RAK Week

Today starts RAK Week at IST. What is RAK Week you ask? It is a week where we spend time performing Random Acts of Kindness.  A random act of kindness is a selfless act performed by a person or people wishing to either assist or cheer up an individual person or people. Teachers, staff and students are participating and it should be a lovely week. Please discuss this at home and send an email to your child’s teacher if you see any action taken outside of school as a result of RAK Week. We would love to hear how it is going outside of the school setting. If you want to participate and pass on the kindness you can find ideas at the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation website but remember, all it takes is a smile.

Name That Number Directions

One of your homework options this week is to play Name That Number with someone at home. You’ve already played this in class, but here are the directions in case you’ve forgotten. (Copied exactly from the Grade 3 Every Day Math program, 2007 edition)

Materials: Number cards 0-20 (4 of each card 0-10, and 1 of each card 11-20)
Players: 2-4
Skill: Naming numbers with expressions
Object of the game: To collect the most cards

Directions:
1. Shuffle the deck and place 5 cards number-side up on the table. Leave the rest of the deck number-side down. Then turn over the top card of the deck and lay it down next to the deck. The number on this card is the number to be named. Call this number the target number.

2. Players take turns. When it is your turn:

* Try to name the target number. You can name the target number by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing the numbers on 2 or more of the 5 cards that are number-side up. A card may be used only once for each turn.

*If you can name the target number, take the cards you used to name it. Also take the target number card. Then replace all the cards you took by drawing from the top of the deck.

*If you cannot name the target number, your turn is over. Turn over the top card of the deck and lay it down on the target number pile. The number on this card becomes the new target number to be named.

3. Play continues until all of the cards in the deck have been turned over. The player who has taken the most cards wins.

Keep Your Brain Sharp This Summer!

This summer, when you are looking for things to do, grab these and enjoy getting some learning done in a fun and creative way. I made three documents for you to use to practice some skills and keep your brain sharp. You can also find them on my classroom blog Miss Rorey’s Room. Print them out, color in each box you complete and bring it to me at the beginning of the next year so that I can celebrate in your success. Keep up the good work, even over the summer!

 

Click on the images above to download from Google Docs