Last week, we focused on Chapter 8, “Count and Compare Numbers to 1,000.” Many students showed their knowledge of Comparing Numbers on our Pre-test, so this was a short unit, filling in some gaps in knowledge. Your student used various strategies such as place value and number lines to count by ones, fives, tens, and hundreds. These strategies will help your student identify the missing numbers in a set of numbers and compare numbers to determine which one is greater or less than another number. As with previous concepts, students struggled to apply their learning to word problems, so this was where we focused our efforts.  

On Friday, students also took the Chapter 9 Pretest. This week, we will begin Chapter 9, “Add Numbers Within 1,000.” In this chapter, your student will learn to add numbers with sums in the hundreds, up to 1,000. Students will use various strategies such as place value, open number lines, and compensation to add one-, two-, and three-digit numbers. Your student will also identify when regrouping is needed to add numbers. The vocabulary phrase for this chapter is compatible numbers.