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

Unit 3 Daily Practice Problems A-HH

Choose a practice problem here
A Time B Time Your Breathing C Granola Bars D Biggest and Smallest Sums E Median F Antopolis Airport G Skip Counting H Mother's Day I Factors J Nickels K Time Goes By L Baseball Cards M Change N Books, Books, Books O Factors and Primes P Tiling the Shower Q Fact Families for the
Square Numbers R Story Solving S Working with Fact Families
for × and ÷ T Multiplying by 0 and 1 U Square Numbers V Grocery Shopping W Play Digits Game X Multiply Y Quiz on the Square Numbers Z Keep on Working AA Factor Trees BB Handshakes CC Quiz on Fact Families for 5s, 10s,
and Square Numbers DD Making Brownies EE Quiz on 5s and 10s FF What Numbers Are We? GG Walking for Exercise HH What's Missing? DPP Teacher Notes

Students will need: square-inch tiles, clock with a second hand, calculators, and Multiplication Facts I Know chart readily available.

Problem of the Week

A DPP item that can serve as the Problem of the Week will be identified for every week of the unit and will always be a Task or a Challenge. The intention is that students be given a problem that allows time for thoughtful consideration of the strategies they are developing. Such a problem may require more reflection, maybe some trial and error, and may not be immediately solvable at first glance. At the end of the week, students can share their strategies. The following DPP items in this unit can each serve as a Problem of the Week:

Challenge D in Lesson 1
Challenge N in Lesson 4
Challenge BB in Lesson 9

Practice of the Multiplication Facts

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

Unit DPP Multiplication Facts Group Focus
3 A, G, I, J, P, Q, R, S, U, V, Y, CC, EE, FF 5s, 10s, and Square Numbers Use strategies fluently
4   2s, 3s, and 9s
5   Last Six Facts
4 × 6, 4 × 7, 4 × 8, 6 × 7, 6 × 8, 7 × 8
6   Review all multiplication facts

 
Figure 1: Development of multiplication math facts in Grade 4 and in this unit

For information on the specific tools and strategies used to practice and assess the multiplication facts in Grade 4, see the Lesson Guide for Unit 3 Lesson 2 Fact Families.