Family Letter.pdf

Name Date Grade 3 4 Chapter 1 C opyright ? M acm illan/M cG raw -H ill, a division of T he M cG raw -H ill C om panies, Inc. Family Letter 1 Dear Family, Today my class started Chapter 1: Use Place Value to Communicate. I will be learning to find patterns in numbers and to read, write, and identify place value of numbers through ten thousands. Here are my vocabulary words and an activity that we can do together. Love, ______________________ How Many Snails by Paul Giganti, Jr. The King’s Commissioner by Aileen Freidman 17 Kings and 42 Elephants by Margaret Mahy Books to Read: Key Vocabulary pattern A sequence of numbers, figures, or symbols that follows a rule or design. Example: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 place value The value given to a digit by its place in a number. In 349 the 3 is in the hundreds place and has a value of 300. is equal to Having the same value round To change the value of a number to one that is easier to work with. 27 rounded to the nearest ten is 30. Assemble ab out 50 of an y small items you ha ve around th e house (pennies, pa per clips, bu ttons, etc.). In the f irst row, put 3 items. Add 2 items to each new row for several rows . Ask: How m any items will go in the next r ow? Ask: How do you know? W hat is the pattern? Take turns a rranging the items in new patterns . Activity Grade 3 4 Chapter 2 Dear Family, Today my class started Chapter 2: Add to Solve Problems. I will learn how addition will help me every day. I will also learn how addition can help when you want to buy things. Here are my vocabulary words and an activity that we can do together. Love, ______________________ Key Vocabulary Commutative Property of Addition states that the order in which the numbers are added does not change the sum 3 + 4 = 7 and 4 + 3 = 7 Identity Property of Addition states that the sum of any number and zero is the number 4 + 0 = 4 and 0 + 4 = 4 Associative Property of Addition states that grouping the addends