Today (after checking our circles homework), I read the story Sir Cumference and the Diameter of Pi to the kids. It's a funny story that explains (metaphorically) how pi was discovered. You should check it out if you've never heard of it before.
For homework, over the long weekend, I'd like the kids to bring in a circle for Monday's class. I bet you can guess what we're going to do!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
On circles, rays, lines, and angles
We spent a great chunk of our time in first period today working on the four homework circle problems. I hope the kids feel more comfortable finding areas and circumferences now.
Afterwards, we moved into a review of rays, lines, line segments and all that other good stuff. (Look at the pictures below.) As a way to test if they remember and can pull information out of a picture, I've given them the assignment posted below of finding rays, lines, etc. from within the picture. This should be done for tomorrow.
Afterwards, we moved into a review of rays, lines, line segments and all that other good stuff. (Look at the pictures below.) As a way to test if they remember and can pull information out of a picture, I've given them the assignment posted below of finding rays, lines, etc. from within the picture. This should be done for tomorrow.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Working with circles...
Today we took some more reminder notes on finding the area and circumference of circles. I'd like the kids to solve the A & C of the four circle I drew on the board today in class for homework. (See picture below.)
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Geometry!
It's the final unit of the year! Geometry!! Ahh!!
Yesterday and today we basically got our feet wet again in the study of shapes and figures and areas and perimeters.
No homework as of yet. We can't seem to get to a good stopping place for some homework!
Almost forgot! The kiddos also got their tests back! There was some very good work done on the percents test - ask your child.
Yesterday and today we basically got our feet wet again in the study of shapes and figures and areas and perimeters.
No homework as of yet. We can't seem to get to a good stopping place for some homework!
Almost forgot! The kiddos also got their tests back! There was some very good work done on the percents test - ask your child.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Test Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is our percents test! Whoohoo! Today we checked our homework answers and played a mini-review game in preparation for tomorrow's test. Onward!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The End of Percents
Today we had our extended block time -- and we use it to continue our forward motion towards the end of the Percent Unit. We started with some journaling/reflective questions about what we've done thus far in Math 6 this year, took a stretch break, and then began practicing some percent work that will get us ready for our test on Friday.
We worked together on a Percent Practice Test (see class docs) - problem by problem, explaining each as we went along. I'm thinking the actual test will look very similar to the practice test. We weren't able to complete all of it together, however, and I would like them to complete #s 17-20 on their own. We'll pick back up on Thursday with these problems (no class tomorrow because of block schedule week), answer any questions they may have, and then test-test on Friday.
We worked together on a Percent Practice Test (see class docs) - problem by problem, explaining each as we went along. I'm thinking the actual test will look very similar to the practice test. We weren't able to complete all of it together, however, and I would like them to complete #s 17-20 on their own. We'll pick back up on Thursday with these problems (no class tomorrow because of block schedule week), answer any questions they may have, and then test-test on Friday.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Answers for Saturday, April 4 to Wednesday, April 8
Saturday, April 4
504,686
Sunday, April 5
4.6 or 4 3/5 or 4 R27
Monday, April 6
92/15 or 6 2/15
Tuesday, April 7
12
Wednesday, April 8
11/24
504,686
Sunday, April 5
4.6 or 4 3/5 or 4 R27
Monday, April 6
92/15 or 6 2/15
Tuesday, April 7
12
Wednesday, April 8
11/24
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The Math Brain Munching Bugs! AHH!
Hello all! It has been over a week since I posted last. The week before Spring Break, well, you could tell that there wasn't a lot of time to blog about what was going on in Math 6.
Anyways, I am enjoying my Spring Break immensely and I must not pander any longer -- there is serious work to be done. Your children may have mentioned the MBMB's, and now you must hear about them too. The note your children received prior to Spring Break:
Look later this evening for answers up until today!
Happy de-bugging! :)
Anyways, I am enjoying my Spring Break immensely and I must not pander any longer -- there is serious work to be done. Your children may have mentioned the MBMB's, and now you must hear about them too. The note your children received prior to Spring Break:
Dear Math 6 Students & Parents—Just in case (I know that nothing has happened to the MBMB sheet at your house), I have posted the sheets for Math 6 on our Class Docs here.
To keep the Math Brain Munching Bugs away, one problem and one problem only must be done a day.
Think of a doctor’s orders to take a certain amount of medicine at certain times of the day. The Munching Bugs are just as severe.
Children have been known to return from Spring Break with only an empty frame of what their minds used to be!
These problems, done once a day, with their work and steps totally and completely shown and written down should significantly diminish the Munching Bugs’ effect.
Yours in the fight against MBMB ( or MB2 ) – matthew
Look later this evening for answers up until today!
Happy de-bugging! :)
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