math grades 3 & 5
June 15--Students continued working on their end-of-year reviews.
June 14--
3rd: continued end-of-year review.
5th: lesson: prime factorization of numbers using factor tree or ladder; using prime factorization to reduce fractions; corrected pp. 655-656; homework: pp. 661-662.
June 13--
3rd: corrected pp. 689-690; in-class work pp. 693-694, which we corrected. Homework: p. 695.
5th: end-of-year review, adding and subtracting fractions; corrected two-sided worksheet from lesson 11.2; homework: pp. 655-656.
June 10--During this time slot we were at the Peace Garden dedication and graduation assembly.
June 9--field day
June 8--
3rd: corrected pp. 683-684; completed division fact test and corrected; in-class work, pp. 687-688, which we corrected; homework: pp. 689-690.
5th: corrected pp. 649-650; students reworded problems on pp. 649-650 to correct errors. In-class work, two-sided worksheet for lesson 11.2. Homework: complete two-sided worksheet.
June 7--
3rd: corrected pp. 675-676; in-class work pp. 681-682, which we corrected; multiplication time test; homework: pp. 683-684.
5th: corrected pp. 643-644; in-class work pp. 647-648, which we corrected; homework: pp. 649-650.
June 6--
3rd: lesson and practice telling time; timed fact sheets.
5th: reviewed long division with two-digit divisors.
June 3--During this time all school students honored Dr. Matthews on the occasion of her 75th birthday.
June 2--
3rd: multiplication fact practice worksheet; corrected pp. 675-676 and the worksheet 13.1; in-class work pp. 677-678. Homework: finish pp. 677-678.
5th: corrected p. 641; in-class work pp. 643-644. Homework: finish pp. 643-644.
June 1--
3rd: in-class work pp. 675-676 and end-of-year assessment section. Homework: worksheet, 13.1.
5th: checked pp. 627-628 and review of multiplication of three-digit numbers by three-digit numbers; one end-of-year assessment section.
May 31--
3rd: Students began taking the end-of-year assessment and began the chapter on equivalent fractions, p. 674.
5th: Students began taking the end-of-year assessment and began chapter on converting measurements, p. 640.
May 27--
3rd: p. 663-666, test 12.
5th: checked p. 609; in-class work, p. 610; checked p. 610; began practice test, chapter 10.
May 26--
3rd: finished and corrected chapter review.
5th: corrected pp. 603-604; in-class work pp. 606-607; homework: p. 609, #1-6.
May 25--field trip to Soundbridge
May 24--
3rd: did chapter review
5th: track meet
May 23--
3rd: corrected pp. 655-656; in-class work, p. 658, which we corrected.
5th: corrected pp. 597-598; in-class work p. 601; homework: 603-604.
May 20--
3rd: was at their track meet.
4th: took a test
5th: corrected pp. 591-592 and completed p. 595 in class. Students began working on pp. 597-598.
May 19--
3rd: corrected pp. 649-650; in-class work pp. 654-655. Homework: p. 656.
5th: completed and corrected pp. 589-590; homework: pp. 591-592.
May 18--
3rd: corrected pp. 647-648; in-class work pp. 649-650. Homework: complete pp. 649-650.
5th: test, chapter 9; working with three-dimensional models to see how to calculate volume of rectangular solids. Homework: IXL Z.25
May 17--during this time students and I attended the Funeral Mass of Deacon Ed White. Those who did not attend the funeral completed math, spelling, and reading assignments under the guidance of another teaching.
May 16--
3rd: checked measurement practice page; multiplication fact practice; in-class work p. 647-648; homework: finish pp. 647-648 and fact practice page.
5th: practice test, chapter 9
May 13--
3rd: practiced measuring to the nearest quarter inch; worksheet, measuring to nearest quarter inch.
5th: completed and checked chapter review, A-E.
May 12--
3rd: checked pp. 641-642; in-class work pp. 643-644. Homework: finish pp. 643-644.
5th: multiplication fact sheet, 100 facts; in-class work parts A, B, and C of p. 577. Finish parts A, B, and C.
May 11--In this time slot students watched a selection of scenes from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown".
3rd: Homework: multiplication fact sheet 100 problems
5th: Homework: IXL N.12.
May 10--
3rd: checked p. 638; in-class work pp. 641-642; practiced multiplication facts x 9; homework: finish pp. 641-642.
5th: checked pp. 565-566 and reworked several problems. Homework: IXL N.12.
