Unit: Measurement - Mass, Capacity, Volume
Here are some examples from class:
Unit: Fractions
Fractions is the division of equal parts to make a whole.
Unit: Multiplication and Division
Division problems solved in class:
Multiplication strategies we've learned:
In this chart, there are 3 strategies we have been learning:
1) Arrays: a drawing of equal rows representing the multiplication sentence. i.e. 8 rows of 9 dots. 2) Table of values: a table showing the value of skip counting (by 9) to help students understand multiplication - especially arrays. 3) Splitting: strategy where you "split" a factor into two separate digits (generally smaller and easier to multiply) to make two different multiplication sentences (easier to solve) that when added, will help you find the product for the original multiplication sentence. |
Division
Unit: 3D and 2D Geometry
Lesson: Finding the Edges, Vertices and Faces for 3D solids.
1) Edges (the line created when two faces meet): Count the edges on its base (the non-rectangular/square face). When you know the edges on 1 base (example: Pentagonal prism has 5 edges on its base), the opposite face - will have the same amount of edges. So 5+5 = 10. Next, you know that a pentagon is a 5 sided shape, so the prism has 5 edges, which lets you know that each edge has a rectangle, that means there is 5 rectangles with 5 edges shared between 5 faces. |
Unit: Length, Perimeter, and Area
Here is what we've been spending time on, during math class
Here are some class samples of conversion problems:
Unit: Whole Numbers, Addition & Subtraction with Patterns in Numbers
Here is a problem we've done in class:
Here is how a group of kids showed their thinking:
Counting - Decimals - Extra Lesson
We are learning how to compare and order whole numbers, while using mental math strategies and number patterns to help us with adding and subtracting.
Here is what we have done so far in class:
Rounding Rules
Rules to follow:
Rounding to nearest tens
Rounding to nearest hundreds
Rounding to the nearest thousands
Rounding to nearest tens
- Look only at the 1's place value
- If the digit is 0-4, round to the lower tens value
- If the digit is 5-9, round to the higher tens value
Rounding to nearest hundreds
- Look at 1’s AND 10’s place value
- If the digit is 0-49, round to the lower hundreds value
- If the digit is 50-99, round to the higher hundreds value
Rounding to the nearest thousands
- Look at 1’s , 10’s AND 100’s place value
- If the digit is 0-499, round to the lower thousands value
- If the digit is 500-999, round to the higher thousands value
Here are some examples:
HINT** Use number lines and place value charts to help you
HINT** Use number lines and place value charts to help you
Here are some different adding and subtracting strategies we've learned in class:
We've looked at different "growing" and "shrinking" patterns that will help us with addition and subtraction. Here are some strategies you came up with to explain your thinking:
The use of:
- Number lines
- Skip counting
The use of:
- Place value charts
Unit: Data Management - Graphing
Here are some examples of strategies kids in this classroom found the median:
Similar to the previous group, this group found the median by arranging their data into numerical order, THEN numbering off digits from each end of their data to find the middle number. The difference is that, this group marked off each number they counted from each end as:
"1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "6", "5", "4", "3", "2", "1" |