This week we wrap up geometry with a review of area and perimeter. We learned about volume of rectangular prisms and the formula LxWxH. Students also learned to estimate circumference.
Next week we will spend a few days reviewing fractions and working more deeply with mixed numbers and improper fractions.
We'll spend a few days exploring probability through various activies including pulling a colored cube from a bag, rolling dice and spinning two spinners. Students will explain possible outcomes through fractions and learn the language of probability.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Four Fours
After a week of testing, this Friday I will present a little math challenge called the Four Fours. (SHHHH, don't tell your kids). Using four fours, subtraction, addition, multiplication, division, exponents and square roots try to create each number between 1 and 25.
Example: 44-44=0
I'll post results in the hallway!
Example: 44-44=0
I'll post results in the hallway!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
New Math WEbsites
Math Zapper is a nice flash based website to review fractions, decimals and percents. Very clear with step by step instructions.
Time for Time resource for teaching kids about time.
Time for Time resource for teaching kids about time.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Geometry and Fractions
Our units are flying by! In our Daily Math time I'm introducing geometry terms including parts of a circle, types of polygons, types of lines, and angles. The kids are taking it all in while we continue on working with fractions.
We've learned parts of a whole, parts of a set, comparing fractions and ordering fractions. I showed the students how to think of fractions in relationship to 0, 1/2, or a whole. We learned the smaller the denominator the larger the part or group. We successfully reduced fractions and added and subtracted fractions with like denominators! All this in just three days as Alice Jr. at the middle school and our trip to the Alliance Theater prevented us from meeting on Wednesday and Thursday.
Next week more on Geometry including finding area and perimeter!
We've learned parts of a whole, parts of a set, comparing fractions and ordering fractions. I showed the students how to think of fractions in relationship to 0, 1/2, or a whole. We learned the smaller the denominator the larger the part or group. We successfully reduced fractions and added and subtracted fractions with like denominators! All this in just three days as Alice Jr. at the middle school and our trip to the Alliance Theater prevented us from meeting on Wednesday and Thursday.
Next week more on Geometry including finding area and perimeter!
Friday, March 12, 2010
fractions!
The class is loving learning about fractions! A great first few days were spent on parts of a whole, parts of a group, equivalent fractions and reducing fractions. This is a breeze! I'll start introducing geometry terms and concepts over the next two weeks.
A lot of you have asked for ideas to support your children's math skills. I'll try to post more links over the next few weeks.
The Armor Games website has a number of great games including:
Light Bot - move the robot and turn on the lights using functions.
Liquid Measure - move the capacity takes and fill them with a given about - don't waste a drop! Great for spacial reasoning.
Demolition City - place dynamite to blow up a building below a certain level. Great for logic, spacial reasoning and cause and effect. I like this one.
Enjoy!
A lot of you have asked for ideas to support your children's math skills. I'll try to post more links over the next few weeks.
The Armor Games website has a number of great games including:
Light Bot - move the robot and turn on the lights using functions.
Liquid Measure - move the capacity takes and fill them with a given about - don't waste a drop! Great for spacial reasoning.
Demolition City - place dynamite to blow up a building below a certain level. Great for logic, spacial reasoning and cause and effect. I like this one.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Measurement
Over the next few weeks we are switching gears again and will focus on customary and metric measurement. We will continue to review operations and graphing skills as we proceed. I'm excited to apply our multiplication skills with converting units of measurement. I think the class will welcome the shift.
Friday, January 22, 2010
The Epic Division Test
This week in math has certainly been a challenge! Long division is more of a marathon than a sprint, and we finally crossed the finish line! I'm pleased with your students' hard work and their determination - after much encouragement - to thoroughly check their work. With the holiday Monday and a field trip Thursday we didn't have a very fluid week to finish our test. Come Friday we were ready to have some fun! A new DynaMath plus a data collection activity and a 100th Day of School Challenge was a great way to end the week.
Next week we will begin data collection and analysis. Through a number of different examples including rolling dice and flipping coins, we will examine probability. We will create surveys and present our data through different visual charts including pictograms, bar graphs and tally charts.
I think we are all ready for something different, but division won't be left behind! We will review through mini-quizzes each week.
Next week we will begin data collection and analysis. Through a number of different examples including rolling dice and flipping coins, we will examine probability. We will create surveys and present our data through different visual charts including pictograms, bar graphs and tally charts.
I think we are all ready for something different, but division won't be left behind! We will review through mini-quizzes each week.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year!
My math resolution is to keep this paper better updated. This month is division and statistics. We will continue to practice division daily while working on data collection, data reading, finding the mean, median, mode and range. Should be a good change for 2010.
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