Monday, December 13th--
Happy Monday! Welcome back! I hope that you will make it another great week!
Today, we will begin by celebrating Cocoa Day....The recipe for today is Hot Cocoa Cookies. Are you a fan? We will find out. Can you work with the recipe to multiply and divide fractions? Speaking of Cocoa, there is a record for the fastest time to drink a cup of Hot Chocolate. We will also chat about Unit Price.
December 12th was Gingerbread House Day. We will check out the largest gingerbread house ever made. This will lead to a discussion of area, perimeter, and interior volume.
Sports...let's check on old Friend Tom Brady...
Fact practice, decimals, factions, percentages, order of operations, distributive property, estimation and more.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, December 14th--
Happy Tuesday! I hope that you are having an amazing week so far!
Today, we will celebrate Biscuits & Gravy. To celebrate, we will check out a Biscuits & Gravy Bake. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe? We will find out.
Each December 14th, we celebrate Monkey Day. Did you know that the Patas Monkey is the fastest primate in the world and can reach speeds of 34 miles per hour.
Also, on December 14th, 1911, Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole.
The pricing game this week is Gridlock!. This is a pricing game that debuted on September 18, 2017 in which it is played for a car. Contestants must "navigate" mini cars out of a lane of traffic and into an empty lane by correctly giving the price of the vehicle to win. It has been won 14 times out of 29 playings...we will watch and discuss.
Fact practice, decimals, factions, percentages, order of operations, distributive property, estimation and more.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, December 15th--
Happy Wednesday! I hope that your week is going well so far.
Each year on December 15th, we celebrate Lemon Cupcake Day. So, we will learn how to make Lemon Cupcakes. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe?
Why are cupcakes called cupcakes? In the late 19th century, the term ‘cupcake’ referred to cakes where recipes called for cupfuls of ingredients — namely, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 3 cups flour, and 4 eggs.
The world record for today will explore the most flaming whip crack juggling catches in one minute? Can you predict?
If there is time...Matt Stonie...he likes American Cheese....how long will it take him to eat 100 slices?
Fact practice, decimals, factions, percentages, order of operations, distributive property, estimation and more.
Have an awesome day!
Thursday, December 16th--
Happy Thursday! I hope that you will make it a great day!
Each year on December 16th, we celebrate National Chocolate Covered Anything Day....the recipe for today is Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Cookies. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe?
Speaking of Chocolate, the L.A. Beast owns a record for eating chocolate, we will watch and discuss...
Since we didn't get to it yesterday, let's check out the world record for the most flaming whip crack juggling catches in one minute? Can you predict?
Fact practice, decimals, factions, percentages, order of operations, distributive property, estimation and more.
Have an awesome day!
Friday, December 17th--
Happy Friday! Let's finish this week strong!
Each year on December 17th, we celebrate National Maple Syrup Day. Let's check out a recipe for Maple Oatmeal Cookies. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe?
If we haven't already, we will revisit the fastest time to drink a 32 ounce bottle of maple syrup...
The Magic Pad Drawing Tablet is the item of the week...is it worth it?
Matt Stonie likes Egg Nog...we will watch as he drinks a gallon.
Since we didn't get to it yesterday, let's check out the world record for the most flaming whip crack juggling catches in one minute? Can you predict?
Fact practice, decimals, factions, percentages, order of operations, distributive property, estimation and more.
Have an awesome weekend!