May 9--
3rd: finished p. 637 and corrected; p. 639 in class; practiced multiplication facts x 8; homework: finish p. 638; IXL U.2. or U.3.
5th: division fact practice; corrected pp. 557-558; pp. 565-566 in class; homework: finish pp. 565-566.
May 6--
3rd: practiced multiplication facts x 7; corrected pp. 635-636; in-class work pp. 637-638.
5th: corrected pp. 555-556; multiplication / division fact practice; in-class work 557-558.
May 5--
3rd: checked pp. 631-632. In-class work pp. 634-636. Homework: complete pp. 635-636.
5th: checked pp. 543-554; in-class work pp. 555-556. Homework: complete pp. 555-556.
May 4--
3rd: corrected pp. 629-630; practiced and timed x 6 multiplication facts; in-class work pp. 631-632. Homework: finish x 6 facts page and IXL W.9.
5th: corrected pp. 537-538 and 541-542; in-class work pp. 543-544. Homework: finish pp. 543-544 and IXL N.4 and N.7.
May 3--
3rd: multiplication practice x 6; corrected pp. 625-626; in-class work pp. 628-629. Homework: p. 629-630, #5-14.
5th: multiplication practice; lesson and in-class work p. 541; homework p. 542.
May 2--
3rd: in-class work pp. 623-624 and corrected; homework: pp. 625-626.
5th: checked pp. 531-532; in-class work pp. 535-536; homework: pp. 537-538, #1-22.
April 29--
3rd: checked pp. 617-618; students completed in class pp. 619-620 and, we corrected these as well.
5th: Students completed pp. 529-530 in class and corrected. Students began work on pp. 531-532.
April 28--
3rd: checked pp. 613-614; in-class work pp. 617-618. Students practiced 5 x multiplication facts. Homework: IXL F._
5th: Fifth graders took the ACRE standardized religion test today.
April 27--
3rd: corrected p. 611; in-class work, p. 613-614. Practiced 5 x math facts. Homework: finish pp. 613-614; multiplication practice page, x 4 an x 5.
5th: test, chapter 8; new lesson, division of fractions. Homework: IXL N.9 or other topics in section N.
April 26--
3rd: students completed p. 609 in class and began p. 611. Practiced 4 x math facts. Homework: IXL W.1
5th: students corrected the chapter review and reviewed further for tomorrow's test.
April 25--
3rd: finished the test for chapter 11. Practiced 4 x math facts. Homework: IXL F.5.
5th: corrected p. 512; began work on chapter review. Homework: complete chapter review, just the problem numbers we indicated in class.
April 22--Homework: IXL>> F.3 for those who have not passed the x 2 timing and F.4 for those who have not passed the x 3 timing. F.5 for those who passed 2's and 3's.
3rd: practiced x 3 math facts and did a x 3 timing; corrected p. 600; began taking chapter 11 test.
April 21--
3rd: corrected p. 598; math timing, multiplication x 2; students completed and checked parts A and B of the chapter review; homework: p. 600, parts D and E of the review; students who have not passed the x 2 multiplication facts need to practice them on IXL F.3. Tomorrow we will time for x 3. Students can practice that at IXL F.4 if they want.
April 20--
3rd: checked p. 596; in-class work p. 597. Students also practiced and timed themselves on the x 2 multiplication facts. Homework: p. 598. Use the glossary in the book if you are unsure of a definition.
April 19--
3rd: checked p. 594. Completed p. 595 in class then checked. Homework: p. 596.
5th: checked pp. 509-510. In-class work p. 512.
April 18--
3rd: In-class group work, p. 591; in-class work p. 593; corrections pp. 591 and 593. Homework: p. 594.
5th: checked pp. 503-504; in-class work p. 507.
April 15--Students had a clay-working project during this time today.
April 14--
3rd: checked pp. 587-588; in-class work pp. 589-590, and we checked that as well; homework: IXL M.11.
5th: completed and checked in-class work p. 501; homework: pp. 503, #3-8 and p. 504, all.
April 13--
3rd: checked p. 583; in-class work p. 584, which we also checked. Homework: pp. 587-588, #5-11.
5th: checked worksheets A and B; lesson: identifying prime numbers. A prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers are 3, 7, and 41. A composite number is a whole number greater than 1 that has more than two factors. Examples of composite numbers are 6, 15, and 27. Students identified the prime numbers between 1 and 100 and checked their work. Homework: IXL F.1.
