Math Update

Third Grade Third grade students started a new book called "Shapes and Design" We covered 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. Their homework is 2.1, 2.2 and to look at 2.3 The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers: 5, 4, 12, 2, 8 to make -9 and 5, 6, 1, -2, 8 to make 12. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fourth Grade Fourth grades returned to "Bits and Pieces II" for lesson 4. We talked about dividing fractions by fractions, whole numbers by fractions, and mixed numbers by fractions. Students we reminded of the identity properties of math. We focused on the multiplication and division property, 1. Students have 4.1 and 4.4 for homework. They are to show their work, not just the answer. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers: 5, 4, 12, 2, 8 to make -9 and 5, 6, 1, -2, 8 to make 12. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged. Fifth Grade Fifth grades began "Accentuate the Negative" lesson 2. Their homework for that was due this week was 2.3 and 2.5 and ACE problems 22, 23, 26-29, 34, 35, and 42. Students worked on their homework and took a test for the unit. There is no homework for Accentuate the Negative. The thinking problems for this week are to find at least one way to use the following 5 numbers: 5, 4, 12, 2, 8 to make -9 and 5, 6, 1, -2, 8 to make 12. The more ways they can find to solve this problem, the more their thinking will be challenged.