Math+Chat+-+Third+Grade

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__Thoughts, Suggestions, Concerns, Notes__ 

I am thinking that we might want to move this topic so that it comes after Topic 4. That gives students an opportunity to brush up on the place value of ones, tens and hundreds as they work through the addition, subtraction, rounding of Topics 1,2, and 3. It also allows them to begin the year with something more familiar. What do you think? JB 4:49 on 10/2
 * __enVision Topic 1: Numeration -- 8 days__ **

**__enVision Topic 2: Addition Number Sense -- 7 days__** **** Here are my reasons:  ****  There are a couple of places where the compatible numbers “another way of estimating sums” (enVision) concept shows up again (page 46 #3 in the student book and #3 on the tests) but I think if teachers were aware of it they could substitute rounding questions. I did some research: rounding and compatible numbers are part of Obj. 1 on 3rd grade TAKS; the TAKS information booklet notes on the example test questions involving rounding and compatible numbers that “the numbers could be rounded to the nearest ten or nearest hundred. If rounded correctly, either method could give a reasonable estimate.” I believe this tells us that rounding is the primary method tested. We should still teach compatible numbers, but that could be saved for after TAKS. That also might provide us with another day to work on the concept of rounding. We would need to develop an appropriate lesson for that second day. The on- level center activity for lesson 2-5 could still be used because it is a rounding activity, the advanced center activity could be saved and used when lesson 2-5 is taught. ** ** Your comments? JB **** 5:24 ** ** on 10/ 2 **
 * As I was looking with Crystal at lessons 2-4 and 2-5 we were remarking how difficult it was after a lesson on rounding to go to a lesson on compatible numbers (I understand that on the compatible numbers lesson they are trying to make students understand that using multiples of 25 makes the adding like adding money.) It seems like we are teaching them too many ways--I would be in favor of putting the compatible numbers lesson back to the end of the year.


 * __ enVision Topic 3: Adding Whole Numbers to Solve Problems --- 6 days __**

**__ enVision Topic 4: Subtraction Number Sense - 6 days __**


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