Friday, January 31, 2014

Homework for Next Week

Vocabulary:  Unit 12 Pages 118-123  Due Wed.   Pages 124-125 Due. on Fri.  Quiz Friday

Reading Log:  Read every night and record your reading.  Remember whenever you finish a book to log it so you reada 40 books by the end of the year.

Math: T. B. A

Scholastic News:  None this week

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Math Homework

Math:  For each problem write a story, sketch a fraction bar model and write the equation.

3/10 + 1/2 =




2/5 + 1/2 =




2/4 + 2/6 =

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Math Homework

Math:  For each problem:

Write a story to match the problem like we did in class
Make a fraction bar model  (label your model)
Write the equation and the answer


1)  1/5 + 3/5=

2)   4/7 +  5/7 =

3)  3/9 +  5/9 =


For the following problem I want you to just give an estimate and explain how you thought about it.

15/17 +  5/16 =

Monday, January 27, 2014

Math Test (most likely next Monday. I will let you know tomorrow

The math test will be on dividing decimals.  You may use your notes from your notebook for this test. Stay organized!


Concepts to know:

How do I divide a whole number and a decimal?
What questions is the equation asking?
Is the quotient going to be bigger or smaller than one?
Draw a base 10 model of what is happening.

Use your notes to refer to.

How do a divide a decimal be a decimal?
What questions is the equation asking?
Is the quotient going to be bigger or smaller than one?
Draw a base 10 model of what is happening.

What is the better deal? Show and prove how you know.
 
Cereal                   weight                                Price
 Sweet Crunch        16oz.                                  $3.29
 Munchies               14 oz.                                 $3.15
Yummy Chunkies    13.2 oz.                             $2.97

Math Homework

Math:  Staple papers into your math notebook.  Please order the following fractions from least to greatest.  Please explain the strategies you used.

1)   9/7,   5/8,     3/4,     2/5,       9/10,    .35


2)   3/7,  5/8, 1/5,  .2 ,   7/9,    7/5

Homework

Vocabulary:  Page 108-114 due Wed.   Page 115-117 due Friday........ Quiz on Friday

Scholastic News:  Due Friday  (I will hand out Wed. after we use it for a reading lesson)

Monthly Reading Logs:   Due on Friday.


Thursday, January 23, 2014

Math Homework

Math:  Please use a number string just like we worked on in class today to solve the following problems.


1) Jenny ran 6/25 mile.  Greg ran 0.21 mile.  Who ran farther?  Use a number string and explain how your know.


2)  4/5

3)  2/8

4)  17/20

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Homework

Reading:   Please finish the response in your readers notebook that  we started working on in class today.


Assignment:  In your notebook, write about Dorothy.  What character traits does she possess?  Can you connect with her?  How?  How is she similar to Palmer?  How is she different?  (Compare and Contrast)  

Be sure to provide evidence from the  text.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Homework

Math:  Erin paid $8.54 for a package of  7 greeting cards.   What was the price of each card?  Explain how you figured out your answer.


Vocab.:  Unit 10  Page 98-103 due Wed.    Page 104-107 due Fri.  Quiz Friday

Reading:  Keep up on your nightly reading

Scholastic News:  Finish back page. Due Friday

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Math Homework

Math:  For each of these problems, use the four steps we practiced in class:
 Step 1:  Question  
Step 2: Bigger or smaller than 1 
 Step 3:  Sketch a base 10 model  
 Step 4:  Write an equation



1)      2.4 divided by 8 =


2)   2.4  divided by .6 =

Explain the difference between these two problems in terms of how the model works.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Math Homework

Math:   Complete the math worksheet I gave you in class today.  Choose five problems from 1-9...Make sure to do the same four steps for each one like we did in class today...Then do problems 10-16.......Skip number 14!!!!

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Math Homework

Math:  I.H.W  Page 76 All    (multiplying decimals)

Monday, January 13, 2014

Weekly Homework

Reading:  make sure to be recording your nightly reading.

Scholastic News:  Read and complete back page for Friday.  (  I will give you a handout that will also be due on Friday)

Math:  No math homework tonight.

Vocabulary:  Unit 9 Page 88-94 Due Wed.    Page 95 due Friday   Quiz Friday

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Math Homework

For the following problems: 
1) Write the question the equation is asking 
2)  Write down if your quotient is going to be bigger or smaller than 1.  
3)  sketch a base 10 model 
 4) Write an equation




A)   1.6  divided by 2 =


B)  .16 divided by 5 =


C )   2.5 divided by 5 =

D)   4.8  divided by 6 =

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Math Test This Friday: Multiplication of Decimals

Concepts to know:

1)  Know how to multiply a decimal and a whole number using a 100 grid.

Example:  6  X  .2  =    

2)  Know how to multiply a decimal times a decimal using a 100 grid and writing a story.

Example:   .6  X .2 =       I have two tenths of a pizza.  I give John six tenths of my share.  How much does John have of the whole pizza?

3)  Understand why when multiplying two decimals the product gets smaller.

4)   Multiplying decimals bigger than 1.

Example:  45.2  X  .89 =

Note:  Be able to use estimation as a strategy to place the decimal point, the box method or counting decimal places (understand why you are counting decimal places if you use that strategy)

Math homework

Math:  For the following problems use your 100 grid graph paper and two colored pencils.

1)  .3 X 5 =

2)  6 X  .06=

3)  3 X  .6=

4)  .6  X  .3 =        write a story problem and graph this one

5)  5  X   .8 =

6)   .6  X  .2 =        write a story problem and graph this one


7 )    .3  X  .9 =  Write a story problem and graph this one

Monday, January 6, 2014

Homework

Nightly Reading:  Read for 30 minutes

Vocabulary: Unit 8  Pages 78-84 Due WED.      Pages 85-87 due. FRI.     Quiz FRI.

Math:  Page 142  (Hardcover Book)  Numbers 16-23 and 30-34