Hooray\u00a0I’m back!<\/p>\n
This morning we talked a lot about why it is important to be able to break numbers down and use them to make math easier.<\/p>\n
For example let’s look at this problem:<\/p>\n
4 x 6<\/p>\n
Maybe we’re not quite sure about the answer to 4 x 6…so let’s break it down into:<\/p>\n
(2 + 2) x 6<\/p>\n
Now we can do (2 x 6) + (2 x 6), which is a much easier problem. \u00a0This is exactly why we are learning about breaking down numbers into different forms.<\/p>\n
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After this\u00a0we did a series of rotations just like yesterday. \u00a0While this was happening I was getting our MClass assessments done. \u00a0Hopefully we can get these all taken care of in the next few days. \u00a0Tonight students have some activities to finish just like yesterday. \u00a0If they used their time wisely, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they had VERY little of this left to do:<\/p>\n
Base10Sheet3<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was very impressed with how well most students did with the settings activity yesterday. \u00a0Being able to answer questions about the setting when the author doesn’t come right out and say it shows good infering skills.<\/p>\n Settings_Aug16<\/a><\/p>\n We had an interesting conversation about commas and the oxford comma, and how for whatever reason, in the U.S., we always put our punctuation inside our quotation marks.<\/p>\n Comma_Practice<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally we read some more of the Mysterious Benedict Society today. \u00a0Things are already starting to get really weird and mysterious for Reynie Muldoon. \u00a0In the book today Reynie was given an opportunity to cheat on a test that he very badly wanted to pass. \u00a0The test was nearly impossible for him, but he still tried his best without cheating. \u00a0Ask your student if they see any lesson in that!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not much today, so I don’t think we need a tl;dr. \u00a0Don’t forget to read and get your reading log signed!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a good one,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Mr. Potter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hooray\u00a0I’m back! This morning we talked a lot about why it is important to be able to break numbers down and use them to make math easier. For example let’s look at this problem: 4 x 6 Maybe we’re not quite sure about the answer to 4 x 6…so let’s break it down into: (2 … Continue reading Homework Aug 16 (Tues)<\/span>