Week 5 of 8
Week 5
3rd Grade → 4th Grade · Division 6 12 and Multisyllabic words
Math
Division: 6 to 12
Dividing by the larger single-digit numbers and by 10, 11, 12. Late third grade.
The mistake to watch for. Guessing and checking one number at a time instead of recalling the related multiplication fact.
How to help. Keep the matching times table visible while practicing. The goal is to build the link, not to test recall of it.
A worked example
Try 54 ÷ 6. Think: 6 times what makes 54? 6 × 9 = 54, so 54 ÷ 6 = 9.
Reading & language
Multisyllabic Words
Breaking longer words into syllables to read them piece by piece instead of all at once. Third grade, as vocabulary words get noticeably longer.
The mistake to watch for. Trying to sound out the whole word in one attempt and giving up or guessing from the first syllable alone.
How to help. Have your child clap once for each syllable while saying the word slowly. Counting the claps first makes the breaking-apart step concrete.
A worked example
Clap the beats in 'elephant': el-e-phant has three syllables. Every syllable has one vowel sound, so break a long word into chunks and read one chunk at a time.
Words for this week
- divide
- To share a number into equal groups, or to find how many groups fit.
- share
- To split into equal parts.
- group
- A set of things put together, like 4 groups of 3 apples.
- equal
- The same amount. The sign = means "is equal to".
- factor
- A number you multiply. In 4 × 6 = 24, the factors are 4 and 6.
- syllable
- One beat in a word. Elephant has three syllables: el-e-phant.
- vowel
- The letters a, e, i, o and u. Every syllable has a vowel sound.
- consonant
- Any letter that is not a vowel, like b, c, d or f.
- word
- A group of letters that has a meaning.
Read this week
Desert
A short earth & weather article from our Learn library, chosen for this reading level. Read it together, then ask your child to tell you one new thing they learned.