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Asyouknow,intheremainderoftheschoolyear,alargefocusinmathematicsison
buildingastrongfoundationformultiplication.Inordertostrengthentheseskillsandmotivate
students,
wewouldliketostartagradewidemultiplicationchallenge
!
Thischallengewillhavestudentsinall3rdgradeclassescompetingtoobtainthehighest
classaveragesonaweeklytimedmultiplicationfactsheet.
Rewards:
Cumulativehighestclass
average
Winsapizzaparty,icecreamsocial,popcornandmovie,etc.
(finalprizeTBD).
HighestClassAverage
(perweek)
Winsthe3rdGradeMultiplyingMastertrophyfortheweek.
Eachstudentgetsapieceofcandy.
Individualswith100%or
10%scoreincrease
Schoolwiderecognitiononmorningannouncements
Recognitiononbulletinboardscoreboard
Process:
TeacherswillreceivecopiesofthetestonTuesdaymornings.
Wednesdayswillbetestdays.
Studentswillbegivena100problemmultiplicationfactsheet.Theymust
completethesheetin5minutes.
Teacherswillscorethetestsandinputpercentscoresonascoresheet.
ByThursdayafternoonallscoresheetsshouldbebroughttoCoryHooversroom(247).
Studentinterns,ErinQuintyandVictoriaSonntag,willcalculateclassaveragesand
compilethelistofindividualstoberecognized.
RecognitionwilloccuronFridaymorningannouncements.Studentinternswillupdate
thebulletinboardanddelivercandyprizesonFridaymornings.Theclasswillreceive
theirtrophy.
Someteachersvoicedconcernsthatsomestudentsmaynotbereadyformultiplication
quiteyet(LS).Wewillstillhavethemtaketheweeklytest,however,theirscoreswillnotbe
includedintheclassaverage.
(Analternativemultiplicationsheetmaybeusedforthesestudents.
Perhapsonethatfocusesonjust0,1,and2facts).
Hopefullythisgradewidechallengewillmotivatestudentstolearntheirfactsandhave
funwhiledoingso!Ifyouareinterestedinparticipating,orifyouhaveanyquestionsor
concerns,pleaseletusknow!
Thankyou!
ErinQuinty(Mr.Hooversintern)&VictoriaSonntag(Mr.Squiressintern)