Monday, April 18th--
Happy Monday,
I hope that you had an amazing weekend! As we start the week before vacation together, is there anything that you would like to share today?
Another week means another week of holiday fun. Let's start with a celebration of Animal Crackers. In 1902, animal crackers officially became known as "Barnum's Animals". 53 different animals have been represented by animal crackers since 1902. In its current incarnation, each package contains 22 cookies consisting of a variety of animals. Can you name the current animals? Can you name the four animals that have been in the box the whole time? The food item for today is Animal Cracker Chocolate Salami. Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular item?
Next up is Celtics basketball. Following a wild 115-114 win over Brooklyn in game 1, the two teams will meet again on Wednesday night for game two. Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points, but the Celtics only scored 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Next are Pinatas. Did you know that there is a record for the largest Pinata? There is also a record for the fastest time to break open 5 Pinatas. Finally, back to crackers, Matt Stonie enjoys saltine crackers, both with and without water.
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more!
Have a great day!
Tuesday, April 19th--
Happy Tuesday! I hope that you are having an amazing week!
Yesterday, April 18th marked the 126th running of the Boston Marathon. We will begin by chatting about some of the results of this 26.2 mile race.
Recently, on Sunday, April 17th, we celebrated National Cheeseball Day....therefore it is a great day to check out a recipe for a Bacon Cheese Ball Appetizer. Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item?
Speaking of Cheeseballs....Matt Stonie enjoys himself a Cheese Ball Barrel...How long will it take him to eat the whole thing...how many calories? how many pieces?
Coin week...can you predict the outcome of a coin flip?
Price Is Right..Pocket Change...
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, April 20th--
Happy Wednesday! I hope that you are having an amazing week so far!
The holiday fun will continue today. First up is a celebration of Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item? Easy to make, this modern recipe dates sometime after 1903, when Jim Dole invented canned pineapple. That would have been 119 years ago!
Today, we will also celebrate Cheddar Fries. Sonya Thomas once ate over 8 pounds of cheese fries in 10 minutes. Speaking of fries, Matt Stonie once at 1,620 French Fries...how long did it take him?
The world record for this week is tearing license plates in half. How many are torn in one minute?
Maybe cheese balls, Price Is Right, or even some puzzles.
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more!
Have a great day!
Thursday, April 21st--
Happy Thursday! I hope that you are having a great week!
Did you know that April is Grilled Cheese Month? Now you do! To start, we will check out a recipe for Breakfast Grilled Cheese. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item?
After that, we will check out Kobayashi, who now owns the record for most grilled cheese sandwiches eaten in one minute...how does this compare to Joey Chestnut's 10 minute record?
After that some Celtics basketball...we will discuss the box score from Wednesday's game.
Maybe even some Price Is Right...and cheese balls too...
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more!
Have a great day!
Friday, April 22nd-
Happy Friday! I hope that you will enjoy the upcoming vacation week!
Today, we will start by chatting about the Jelly Bean! Celebrated each year on April 22nd, are you a fan of Jelly Bean Bark? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item?
After that, we will explore some Jelly Bean themed records.....
Maybe even some Cheese Balls, stacking cards, or Pricing Fun as well!
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more!
Have a great day!