! =)

Have a great night!

Monday, August 15th's Homework

Hello Families,

Tonight's homework consists of math from the math book page B2-B3 numbers 1-19 and the spelling practice page that was brought home on Friday.  If the students have not done 4 nights of reading and a summary of what they read for each night along with fluency over the weekend, students are to complete one day of this homework tonight as well. 

I will continue for this week to post homework daily until you get used to the routine of homework.  For the weeks after, I will post homework for the week so you can refer to that.

Have a great night!
Mrs. Day