Math+Homework

=Math Homework= In first grade, math homework fosters responsibility as well as the academic motivation to practice mathematical skills. Students may work at their own pace and utilize the Yellow Math folder to practice mathematical skills and concepts. Using the table below as a pacing guide, encourage your child to complete the math practice pages correlating to his or her skill level. To clarify, if your child knows how to count by 2s and does not need to practice counting by 2s, please find a more challenging skill to work on. Through assessment in the classroom, I will inform students as well as parents about a lack of proficiency in a certain area. In addition, I will add additional practice pages to the Yellow Folder for such skills. **Every Friday, I will collect and keep the math folders (over the weekend) and check practice pages.** Please feel free to write a note and place it in the Yellow Math Folder if your child is struggling with a certain skill. During the rest of the school year, students should be motivated, gain independence, and finish about a page of math homework each night. Math homework should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Every quarter, I will place more practice in the math folder. Thank you for your anticipated support in math.
 * ==Month== || ==Practice Skills== ||
 * ===September===

Homelinks Unit 1-Unit 2.3 || * days of the week
 * counting forward and backward on the number line
 * counting and drawing numbers of objects
 * writing numbers
 * finding numbers before and after a given number
 * comparing numbers and identifying the greater or lesser number
 * use tally marks to record data
 * predict the probability of equal chance events
 * read a thermometer
 * begin to solve number stories (word problems)
 * count up and back on the number grid
 * begin to understand compliments of 10 (2+8, 9+1) ||
 * ===October===

Homelinks Unit 2.4-Unit 3.3 || * begin to tell time on an analog clock
 * compare lengths of objects
 * begin to observe patterns on dominoes
 * begin to write monetary amounts with dollars and cents notation
 * count combinations of nickels and pennies
 * extend visual patterns
 * begin to observe odd and even number patterns
 * practice skip counting on the number grid ||
 * ===November===

Homelinks Unit 3.4-Unit 4.4 || * add and subtract on the number line
 * tell time by the hour and half hour
 * complete frames and arrows problems
 * count combinations of dimes, nickels, and pennies
 * begin to make graphs
 * measure with inches and nonstandard measurements ||
 * ===December===

Homelinks Unit 4.5-Unit 5.3 || * use a tape measure to measure curved or flat objects
 * begin telling time to the quarter hour
 * interpret bar graphs and timelines
 * distinguish place value
 * use relation symbols greater than, less than, and equal to ||
 * ===January===

Homelinks Unit 5.4-Unit 6.6 || * addition of 2-digit numbers
 * practice more than and less than number stories
 * write number models for number stories
 * understand turn around facts (4+6=10 & 6+4=10)
 * know 15 addition and subtraction problems (sums of 10) in 2 minutes
 * find the missing operation in addition and subtraction problems
 * understand fact families (4,6,10 4+6=10 6+4=10 10-6=4 10-4=6)
 * measure in centimeters ||
 * ===February===

Homelinks Unit 6.7-Unit 7.3 || * find the value of coins-quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
 * begin to find range and the median in a set of data
 * investigate attribute block properties
 * identify polygons
 * develop readiness for fractions ||
 * ===March===

Homelinks Unit 7.4-Unit 8.5 || * identify 3-dimensional shapes
 * explore symmetry
 * begin counting dollars and continue with other coin combinations
 * using money, understand the relationship of place value ||
 * ===April===

Homelinks Unit 8.6-Unit 9.6 || * divide regions into equal parts
 * begin fractional notation
 * find the fractional part of a collection
 * explore the relationship between multiples and fractions
 * add and subtract by 10s
 * practice adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers
 * compare capacity
 * create symmetry ||
 * ===May===

Homelinks Unit 9.7-10.7 || * compare equivalent fractions
 * find typical values in a set of data
 * calculate elapsed time
 * calculate change amounts
 * solve number stories with 2-digit numbers ||
 * ===June=== || * Review ||