Multiplication Fact Tests

Today we started a new way of tracking our progress on our multiplication fact tests.  Students are given 10 minutes to complete 100 facts.  When they are finished, they record their time and then circle whether the time was "better, same, or worse" than the previous attempt.  When 10 minutes has passed, we grade the tests together.  On the same recording sheet, students indicate the number of problems they answered correctly and then circle whether the score was "better, same, or worse" than the previous attempt.  Our goal for the end of the year is to answer 100 problems correctly in under 5 minutes!  

As a special challenge, students are trying to beat my time!  On today's test, my time was 2 minutes and 2 seconds.

Please practice your multiplication facts at home!!!!

Valentine's Party

Here are a few pictures from our Valentine's Day celebration. We made mosaic hearts, ate yummy snacks, and played bingo!

A few more photos...

Starting to decorate cookies.... 

My beautiful flowers from two students!

Our door, for the schoolwide decorating competition.

Our Winter Party, 3

Finally, students played a minute-to-win-it game. To win the game, students had to move the greatest number of M&Ms between cups using only a straw!

Our Winter Party, 2

Next, students decorated gingerbread men and snowmen!

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Our Winter Party, 1

First, students decorated cookies...