Expanded Form Multiplication Models

Today in class we learned how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers. We aren't quite ready for the standard algorithm so we used a model! Below I have included a picture that will hopefully walk you through using this model. Thanks for your support!

The expanded form model basically breaks the multiplication problem into 4 simpler, smaller problems. You then take each of those products and add them together to get the answer! Let me know if you have any other questions!

Costa Rica!!

So I hope you are all having a great week! We made it to the Arenal Volcano. I am going to post a picture and I want you to see if you can guess what kind of cloud is at the top. We read about it in the cloud book! I will keep trying to post pictures as I see some fun things! I miss you guys and Laua I promise we are staying safe!

Expanded Form and Multiplication

This week….

This week in math we will be learning some multiplication methods for 2-4 digit numbers times one digit numbers. Here is what we will be doing!

Monday: Lesson 2.6 Expanded Form Models

Here students use a model very similar to a distributive property model to break a large number into smaller multiplication problems.

40

3

200

For example:  243 x 6=

1,200

240

18

6

           

1,200 + 240 + 18= 1,458

By breaking the problem up into expanded form it makes the problem much simpler!

The rest of the week we will be doing a similar process but will gradually break away from models and move into the standard algorithm.  If I feel it is confusing I will post again later this week.

A New School Year Has Begun!

We have had a great first couple of days of school. Today begins our first full week of school. With that we also begin homework packets. Today, your student brought home their packet of homework for the week. The entire packet is due this FRIDAY morning. Here is what needs to be done each afternoon:

Monday:

1. Cut new spelling sort. Sort it out and then write the sort on the sheet provided. Don’t forget to read the sort out loud when you are finished. Keep your cut sort in a baggie so you don’t lose it during the rest of week!

2. Complete the 4 math problems on the page under the Monday heading. Practice your 2s times tables.

3. Choose 2 vocabulary words and write sentences for these words on your sheet.

4. Read for 30 minutes and record it on your STAR contract.

5.  Have mom or dad look over your homework and sign your STAR contract. Don’t forget to bring your orange homework folder back to school EVERYDAY!

Tuesday:

1. Sort your spelling words and then say them out loud. Choose 6 words and write sentences with them. Write it on your sheet.

2. Complete the 4 math problems on the page under the Tuesday heading. Practice your 2s times tables.

3. Choose 2 vocabulary words and write sentences for these words on your sheet.

4. Read for 30 minutes and record it on your STAR contract.

5.  Have mom or dad look over your homework and sign your STAR contract. Don’t forget to bring your orange homework folder back to school EVERYDAY!

Wednesday:

1. Sort your spelling words and then say them out loud. Choose 6 words and write sentences with them. Write it on your sheet.

2. Complete the 4 math problems on the page under the Wednesday heading. Practice your 2s times tables.

3. Choose 2 vocabulary words and write sentences for these words on your sheet.

4. Read for 30 minutes and record it on your STAR contract.

5.  Have mom or dad look over your homework and sign your STAR contract. Don’t forget to bring your orange homework folder back to school EVERYDAY!

Thursday:

1. Sort your spelling words and say them out loud. Give your cards to your mom or dad and have them give you a spelling pre-test. Write your test on the sheet provided.

2. Complete the 4 math problems on the page under the Thursday heading. Practice your 2s times tables and be ready for your test tomorrow.

3. Choose 2 vocabulary words and write sentences for these words on your sheet.

4. Read for 30 minutes and record it on your STAR contract.

5.  Have mom or dad look over your homework and sign your STAR contract. Don’t forget to bring your orange homework folder back to school EVERYDAY!

6. Have your packet ready to be turned in tomorrow morning!

Friday:

1. Turn in your homework packet.

2. Read for 30 minutes during the weekend and record it on your STAR contract. Be ready to turn in your STAR contract with the reading journal completed on Monday morning. 

Hope this is helpful! If you have any questions please feel free to email me at: aandrews@graniteschools.org

Protractors and other Information!

