“Gumball Multiplication”
Basic
Facts for Multiplication Incentive Plan
Students-
Working
on your basic facts can be rewarding in more ways than one. Keep practicing your basic facts. We will be checking the progress of your
basic facts in class.
Parents-
The
third grade Iowa Core Curriculum standards place a strong emphasis on students
knowing their basic multiplication facts by the end of third grade. Students sometimes need something to motivate
them to work on their facts. Therefore,
I have a plan.
The plan-
Starting this week, students can
request to be tested on any of the 1 through 10 multiplication fact families. Each
time they get it right in the amount of time allowed, they will get a piece of
gum to chew the following afternoon in the classroom. If they do not get
them right, they can continue working and testing on that family until they do
get them all right in the time allowed.
We will keep a “Gumball Multiplication” chart in our take-home folders
to keep track of what each student has mastered. The goal is to work through all the facts and
get them memorized quickly. Knowing
their multiplication facts will help them so much in their work in math this
year! The first student who masters all
of their fact families will be awarded a small gumball machine of their
own. As other students master all of
their fact families their names will be entered into a drawing for another
gumball machine later this year.
Get Practicing Those Facts!
