The children are very excited to be starting their Think Mentals Math book this week which was purchased at the beginning of the year.
Mental maths such as addition and subtraction, counting on, sequencing of numbers and number recognition are some of the concepts that we have covered in class. These will be reinforced in our Think Mentals book that will help your child gain confidence and apply mathematical concepts in a fun and supportive way.
In supporting our Math program in class, we would like for your child to complete one unit over a fortnightly period. When completing questions with your child, we would ask that you support them by reading questions if necessary and marking the questions to give your child instant feedback on how they went and writing their score at the bottom of the page.
An example of one unit
We encourage you to use a combination of visual and manipulative tools such as number lines, hundreds charts or counters to help your child complete these tasks.
Please do not spend more than 10 minutes at a time completing these activities and make it apart of your child's reading and sight word routine.
At the end of the fortnight, the books will be collected by myself and checked to make sure your child understands the concepts covered. We ask that your child does not complete more than one unit a fortnight as to ensure we can review these concepts in class if necessary.
Unit One will be due at the end of week 3 (Friday 13th May)
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me.
Miss Prowse
