5th grade Mid-November = Variables & Expressions
Topic 6 = Variables and Expressions Variables and Expressions Patterns and Expressions More Patterns and Expressions Distributive Property Order of Operations
4th grade Mid-November = Patterns and Expressions
Topic 6 = Patterns & Expressions Variables and expressions Addition and Subtraction Expressions Multiplication & Division Expressions Use Objects and Reasoning
Brain Teaser Nov 9 thru 13
Go HERE for the puzzler about chocolate!
Activity of the week Nov 9 thru 13
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Estimation Nov 9 thru 13
Go HERE to try an estimate with hot cocoa and marshmallows! YUM!
Math quote Nov 9 thru 13
Leibniz, Gottfried Whilhem (1646-1716) Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting. In N. Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims, Raleigh NC:Rome Press Inc., 1988.
Nov 2 thru Nov 6 Estimation of the Week
Order the glasses from least to greatest in capacity. Click here to see other estimates or check the solution!
Nov 2 thru Nov 6 Brain Teaser
Four Straight Lines Make a square with 9 dots as shown. Cross all the dots with 4 straight lines without taking your pencil off the paper. Puzzle provided by Kordemsky: The Moscow Puzzles (Dover) Click HERE for solution!
Nov 2 thru 6 Activities
3rd graders: Practice your subtraction facts HERE 4th and 5th graders: Practice Dividing at The Quotient Cafe HERE
November = Multiplication and Division Fact Families
Relate those multiplication facts to those division facts! 4 x 3 = 12 and 12 divided by 3 = 4. 6 x 4 = 24 and 24 divided by 4 = 6. Practice these fact families with the following ideas: Make fact family cards — see idea HERE Find games and worksheets you can make…
November = Skip Counting to prepare for fraction work!
Prepare for your work with fractions by skip counting! Practice, practice, practice! Skip count by 2’s: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, … Skip count by 3’s: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, … Skip count by 4’s: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36,…
November = Subtraction 2-digit by 2-digit
Subtract, subtract and subtract some more! Subtract two numbers using the following strategies (see example video): The Hundred Chart – Video Lesson HERE Algorithm & Drawing Base 10 – Video HERE Number Line – Video HERE Enjoy subtracting in all these cool ways!!!