We will continue working in small groups based on the needs to the student.

Currently we are on Chapter 3, rates and ratios and Chapter 4, percents and decimals.  The goal is to have students finished with Chapter 4 before break. 

 

The students will also finish their rates and ratios scavenger hunt project. 

 

 

Some ideas when you are doing your Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping! 

 

Dear Family,
When you shop at the grocery store, and you place your items on the checkout 
stand, you usually don’t ask, “Does it matter if the price of milk is added before 
the price of bread?” This is because you know that the order you add the items 
doesn’t matter—but you may not realize you are using one of the mathematical 
properties of addition!
You and your student can have fun relating the day-to-day mathematics you use to other number properties. For example, you can ask your student:

“Does it matter if the cashier adds three cans of peas one at a time or 
multiplies the price of one can by three?” Your student may answer, “The total 
is the same either way.”

“If you take three apples from the display and put two back, is that the same 
as taking two apples from the display and putting three back? How does that 
make subtraction different?” Your student may answer, “Order does matter 
with subtraction. You can’t put back more than you took originally!”

“Does it matter if you multiply the price of an item you buy by the quantity or 
if you multiply the quantity by the price?” Your student may answer, “The 
total price is the same either way. Order doesn’t matter when you multiply.”

“Does order matter with division? If you divide the price of a pack of pudding 
cups by the number of pudding cups will you get the same answer if you divide 
the number of pudding cups by the price?” Your student may answer, “No, the 
answers are different, so order does matter with division.”
Your student will be studying concepts like these in math class. See if you and your student can find other examples of mathematical properties or formulas in your day-to-day life.

Happy Shopping

We are on Chapter 3, Rates and Ratios and some groups are on Chapter 4, Percents and Decimals. 

 

The students are to work on Skill Trainer keeping on the math skills that we have learned. 

 

When the students have completed their class assignment and skill trainer, they will continue working on their Rate and Ratios Scavenger Hunt project. 

All the students are finishing up Chapter 2 assessment on fractions and decimals, and then we are moving into Chapter 3, Rates and Ratios. 

 

If students would like extra practice with, they use the Skills Practice on Big Ideas. 

 

The project that the students are working on after their assignment and skill builders practice is complete is create a sports team of any kind and create statistical data. They will then look at the data and create ratios with scavenger hunt questions, that a partner will have to find. 

 

In math this week, we will get back into our small group instruction and finish up Chapter 2, fractions and decimals, and continue with Chapter 3 rates and ratios. 

 

The new project will be working with rates and ratios and incorporating art into math.  The students will create a team and create a logo and flag.  The students will need to create data for their team and represent the information into rates and ratios.  

We will have math on Monday and Tuesday this week, and then the rest of the week will be Outdoor Education. 

 

The students have been working so hard on their Fall Project and so on Monday and Tuesday all the kids will share their projects, and we will have an opportunity to celebrate their hard work. 

Use the link below to learn how your child can log into Big Ideas at home to help support Math skills. 

 

This week we will finish up with Chapter 2, Fractions and Decimals, with all the groups.  The students will take a Benchmark Assessment to celebrate their knowledge of Chapter 1 and 2, and then we will move into Chapter 3 Rates and Ratios. 

 

Keep encouraging your child to work on the Skill Builders for Chapter 1 and 2. 

We have all moved into Chapter 2, Fractions and Decimals, and will continue to work in small groups based on the need of what skills need to be taught. 

 

The students are choosing 2 skill practices a day to keep all the skills that we have learned fresh in their minds. 

 

After the assignment that has been given to the students, and they have completed their skills practice students are to work on the Fall Theme Project. 

 

• Choose a fall-themed scenario (e.g., planning a harvest festival, designing a corn maze, or calculating leaf raking efficiency)​
• Create at least 10 math problems involving fractions and decimals related to chosen scenario​
• You must solve their problems and provide clear explanations​
• Projects should include visual elements (graphs, diagrams, or illustrations)
• After they have completed the above requirements, the students will create a board game with their story problems. 

Most of the groups are finished with Chapter 1 and we will all begin Chapter 2, Fractions and Decimals.  All of the students work in small groups and work at their pace based on what math skills that they need to learn. 

 

In Big Ideas, students can always work on Skills Practice at home as well to practice the math skills that we are learning. 

 

Our new project for this Chapter is:

•  Fall Math Project:
  • Students will choose a fall-themed scenario (e.g., planning a harvest festival, designing a corn maze, or calculating leaf raking efficiency)
  • They will create at least five math problems involving fractions and decimals related to their chosen scenario
  • Students must solve their own problems and provide clear explanations
  • Projects should include visual elements (graphs, diagrams, or illustrations)
  • If time allows the students will create a board game to share. 

The goal is finishing Chapter 1. Exponents and Factors, this week and take the posttest assessment by Friday.  Last week there was some movement with which group the students were based on the needs of each student. 

 

The students will also complete the Family Road Trip vacation and turn in their completed project making sure to showcase the math that it takes to plan and complete a road trip.  The students have had a great time exploring vacation spots and calculating their expenses and mileage for their trip. 

We started the lessons for Chapter 1, Numerical Expressions and Factors. 

 

For the warmup on Monday, the students will create a prime/composite sheet that will be a great tool to help with math throughout the year. The students are getting into the groove of how the small group process works and are making some great gains. 

 

The warmup and assignment from small group come first and then the students are working on a project, "Family Road Trip". The students are to choose a destination and then using math create an itinerary and then calculate the cost, the miles, milage of the vehicle, and use any other math skills that come along the trip.