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Math - Mrs. Cundari

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Week of Jan. 14

Some big changes are happening in math this quarter, and I am excited to work with my new group!
 
Unit: Operations with Fractions - Application and Problem Solving
 
Big Ideas:
  1. Conceptualizing fractions and decimals as parts of a whole
  2. Relationship between fractions, decimals, and division
Activities:
  • Establishing a growth mindset in math
  • Ordering fractions and decimals on a number line
  • Decimal and fraction models
  • Class routines, small group procedures, and class expectations

Week of Dec. 10

Unit: Number System
 
Big Ideas: Negative Numbers, Exponents
 
Activities:
  • Final copy of Scientific Notation Project
  • Real-world application of exponents
  • Peer instruction on operations with negative numbers

Week of Dec. 3, 2018

Unit: Number System
 
Big Ideas: Exponents & Negative Numbers
 
Activities/Skills:
  • Integer Art Project - Road Trip OR Field Trip 
  • Compare/order positive and negative numbers on a number line
  • Read/write exponents in standard, word, exponent, and expanded forms

Week of Nov. 19

I hope everyone is enjoying the week off!  Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate the holiday.
This week might be a good time for students to get caught up on any missing/incomplete assignments.  Most assignments can be found either on my class pages or in student OneNote files, which are accessible online through Office365.

Week of Nov. 12

Unit: Parts of the Whole
Big Idea: Operations with Fractions
 
Assessment - Thursday & Friday
Topics:
  • Ordering/comparing fractions
  • Equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions
  • Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
    • use LCM to find common denominator
    • anything done to denominator must also be done to numerator
    • add numerators
  • Multiply fractions
  • Divide fractions
    • keep first fraction, change sign to multiplication, flip second fraction to the multiplicative inverse/reciprocal
  • Change between improper fractions and mixed numbers
 
Study guide and practice opportunities presented on Monday.
Small group opportunities Monday & Tuesday.

Week of Nov. 5

Unit: Parts of a Whole
Big Ideas: + -- x of Fractions
 
Activities:
  • + - Fractions small group instruction
  • Independent practice
  • Fact practice for fluency
  • Practice determining GCF and LCM
  • Whole class review & independent x of fractions 

Week of Oct. 28

Unit: Parts of the Whole
Big Idea: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
 
Applicable Skills:
  • GCF: greatest common factor
  • LCM: least common multiple
  • multiplication & division
Lessons & Activities: (small group rotation this week for needs-based grouping)
  • LCM & GCF practice
  • decimal operations practice (independent)
  • new skills: adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators (teacher guided instruction & practice)
  • apply new skills through independent practice
  • fact fluency practice

Week of Oct. 15

Unit: Parts of the Whole
Big Idea: converting fractions to decimals using division
 
Assignments:
  • Pixel Math Project
  • Fraction to Decimal Workshop
  • Conversion practice games

Week of Oct. 15

Big Idea: Parts of the Whole
 
Topics:
  • Modeling decimal numbers
  • Modeling fractions
  • Ordering parts of the whole
 

Week of Sept. 24

Big Idea: Understanding Decimals as "Parts of a Whole" and Dividing Decimals
 
Students continue to see decimals as a vague concept.  We are working to develop a concrete understanding of decimals as real numbers.  We are also continuing to work on decimal division.
 
Check back on Friday for some resources for optional, additional practice to try out over the break.

Week of Sept. 10

Unit: Parts of a Whole     Week: 2
 
Big Idea: Operations with decimal numbers
 
Lessons/Activities:
  • Review addition & subtraction of multi-digit decimal numbers
  • Review multiplication of multi-digit decimal numbers
  • How to divide with a decimal in the divisor
Other notes:
Calculation with decimal numbers is a good way to practice the processes of multi-digit multiplication and long division.  Students who did not show proficiency on our recent quiz may benefit from additional support and practice at home.

Week of Sept. 4

Topics/Activities:
  • Operations with decimals
    • Line it up to add or subtract
    • Where to place decimal when multiplying
    • How to divide by decimals