Unit Four: Fractions
Equivalent Fractions - http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
Independent Unit
Equivalent Fractions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2ovEuEUxXQ&safe=active
Multiplying Fractions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKMK1ZGLuk&safe=active
Equivalent Fractions - http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
Independent Unit
Equivalent Fractions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2ovEuEUxXQ&safe=active
Multiplying Fractions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTKMK1ZGLuk&safe=active
Math
Math Journals
I know it sounds like a teacher thing to say, but I was very excited to begin last school year because I could not wait to try out Math Journals with my students.
We were only a couple of months into the school year, when I realized that these journals really had an impact on my student's learning. My student's are learning to look back at their notes to help them on assignments and aid their problem solving strategies. One of my student's even said one day, "I'm glad you started using Math Journals this year . . . they make so much sense!" Coming from an eleven year old, that is a huge compliment :)
I use foldables a lot to enhance the concept I am teaching. Below are a few examples of entries in our Math Journals.
We were only a couple of months into the school year, when I realized that these journals really had an impact on my student's learning. My student's are learning to look back at their notes to help them on assignments and aid their problem solving strategies. One of my student's even said one day, "I'm glad you started using Math Journals this year . . . they make so much sense!" Coming from an eleven year old, that is a huge compliment :)
I use foldables a lot to enhance the concept I am teaching. Below are a few examples of entries in our Math Journals.
Oreo Stacking Experiment
We were learning about Mean, Median, Mode, and Range. To collect data, students were placed in groups and given a bag of Oreo cookies. They each had 2 attempts to make the highest stack of cookies. Our range of stacks went from 16 all the way to 35! We then created a foldable to help us remember all the information we learned.
Fractions, Decimals, Percents
As a fun wrap up to our fractions unit, students were paired up and given a bag of microwave popcorn. Students had to count the number of popped and unpopped kernels and write a fraction to represent each. After, they had to convert these large fractions into decimal numbers and percents. Students always have fun eating this experiment!
As a fun wrap up to our fractions unit, students were paired up and given a bag of microwave popcorn. Students had to count the number of popped and unpopped kernels and write a fraction to represent each. After, they had to convert these large fractions into decimal numbers and percents. Students always have fun eating this experiment!