Monday, May 2nd--
Happy Monday,
I hope that you had an amazing vacation week! As we start a new week and a new month, 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 Chocolate Truffles. Celebrated annually on May 2nd, we will check out a recipe for Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes. Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular item?
Next up is Celtics basketball. Following a frustrating 101-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, the Celtics attempted 84 2 point shots, successfully making 28 of them. What percentage is that?
Next is Lemonade. Celebrated on May 1st, we will watch as the L.A. Beast sets a record for peeling and eating 10 lemons. How long will this take? Was his speed consistent. .
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more! We will also begin to chat about Geometry this week.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, May 3rd--
Happy Tuesday! I hope that you will make it another great day!
Did you know that today is National Raspberry Tart Day. To celebrate, let's check out a recipe for White Chocolate Raspberry Tarts. Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item? We will find out!
Next up Koalas....Today marks the celebration of Wild Koala Day as well. Did you know that a Koala eats up to one kilogram of eucalyptus leaves in a day?
More Lemon fun...let's watch as David Rush drinks a liter of Lemon Juice in record time...We can expand his rate to find out how long it would take him to drink a different amount as well..
Maybe even some pricing fun as well...
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more! We will also begin to chat about Geometry this week..more triangles today.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, May 4th--
Happy Wednesday,
I hope that you are having an amazing week so far. Is there anything that you would like to share today?
First up is National Candied Orange Peel Day. To celebrate this food related holiday, we will check out a recipe for Orange Peel Candy. Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item?
Next up, we will discuss Orange Juice and unit price. Given some choices, can you determine the best buy? We will also use this opportunity to discuss ratios as they relate to Orange Juice.
May is egg month...the world record for this week is the Most eggs crushed with the head while running in a backbend. How many eggs will be crushed?
Maybe even some pricing fun as well...
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more! We will also begin to chat about Geometry this week..more triangles today.
Have a great day!
Thursday, May 5th--
Happy Thursday!
I hope that you will make it another great day. First up today is a celebration of National Enchilada Day. Let's check out a recipe for Beef Enchiladas. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe? Speaking of Enchiladas, did you know that there is an Enchilada eating contest. A 10 minute affair, how many total were eaten? What was the rate of speed?
As we have already chatted about, May is National Egg month. Our friend, Matt Stonie once ate as many hard boiled eggs as he could in one minute. Let's check that out.
Maybe even some pricing fun as well...
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more! We will also begin to chat about Geometry this week..more triangles and maybe even some trapezoids today.
Have a great day!
Friday, May 6th--
Happy Friday!
I hope that you had another amazing week and are ready to relax and enjoy the upcoming weekend! Testing next week on Monday. Please come prepared with a Chromebook and charger.
Did you know that May 8th is National Coconut Cream Pie day? Are you a fan? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this particular food item? We will find out!
To continue the Egg Month theme, we will once again check out the L.A. Beast. This time he is going to set a record for the most raw eggs cracked and eaten with the shell in 4 minutes...He will eat the shell first and then the eggs...NASTY!
Maybe an As Seen on Television item....Squishy, squashy, super soft and 400 times more elastic than a typical inflatable – from the makers of the Super Wubble Bubble Ball! Enjoy hours of big bopping fun as you get your rumble on! This is the Wubble Rumbler!
Maybe even some pricing fun as well...
As always, fact practice, number lines, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, ratios, expressions, equations, estimation, and more! We will also begin to chat about Geometry this week..more triangles and maybe even some trapezoids today.
Have a great day!