April 12--
3rd: corrected p. 577; in-class work pp. 580, 581, and 582; we corrected these pages also. Homework: p. 583.
5th: corrected p. 497; in-class work p. 498; lesson about reducing fractions; IXL K.4. Homework: reducing fractions worksheets A and B.
April 11--
3rd: two-step story problems, p. 573 and 575 in class; homework: p. 577.
5th: checked p. 493; in-class work p. 495; we checked that as well. Homework: p. 497, #5-12.
April 8--
3rd: checked pp. 567-568; worked on pp. 569-570 in class.
5th: checked pp. 491-492; reviewed how to convert a mixed number to an imperfect fraction and an imperfect fraction to a mixed number; p. 493 in class. Homework: IXL K.5
April 7--We sang the count-by songs.
3rd: checked p. 565 A; in class, students completed the chapter review and we checked; in class students also completed pp. 567-568. Homework: IXL H.1
5th: students completed pp. 489-490 and checked; homework: pp. 491-492.
April 6--
3rd: checked pp. 561-562; in-class work pp. 563-564; homework p. 565 section A only.
5th: checked p. 483 and 485; in-class work p. 486; we checked this also. Homework: IXL Z.16.
April 5--
3rd: checked pp. 555-556; in-class work p. 559; homework: pp. 561-562.
5th: met with Mrs. Blum about camp during math; in-class work p. 483, #11-30. Homework: pp. 485, #1-18.
April 4--
3rd: checked pp. 553-554; in-class work 555-556; homework: finish 555-556.
5th: in-class work: IXL M.5; checked p. 473; in-class work modeling multiplication of fractions, p. 477-478, which we checked too; homework: pp. 479-480.
March 25--
3rd: p. 549 in class and checked; began p. 553 in class.
5th: checked pp. 471-472; in-class work begin p. 473.
March 24--
3rd: completed and checked p. 547; in-class work review worksheet 10-2. We also checked this.
5th: checked pp. 467-468; in-class work, p. 471-472, which we also checked.
March 23--
3rd: IXL H.1 and F.11. Homework: finish IXL H.1 and F.11.
5th: Fifth grade students completed their Virtus Touching Safety Curriculum, lesson 6.
March 22--
3rd: checked pp. 541 and 541; in-class work, p. 543, which we also checked. New lesson: using the associative property to more easily multiply in problems like 4 x 60. In-class work p. 547.
5th: checked pp. 461-462; in-class work p. 465, which we also checked. Homework: pp. 467-468.
March 21--
3rd: multiplication fact sheet; we completed the Virtus Touching Safety Curriculum lesson 2 for third grade. Homework: finish multiplication fact sheet.
5th: IXL
March 17--We did our count-by songs.
3rd: checked worksheet 10-1; in-class discussion and checking, p. 541. Independent work p. 543.
5th: checked worksheet 8-1; lesson and in-class work, pp. 457, 458, and 459. Independent work 461-462.
March 16--
3rd: in-class work pp. 539, 540, and 541. Homework: review sheet 10-1.
5th: in-class work: review the concept of multiplication as groups of and as repeated addition. Homework: review sheet 8-1.
March 15--
3rd: test pp. 529-530. Homework: IXL F.11
5th: test pp. 449-450. Homework: M.1
March 14--
3rd: completed and checked pp. 527-528, review sections E, F, G, and H. Homework: IXL D-1.
5th: checked p. 439; pp. 441-442 in class and checked. Homework: review sections on pp. 445-448, do the following problems: A #1, 2, 3, 4; B #2, C #7, D #1 and 2, E #1 and 5, F #3 and 4; G #5.
March 11--
3rd: checked p. 525 and 526; p. 527 in class.
5th: checked p. 433, #10-16; finished p. 423 and 424 in class and checked; p. 439 in class.
March 10--
3rd: corrected p. 520; in-class work: reviewing estimating by rounding and sections A, B, C, and D of the chapter review. Homework: completed sections A, B, C, and D, pp. 525-526.
5th: worksheet: Common Core review and math facts; checked worksheet, checked pp. 429-430; lesson: adding and subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators, two-step problems, p. 432-433. Homework: p. 433, #10-16.
March 9--
3rd: in-class work p. 519; homework: p. 520
5th: checked pp. 428; homework: pp. 429-430.
March 8--[The following is the projected plan while Mrs. Murphy is ill.]
