What are we working on now?
Week of October 13th
Unit 1: Number and Operations: Place Value, Fraction Concepts, and Operations vocabulary
Review and Quiz- ongoing
Module 3: Multiply Decimals
Notebook practice together
IXL Skill Practice
Pre Test- to check for understanding
Project- ongoing
Book work
Lesson 3.1: Multiplication Patterns with Decimals
Lesson 3.3: Multiplication with Decimals and Whole Numbers
Lesson 3.5: Multiply Money
Lesson 3.7: Multiply Decimals
Lesson 3.8: Zeros in the Product
Homework:
Monday: IXL Skills Practice
Tuesday: IXL Skills Practice
Wednesday: Module 3 Project- 1 part
Thursday: none
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Next Week:
Week of October 20th: 5th/6th PERSPECTIVES
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Next Week:
Week of October 27th
Module 3: Multiply Decimals
Project- ongoing
Book work
Lesson 3.1: Multiplication Patterns with Decimals
Lesson 3.3: Multiplication with Decimals and Whole Numbers
Lesson 3.5: Multiply Money
Lesson 3.7: Multiply Decimals
Lesson 3.8: Zeros in the Product
Review and quiz
Homework:
Monday: Module 3 Project
Tuesday: Module 3 Project
Wednesday: Module 3 Project
Thursday: Module 3 Project
Our Typical Day
Each day starts with our bell work and mountain math. A timer is set and afterwards we review our answers.
Each day ends with an "exit ticket" of some kind. Usually a specific set of IXLs skills tailored for each student's individual needs.
For each module:
We start with notebook pages to introduce new concepts or refresh our memories of prior concepts
IXL skill practice that go along with the current content to practice these new skills
PreTest to see what they have already mastered
Book work to go more in depth with the concepts of that module
Project in which they have a choice of activities to extend the concepts
Quiz over concepts at the end of each module so that the students can show what they know
Resources
Our textbook is broken into 2 volumes. It is a consumable from which students complete work as a whole class, in small groups, and individually. There is also an online component that supplies reteach and enrichment opportunities.
Unit 1: Solving Problems with Positive Decimal Numbers
Unit 2: Solving Problems with Positive Fractions
Unit 3: Determining and Generating Formulas and Solutions to Expressions
Unit 4: Area and Volume
Unit 5: Data Analysis
Unit 6: Personal Financial Literacy
We use IXL on an almost daily basis. IXL helps students practice skills with instant feedback. Students can participate in individual practice or small and large group "jam" sessions. IXL also has a skill plan that is aligned with the textbook that we use.
The diagnostic tool is also used at the beginning, middle and end of the year to measure a range of skills individualized for each student.
Prodigy is a website in which the teacher can assign questions based on what we're working on in class. Students enjoy the game like aspect of the quests and teachers can track the students' progress.
Students complete daily practice with Mountain Math. It acts as a spiral review and allows me to see where there are gaps in knowledge. The skills are similar each week.