Today, we began working with division of whole numbers. We spent some time with vocabulary (divisor, dividend, quotient and inverse operations should all appear in your child's notebook) before moving on to "reading division" in two ways. We also re-visited divisibility rules, as this will help us with division strategies later on. Tonight's homework is to complete A-11 (begun in class) and "Exploring Divisibility" (as review- students should be moving away from using written rules and using their memories completely now).
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We finished up our multiplication practice today with a short quiz. We're next moving on to a super-quick review of divisibility rules before heading full-steam into division of whole numbers. Tonight's homework is a sheet headed 5-1 about Divisibility Rules (yes, the answers are at the bottom of the page). It's meant for review and not too much time - there's a Halloween event in the Center tonight, after all! :)
Today we finally, finally added the "traditional algorithm" to our menu of multiplication strategies! In doing so, we discovered that the traditional method is nothing more than an "organized list partition"! Awesome discovery on the part of the students. :) If you are curious about why they are calling it the "turtlehead method", try searching that on youtube and you'll see what they've done. Tonight's homework is to complete p.19 using any strategy (ies) they would like. There's also a problem solving strategy that they have worked on in class for 25 minutes over the past 2 days that is due tomorrow. It's called "What kind of car...?".
We continued our adventure with multiplication today. We did a little more practicing with partitioning and compensation, before adding in the "weird in-and-out" method. We just introduced the lattice method when time ran out. We will spend more time with lattice, inandout and the "traditional algorithm" tomorrow. Tonight's homework is to complete the 6 multiplication problems (written in notebooks) using 2 different methods each (12 problems total).
Enjoy your weekend, and this week's VaderCast!
We continued multiplying today. Students practiced Partitioning and Compensating strategies before moving on to independent work multiplying 3 digit by 1 digit factors using their choice of strategies. Homework tonight is to complete "State Identification Puzzle" p.10/11. For those who finish quickly, there is a Pizzazz A-42 paper available for Bonus Points.
Students completed this week's model Problem of the Week and exchanged with partners to get feedback about their "explanation" section. We then began working with multiplication. Students used multiple strategies to solve and area problem. We discussed strategies, and introduced the following terms: Array, Model, Partitioning, Compensation and the Traditional Algorithm. There is no written homework tonight, but you may want to have your child explain these strategies to you to see how well they grasped the introduction. Have them use their notes to do so, as well.
STEM Family Night: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Arundel Mills, The Roundhouse Food Court, Located near the Maryland Live Casino, Hanover, MD.
The Fort Meade Alliance is hosting this free event to give local elementary and middle school students - and their parents - a chance to experience the amazing world of science, technology, engineering and math! Check out the cutting edge equipment, technology and STEM ideas being used right in your backyard! Also stop by to learn what area schools have to offer in STEM! We spent a chunk of today's class time in the computer lab working on First in Math. Outside of that, students worked on solving and writing up their model Problem of the Week. We concluded with a review of how to round whole numbers. Tonight's homework is to complete Pizzazz A-22 (Rounding Numbers).
We began working on our Problem of the Week model, using the strategy "Draw a Picture or Diagram". We then continued working on multiplying and working with big numbers, absent the traditional algorithm. Students were calculating time, savings amounts and a goal of the $3,500 car on their 17th birthday! Then we discovered that Alex Rodriguez has a large salary. Homework tonight is to complete "Exploring Powers and Exponents".
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