Daily Practice and Problems

The Daily Practice and Problems (DPP) is a set of short exercises that provides a structure for ongoing review and study of math concepts, skills, and math facts. To support this daily routine, at least two DPP items are included for each class session. The first item is always a Bit and the others will be either Tasks, Challenges, or Bits. Nine icons designate the subject matter of the DPP items.

Algebra
Computation
Data
Geometry
Math Facts
Measurement
Money
Number Sense
Time

Problem of the Week. Two DPP items that can serve as the Problem of the Week are identified for this unit. Problems of the Week will always be a Task or a Challenge. Having students work on one problem throughout the week allows time for them to reflect on the strategies they are developing. At the end of the week, students can share their strategies. The following DPP items in this unit can serve as Problems of the Week.

Unit 12 Daily Practice Problems A–V

Choose a practice problem here
A Triangle Flash Cards:
Last Six Facts B The House of Sevens C Times with 9s D What Number Am I? E Money F Marbles G Fact Families: Last Six Facts H Break-Apart Facts I Subtraction: Using Doubles J Cookies K Granola L Kilograms M Right Angles N Constant Hoppers O Multiples on the Calendar P Dot the Blot Q Multiplication: Last Six Factss R Walking around Decagons S Fact Family Quiz: Last Six Facts T Multiples of 10 and 100 U Bus Stop V Multiplication Quiz:
Last Six Facts DPP Teacher Notes

Students will need: Triangle Flash Cards: Last Six Facts, Multiplication Facts I Know chart, Centimeter Grid Paper, number lines, monthly calendar, coins, individual clocks, a centimeter ruler, and calculators readily available.

Practice of the Multiplication Facts

Some DPPs focus on the development of the multiplication facts. See Figure 1. See the Letter Home for more specifics about the math facts strategies developed in the DPPs for this unit.

Unit DPP Mulitplication Facts Group Focus
3 5s and 10s Development of mental strategies and number sense
4 2s and 3s
5 Square Numbers
6 9s
7 Last Six Facts
8 5s and 10s Use strategies fluently
9 2s and 3s
10 Square Numbers
11 9s
12 A, B, E, G, H, K, Q, S, T, V Last Six Facts
4 × 6, 4 × 7, 4 × 8, 6 × 7, 6 × 8, 7 × 8
13 Last Six Facts

Figure 1: Development of multiplication math facts in Grade 3 and in this unit

Multiples on the Calendar. In Unit 3 Lesson 5, students used the calendar to explore multiples and factors. Continue to make this part of your daily routine by asking students to write a number sentence for each day using the factor for that month. For example, if 8 is the factor for this month, students might write April 2 × 8 for April 16th.