This week we are learning how to use PROTRACTORS to measure angles in degrees. This is hard for a lot of students. If you have a protractor at home or can pick one up it would be helpful to have your student work with it. Draw angles and have them measure them or let them draw angles with a specific measure. We are also getting ready to start our unit on measurement and conversion of measurement. Here is this week's planner:
Monday: 11.3 Draw and Measure Angles Homework: Practice 12s
Tuesday: 11.3 Continued: No Homework
Wednesday: 11.4 Join and Seperating Angles 9s Test Today! Homework: 9s practice
Thursday: Introduction to Chapter 12 Measurement and 12.1 Measurement Benchmarks Homework: P221-222 and study for 12s test!
Friday: 12.2 Customary Units of Length

Here are some links to some fun Protractor Games online:
Measuring Angles
Johnnie's Angles Page... Lots of Games
Angle Game

Science This Week:
We have been watching and observing birds this week. We have also been learning about insects and spiders and how they are different. We are going to be learning about Utah's environments as well.
This scholastic site tells the differences between spiders and insects: Spiders Vs Insects


Have a great week!

Geometry Week!

This week we have been doing lots of geometry! Yesterday we learned how to classify quadrilaterals, we have learned about polygons, rays, line segments, lines, and angles. We have even learned how to classify triangles by looking at their angles. This week we are working with symmetry and pattern problem solving. We will have a test on Friday to finish up our geometry unit. I am including some fun links for symmetry games. Symmetry is ALL around us! Have your student practice by looking for symmetry in the world around us. Look at words, signs, and art. Look for symmetry while you are shopping or driving. You'll be suprised at how often you can find it!
Symmetry Links:
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year3/symmetry/shape_game.asp

http://www.softschools.com/math/geometry/symmetry_game/

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/coordinates.html#Symmetry

This Week's Planner:
Tuesday: Lesson 10.5 Line Symmetry Homework: Finish Versatile page from Centers
Wednesday: Lesson 10.6 Drawing and Finding Symmetry Homework: Practice Workbook P199-P200
Thursday: Lesson 10.7 Problem Solving Homework: None (Homework packet page due tomorrow)
Friday: Chapter 10 Review and Test Homework: Finish Symmetry Art over the weekend

Another week....

Hopefully you have all felt math get a little easier the past couple of weeks! Most of the students have done great on our Chapter 9 test so look for those to come home with great scores! If your student brings home a test that says "fix and return" please go over those problems with them. Let your student rework the problems. Please don't give them the answer or show them how to find the correct answer let them work it out and show you how to do it. Assist as needed but let them become patient problem solvers. It is hard for us as parents and teachers to let them struggle but I promise they will learn and retain the information better if we can let them find the answers.  Here is what we are doing this week!
Monday: Introduce chapter 10... Geometry! Homework: NONE
Tuesday: Lesson 10.1 Lines, Rays, Angles Homework: Unfinished center work (Versatile page and workbook page P189-P190)
Wednesday: Lesson 10.2 Triangles Homework: NONE
Thursday: Lesson 10.3 Parallel and Perpindicular Lines Homework: P191-192 (practice workbook)
Friday: Lesson 10.4 Classifying Quadrilaterals Homework: NONE

This week...

I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your patience as we started our new math homework program. I know that there were some frustrations with the Soar to Success Program. Thank you for working through the bugs. This week students will have no more than 2 assignments. Hopefully this will help them have the time they need to get it done. Also, if the student misses more than 3 questions on the quiz at the end it will have them start all over. Encourage your student to use scratch paper to work out the problems and take their time.  Thanks again!
Here is my planner for this week! Let me know if you have any questions.
Monday: Lesson 9.5 Problem Solving with Money Homework: Mid Chapter Checkpoint page 363-364
Tuesday: Lesson 9.6 Add Fractional Parts Homework: Finish any center work not completed in class
Wednesday: Lesson 9.7 Compare Decimals Homwork: None
Thursday: Lesson 9.7 Compare Decimals and Review Chapter 9 Homework: Practice book page P183-P184
Friday: Chapter 9 Test Homework: None

Weekly Math Planner

Monday: No School!
Tuesday: Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers Lesson 8.3
Use Mega Math for extra practice. Homework: Versatile Page reviewing division and P161-162 from student workbook. Most students finished this in class during centers but any unfinished work was to be done at home.
Wednesday: Comparing of Fractions and Problem Solving Lesson 8.5
Homework: P165 ONLY! We will do P166 in class tomorrow
Thursday: Chapter 8 Test and Introduction to Chapter 9 Decimals and Fractions
Homework: NONE!
Friday: Lesson 9.1 Relate Tenths and Decimals.
Practice on Mega Math No additional Homework tonight!

