Math!
  • The best way to prepare for the following school year, is to keep our minds active and engaged. A fun way to do this is to use online sites to practice our math. Please have your child spend time visiting some of the below listed sites during their time off. It will help them prepare for the coming school year:

    • ABCYA
    • STMath
    • Brainpop
    • Study Jams(videos for Math and Science)
    • Math Facts Pro
    • i-ready.com (The students have their passwords)
    • arcademics.com
    • adaptedmind.com
    • multiplication.com(cost)
    • coolmath4kids
    • ixl.com
    • khanacademy
    • funbrain.com
    • mathisfun.com
    • numberbattles.com
    • mathplayground.com
    • quotientcafe.com
    • aamath.com (boring but very good)

    It is also so important for student to practice their multiplication facts in the summer. It is the expectation that students will come into 4th Grade with complete fact fluency. You can practice multiplication facts in the following ways:

    • Making flash cards
    • Listening to multiplication songs (My favorite is the Multiplication Mashup)
    • Rewriting Facts over and over on paper
    • Playing and creating games using the multiplication chart