3rd: check yesterday's work and have students complete p. 516, 525, and 526. Homework: IXL C.7, adding up to three-digit numbers, word problems.
5th: check yesterday's work and continue with next lesson, subtracting mixed numbers. Homework: IXL L.19, subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
March 7--[The following is the plan while Mrs. Murphy is ill.]
3rd: check p. 515 and continue with next lesson.
5th: check p. 423 and continue with next lesson.
March 4--
3rd: checked part of p. 515 and continued practicing subtracting with regrouping.
5th: field trip
March 3--
3rd: checked p. 513; reteaching subtraction of three-digit numbers; in-class work p. 515. Homework: IXL D.1 or D.3.
5th: lesson subtracting mixed numbers when regrouping is necessary; in-class work p. 423. Homework IXL L.10
March 2--We practiced our count-by songs.
3rd: corrected p. 509; completed review worksheet 9.2 and fact practice; p. 513 in-class work: subtraction with regrouping. Homework IXL D.1 and/or D. 3 for 20 minutes.
5th: corrected p. 417; completed review worksheet and fact practice; in-class work p. 421. Homework p. 423-424.
March 1--
3rd: checked pp. 497-498; in-class work p. 507; homework: p. 509, #1-16.
5th: checked pp. 411-412; in-class work p. 415; homework: p. 417-418.
February 29--We practiced our count-by songs.
3rd: checked p. 495; in-class work p. 497. Homework: pp. 497-498, #3-13.
5th: in-class work p. 407 and pp. 409-410 and checked; homework: p.411-412.
February 26--
3rd: checked 489-490; in-class work pp. 491-492; checked this then began work on p. 495.
5th: checked p. 399 and 403; in-class work pp. 405-406. We checked this as well.
February 25--We sang our count-by songs.
3rd: checked p. 483; completed and checked p. 485; homework: p. 489-490, #3-21.
5th: checked p. 393 and reworked some problems; in-class work p. 397, #7-22; homework: p. 398.
February 24--Homework: attend the science fair tonight at 7:00 p.m.
3rd: p. 479-480 in class and corrected; began p. 483, #7-18.
5th: corrected p. 391-393; in-class work solving similar problems and working on p. 393.
February 23--
3rd: New lesson: adding three-digit numbers, using base-10 blocks to illustrate each step. In-class work, p. 477, #3-11. Homework: IXL C.1
5th: checked pp. 377-378; homework: p. 391-393, #1-16.
February 22--
3rd: finished test for chapter 7.
5th: review of steps to converting fractions so that they have a common denominator; in-class work pp. 385-388 Homework: IXL K.3.
February 19--
3rd: Students began the test for chapter 7.
5th: In order to add fractions that have different denominators, we must convert the fractions so that they have the same denominator, or a common denominator. Yesterday students learned how to find the common denominator for two fractions. Today they learned how to convert the fractions by multiplying them by another name for one (1) so that each has the common denominator. Since we can multiply any number by (1) and get the same number as the answer, we can multiply our fractions by a name for (1) that will change the fractions so that it has the denominator we want. Names for (1) that we might choose are 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 5/5, 6/6, etc.
February 18--
3rd: completed pp. 393-394; we corrected pp. 391-394. Homework: 20 minutes in IXL sections P. 5, 6, 9, or 10.
4th: was with me for math today. They completed the test they began yesterday and worked on three-digit by two-digit multiplication.
5th: checked worksheet for homework; lesson on finding least common denominator; in-class work p. 379. Homework: p. 380.
February 17--Homework: science fair presentation boards due tomorrow. (If circumstances are such that it is not reasonable to bring the completed board tomorrow, Monday will be okay. But it must be here Monday.)
3rd: checked p. 388; in-class work pp. 391-392. Homework: pp. 391-392 if not yet completed.
5th: used the manipulative fractions bars to work out common denominators and find answers to addition problems involving fractions with different denominators. Homework: use fraction bars to solve problems on worksheet.
February 16--
3rd: checked p. 387, #1 and 2; in-class work p. 388; homework: IXL 20 minutes in sections P. 5, 6, 9, or 10.
5th: checked p. 376; in-class work pp. 377-378; homework: IXL, fourth grade, sections Q. 5, 7, 14.
February 11--
3rd: corrected pp. 380-381; in-class work, p. 385. Homework: p. 387, #1 and 2.
5th: In class we finished p. 373. Homework: pp. 375-376.
