Math

IXL ASSIGNMENTS

5th Graders: Area (Section E.E 4), Volume (Sections: E.E . 11-E.E. 13), Mixed Operation (Section O.1 -O.8). Due Monday 16, 2017

Note: Please make sure you have at least 90% accuracy before you go to the next section.

Sixth Grade

What are we currently learning?

We are currently using our second workbook called "Comparing Bits and Pieces: Ratio, Rational Numbers, and Equivalence". In this Unit, students extend their understanding of rational numbers. They also explore ratio as a comparison of two quantities and use rate tables to study equivalent ratios.

Helping With Homework and Conversations About the Mathematics

In your child's notebook, you can find worked-out examples, notes on the mathematics of the Unit, and descriptions of the vocabulary words.

You can help with homework by asking questions such as the following:

  • What models or diagrams might be helpful in understanding the situation?
  • In this problem, which comparison makes more sense, a difference or a ratio?
  • What strategies can you use to find equivalent forms of fractions, decimals, ratios or percents?
  • What strategies can you use to reason about numbers greater than or less than 0?
  • How can you use unit rates tables to make comparisons?

You can help your child with his or her work for this Unit in several ways:

  • Talk to your child about the ways you use rates, ratios, fractions, decimals, and percents.
  • With you child, find examples of how newspaper, magazines, radio, and television use fractions, decimals, and percents.
  • Review your child's homework; make sure he or she has answered all the questions and provided clear explanations.