NO Workbook Homework Tonight!

Parents... Just wanted to let you all know that we didn't get through the entire math lesson today so there is NO workbook page for homework! Thanks so much for your understanding... Keep practicing those multiplication facts!
-Mrs. Wimmer

Valentine's Party

Just wanted to let parents know that I am inviting students to bring some type of container to put their valentine's in. You can keep it simple and bring a simple bag to hold them or you can get creative and do a cool container!
Thanks so much for all your support!!!

This Week's Planner...

Here are my lesson plans for this upcoming week for math! I hope this is useful so that you can look up information on Think Central or print out homework that may have been left at school! Have a great week and let me know if you have any questions.
Monday: Lesson 7.10 Homework Practice Book page: P151-152
Tuesday: Chapter 8 Intro and 8.1 No Homework tonight!
Wednesday: Lesson 8.2 Homework: Practice Workbook page P157-158
Thursday: Conversation Heart Math for Valentines, No Homework!

Fraction Madness!

We have been working on fractions for quite some time now. Students are still experiencing difficulty finding common denominators, comparing fractions, and renaming improper fractions as mixed numbers. Our Go Math book is a great resource to use to help students practice and gain a deeper understanding of these concepts. It is also a great resource for parents to brush up on some of these skills. You and your student have access to their math book as well as online manipulatives and practice games right at home! I will be assigning students practice activities from this website in the near future. Below is the link to follow to get to the website. You will need to know: Our state"Utah", our district "Granite School District", our school "Diamond Ridge Elementary", and your student's identification number for both the username and password. Once you have entered the site click on the  mathematics button and then our "Go Math" button.  This will direct you to another page. There, click on "My Library" and you will see all of the resources available. You can see the students math book and workbook. If a student ever forgets their workbook page assigned for homework you can now print it out right at home. The "Mega Math" link has lots of fun practice games. The "Carmen San Diego" link has great tutorials on specific concepts. I will try to update this blog with information on what chapter and section we are covering each week but if you have questions please feel free to call or email me. This week we have covered 6.7-6.8 and all of chapter 7. Thanks for your support and enjoy the website!
 Link to Go Math: www.thinkcentral.com

Acuity Benchmark Test

Just a reminder and date change!
Our Math Acuity Test will be NEXT Wednesday the 23rd! The kids are not quite ready to take it this week so we are postponing until next week. This test covers Go Math chapters 4-7. This includes division, common factors, prime and composite numbers, patterns, and fractions. Students must be able to find equivalent fractions, simplify fractions, compare fractions, and add fractions and mixed numbers. Thanks for supporting your student by going over these concepts. Head to www.thinkcentral.com/index.htm to see our math text book and other interactive games and manipulatives. You will need to click on "Go Math" and Granite School District, then our school name!

Have fun reviewing with your student!

Fractions!

This past week we have been learning all about parts of a whole or parts of a set. What this really means is that we have been learning about fractions!
We have learned how to draw and understand fractions.
We have learned how to simplify a fraction using dot pictures and the GCF (greatest common factor).
We have learned how to make equivalent fractions with fraction tiles and using multiplication.
We have learned how to use the LCM (least common multiple)  to make common denominators.

Here are some APPS that are fun to practice Fractions with:
Fractions Smart Pirate
Fraction's Kitchen Free
Splash Math
Pizza Fractions
Fractions App By Tap to Learn
Most of these Apps are free or 0.99. The kids have played many of these on their IPods here at school.
I hope that this information is helpful! If you have any questions please feel free to comment or email me!