Class started by my checking their homework (lesson 27 and 28 AND test corrections) while they did their mental math exercises for lesson 29. We then went over the homework and worked on a few problems before learning about multiplication by 10s and 100s (lesson 29) and recognizing fractions and percentages based on diagrams (lesson 30). With multiplying by 10s and 100s we focused on the how you can allow the zeros to "hang out" and then tack them on to the solution later--for example--to solve 27 x 300 you would multiply 27 by 3 and then tack on two zeros. For recognizing fractions and percents we looked at how many pieces made up the whole shape (our denominator) and then looked at how many were either shaded or unshadded depending on the question that was asked (our numerator).
Homework: Lesson 29 and 30 ODD questions only.
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Today we will start class off by looking over their graded tests and answering any questions they may have. Then we will go over lesson 26 homework assignment and answer any questions from there before moving onto lesson 27. Students will do the warm-up exercise for lesson 27 and then we will talk about the lesson and do the practice section for it as well as learn lesson 28 and do the practice section for 28.
Homework: Lesson 27 and 28 EVEN questions only for both lessons. Today we started class by going over questions from the homework assignment of lesson 25 and then having the students turn in test #4. We then looked over lesson 26 which was all about the algorithm for long-division (divide, multiply, subtract, bring down) as well as how to check to see if a quotient for a division problem is correct by multiplying the factors and then adding the remainder (if there is one). We did a lot of class practice on this and ended up devoting the rest of the class period to reinforce the lesson because students seemed to struggle with it. If/When helping with the homework, please use the division algorithm to make sure they remember the steps!
Homework: ALL of lesson 26. If your student is struggling with something in particular, be it division, subtraction, addition or multiplication, please let me know and I'll try and find some additional practice for them! Unfortunately I do not have the time to tutor students outside of class but there are some great teachers at Brighton who do offer tutoring in math! Just email Mrs. Kelso and she'll let you know who is available and when. As always, if a student needs help solving a problem I am more than happy to go over it in class or via the phone/email if need be :) We went over test corrections and homework questions and students did the warm-up for lesson 25. We then focused on lesson 25 and how to find the factors for a product given (for example, you are given the number 4--that's the product. Find it's factors....so ?x?=4. 1x4=4 and 2x2=4 so your factors for 4 are 1, 2, 4. We then did a few word problems from previous lessons to give students more practice with them and then I told the students what their next test would be over.
Homework: Lesson 25 Odd Only. TEST #4!!! Please place the finished test in an envelope. We started off class by doing the lesson warm-up for lesson 23 and I checked their homework while they worked on it. Some students were missing signatures/had questionable "signatures" on their assignments so please make sure they get those looked over and graded for full credit :) I also passed back their test #3.
We went over a few questions from lesson 22 and we did the lesson content for 23 (how to recognize if a fraction is equal to, less than or greater than 1/2) and the lesson practice for it as well. We then moved on to lesson 23 where we talked when an equation had a parenthesis in it that you had to solve whatever is in the parenthesis before solving the rest of the problem. Homework: TEST CORRECTIONS!!! If a problem was circled on their test, please make sure the student goes back and makes the corrections. If they don't know where to find the answer, the lesson number is printed just below the question number so they can review the lesson for assistance. Lesson 23 and lesson 24 ODD questions only is also assigned as homework. We started class by collecting the tests and going over any questions from the homework assignment. We actually took the time to go over a section of the Investigation #2 homework so that we could make sure everyone understood the material. We then talked about lesson 21 with word problems about equal groups and how the format for the equations for those problems involve multiplication. It took a lot of time to get the students to write the equations in the correct format so please make sure they are doing it correctly on their homework :)
We then talked about division with remainders in Lesson 22 and I assigned the homework after doing a few practices. Homework: Lesson 21 ODD questions only and Lesson 22 Even questions Today we focused A LOT on fractions: what a fraction is, how we can figure out a fraction of a whole number--like 1/10th of 30, and how we can add up fractions to equal bigger numbers--like 1/4th plus 1/4th equals 1/2. We spent a lot of time going through Investigation #2 in the Textbook and students made fraction manipulatives to help them better understand the concepts, especially when adding and comparing fractions together. We ended class by talking about test #3 and what to expect.
Homework: Finish the Investigation #2 (in the Textbook) by completing questions 13-25. You can use your fraction manipulatives to help you answer those questions! ALSO, test #3 is DUE ON WEDNESDAY! You can find Test #3 in your Tests and Worksheets booklet. Parents, please make sure to supervise your student while taking the test. As a reminder, students are not allowed to use a calculator, notes, book, a friend/parent, etc.. The test should be completed in one sitting and then placed in an envelope that you seal and sign. I will be grading the tests so no need to grade it yourself unless you want to know right away how they did :) Please encourage your student to look over lessons 1-15 as this will be what they are tested over! As always, if you have any questions, please let me know. Today in class, we went over the test and answered questions and then students worked on the Warm-Up for lesson 19 while I checked their homework for completion. There were no questions over the homework assignment for lesson 17 and 18 so we moved on to talking about division (lesson 19). We worked through the problems and focused on how division relates to multiplication (inverse operations, just like subtraction is related to addition!). We then focused on the terms in division (dividend, divisor, quotient) and the three ways to write a division equation (lesson 20). We ended class by going over the lesson practice for lesson 20 and then assigning the homework.
Homework: Lesson 19 and 20 ODD questions only. ALSO please make sure to bring your Worksheets and Tests booklet to class on Monday (or just bring the pages that correspond with investigation #2). On Monday we will do Investigation #2 as well as a division dice activity and the homework will be test#3 (due on Wednesday) which will cover material from lesson 1-15. We started off by collecting TEST #2 (only half the class completed this assignment so make sure you get that done by Wednesday if you did not complete it already and please follow the directions stated in last Wednesday's blog entry below). We then moved on to discussing lesson 16 homework assignment and after answering some questions students worked on the lesson 17 warm-up. We went over lesson 17 which was all about multiplication based on repeated numbers and we focused on how sometimes it's easier to multiply instead of adding in those situations. We then moved onto lesson 18 where we focused on how to multiply 3 factors together and what to do when you have a missing addend in multiplication. We didn't get a lot of time to focus on the missing addend part so students may want to review that again at home.
Homework: Lesson 17 and 18 ODD questions for both lessons. Also, for those who have not completed their TEST #2, please make sure to do this as well. |