So we are still really struggling with multiplying fractions. Many students are still caught up in the false idea that when we multiply we should end up with a bigger number. Please never tell your students this, and if you have younger children, make sure they never think this!
As we reviewed last night’s homework, there were MANY misconceptions and mistakes. Therefore tonight we have more of the same in both Math and Language Arts.
In math students have yet more fraction word problems. They should try to draw a bar model or some kind of illustration to help them understand the word problems if they are having trouble.
In Language Arts we revisited personification. Many students are so used to expression like “time just flew by” that they don’t realize that time is an idea being given a human-like quality. To get some more practice, tonight they have another batch of examples to analyze, and identify the personification within.
In Science we got to talk more about cute little doggies running 1000 miles across Alaska. We looked at a video of the area, and saw that our predictions of clear skies and possibly warming temperatures were indeed correct! I was very impressed with many students’ predictions. Some even went so far as to write their predictions as if they were a weatherperson. It was great.
Tonight students should write a new prediction about the weather in Alaska based upon this data:
Winds from the North at approximately 5mph
Temperatures of -20F, -29C
The barometer is dropping, currently sitting around 102.6 kpa
Radar and satellite shows a good amount of cloud cover and precipitation to the North
They should come up with a new prediction for the weather, and write it in their science journal!
so, tl;dr
math word problems: model them or draw a picture!
Personification examples
Predict the weather along the Iditarod trail using the data we collected in our science journals!
As always, read read read
Have a good one,
-Mr. Potter