Busy Fourth Graders

Almost every Tuesday and Friday we go to the library computer lab to work on math skills using the math website www.aleks.com. Each student has their own log in name and password. They can work at their own pace on various math skills to fill in their ALEKS "pie". Once a student fills one pie, they can move onto another pie. This website can be accessed after school hours from home as well. During some free time, several of the fourth graders used the iPads to work on ALEKS this week.

A fun math activity that we have been working on in October is coordinate grid pictures. The fourth graders used the clues to make a monster and an owl.

During our Spelling time we do various activities to practice the words on our lists. One activity is to use the website and iPad app called "Spelling City". There are games and practice tests for the students to use in order to master the spelling of the words.

These fourth graders are playing spelling games on the iPads.

"Hang Mouse" on SpellingCity.com

Fun Math Games

It's always a challenge for a teacher to make learning fun and interesting. It's also important to give students time to practice the skills they are learning so that they are able to master them. In my classroom I like to use games for this. I have slowly been adding games to their choices.

One such game is "24". There are 4 numbers on each card and the students have to come up with a way to make 24 by using any combination of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. The girls in the picture below have used the numbers 7, 5, 4 and 1 to make 24. (7x4=28; 28-5=23; 23+1=24.)

These girls are playing "24".  

The boys in the picture below are playing one of the many Frog Math games that we have. There are many different math skills that can be practiced playing these games.

Playing Frog Math games with friends.

 These girls are playing "Knock It Off". It is a multiplication game based on fact families. It's a fun way to get extra practice on the basic multiplication facts.

Playing the multiplication game "Knock It Off".