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Apr 29

April 29, 2014

Tonight’s Homework

Here are the links and materials that you need for tonight’s homework.

  1. Click here to download the answer key for tonight’s math review.  You don’t need to PRINT it unless you want to.  Use it to check your work.
  2. Do you still have questions about some of the problems?  If so, check the Padlet I made for this assignment.  Post your questions.  Even if you don’t have any questions, hop over to the Padlet to see if you can answer a friend’s question.
  3. Today, we finished reading Number the Stars in class.  What a powerful end, huh?!  We discussed a quote from Mr. Abrams at AHS:  “Failure to act out or speak out against evil is, itself, evil.”  We talked about how important it is to do something, even something small, to help people who are being treated unfairly.  In this Padlet, share an idea about a situation in which someone your age might be able to do something to act out or speak out against an injustice (an unfair act).  Here’s the Padlet:

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Mar 26

March 26, 2014

Fraction Fanatics!

Students in room 209 are quickly becoming fraction EXPERTS!  Our first fraction unit focused primarily on understanding and interpreting fractions, finding common denominators, and comparing fractions.  After reviewing skills during a fun game of Math Jeopardy, kids were assessed on their skills, and then we began our new fractions unit.  This unit focuses more on mixed numbers (and improper fractions) along with performing calculations with fractions.  As always, I’ll continue to post support videos when we come to challenging concepts.

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Mar 19

March 19, 2014

One Problem, Multiple Strategies

Most adults remember learning specific strategies for different mathematical processes.  We learned a specific strategy for multiplying numbers, for adding fractions, and for rounding large figures.  One of our focuses in math this year is to recognize that there are many strategies that students can use to solve a particular problem.  In the fall, as kids learned multiplication skills, I think we covered six or seven different strategies.  This might seem like overkill to you, but I should point out that EACH of those strategies resonated with at least one student in class who said that it made particular sense to him or her.  We all think about math differently, so it’s reasonable to conclude that some strategies make more sense than others to different learners.  Similarly, in this fraction unit, we’ve looked at many different ways in which kids can compare fractions, with each one offering pros and cons for students.

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