February 10--
3rd: corrected pp. 375-376; in-class work, p. 379-380. Homework: pp. 380-381.
5th: corrected pp. 363-364; in-class work, p. 371 and 373. Homework: IXL 5th grade K-1 and K-2.
February 9--
3rd: checked pp. 369-370; p. 373 in class; homework: pp. 375-376.
5th: checked pp. 361-362; practiced dividing by numbers with decimal points; homework: pp. 363-364.
February 8--
3rd: in-class work pp. 365 and 367. We corrected those. Homework: pp. 369-370
5th: corrected chapter review; homework: pp. 361-362.
February 5--
3rd: In class we completed pp. 359, 360, 361-362, and 363-364 and corrected.
5th: continued working on chapter review for chapter 6 by completing pp. 359-360.
February 4--Students continued to work on their watercolor painting. During this time their wash had dried and they painted the main elements of their paintings.
February 3--
3rd: completed and corrected pp. 351-352, the remainder of the test. We corrected this also. Homework: IXL, multiplication and / or division facts.
5th: corrected p. 345-346; p. 349 and 357 in class; homework: p. 358, parts C and D.
February 2--
3rd: corrected p. 348; completed pp. 349-350 in class and corrected. Homework: IXL multiplication and division facts.
5th: corrected p. 341; completed in class p. 342 and corrected; homework: p. 345-346, # 6-21
February 1--
3rd: practiced math facts for addition, subtraction, and multiplication; in-class work, pp. 345-348; corrected in class sections A, B, C, D, and E. Homework: IXL math facts multiplication and division.
5th: new lesson: long division when both the dividend and divisor have a decimal number: remember, "Over, over, up with the decimal points. In-class work p. 339; homework: p. 341, #5-18.
January 29--
3rd: checked p. 335; fact practice; reteach worksheet for lesson 6.7
5th: IXL work packet, long division.
January 28--
p. 335 in class; math fact practice.
corrected p. 329; new lesson, p. 339 in class.
January 27--
3rd: corrected p. 305; reteaching lesson for lesson 6.6. In-class work, reteaching worksheet and the beginning of p. 335.
5th: corrected p. 305; in-class work, p. 309; we checked this; homework; long division with decimal numbers dividends; p. 329, #5-21.
January 26--
3rd: checked p. 329; lesson p. 332; homework: p. 333, #1-8.
5th: checked pp. 303-304; new lesson p. 305; homework p. 305, #1-18.
January 25--
3rd: corrected p. 327; in-class work p. 329. This work involves using rectangular models and their areas to demonstrate the distributive property.
5th: corrected pp. 291-292 and completed long division problems.
January 22--
3rd: completed review sheet 3.3; corrected review sheet 3.3 and pp. 323-324; in-class work pp. 326-327.
5th: corrected long-division homework; in-class work pp. 293-294.
January 21--
3rd: corrected 305-306; in-class work pp. 308, 309, 315, and 321; we corrected these; homework: pp. 323-324, #1-10.
5th: checked the chapter review, pp. 293-296; homework: any four long-division problems from the worksheet.
January 20--
3rd: Group activity: We read the book The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchings and acted it out using bears and counters. Lesson: pp. 303-304 and checked; homework: pp. 305-306, #1-11.
5th: corrected pp. 279-280; began chapter review in class. Homework: complete chapter review pp. 289-291.
January 19--
3rd: test, chapter 5.
5th: checked pp. 267-268 and p. 279, #5-8; homework: pp. 279-280, #9-22.
January 15--
3rd: Students completed pp. 291-292 in class and corrected.
5th: IXL long division with two-digit divisors.
January 14--
3rd: corrected pp. 289-290; practiced writing multiplication and division problems and telling stories to go with each. Homework: IXL 3rd grade, G-3.
5th: in-class work, pp. 271, 273, 277. Homework: estimate and do the long division, p. 279, #5-8.
January 13--
3rd: corrected p. 287; in-class, pp. 288; homework: pp. 289-290.
5th: checked p. 259, #13-16; in-class practice, p. 261; new lesson and in-class practice: division by two-digit numbers, p. 265; homework: pp. 267-268, #3-13.
January 12--
3rd: checked p. 283; in-class work p. 286. We are ready to begin our chapter review. Homework: sections A and B of the chapter review, p. 287.
5th: Students learned how to divide by a two-digit divisor and practiced in class. In-class work: p. 259, #9-12; homework p. 259, #13-16.
January 11--
checked pp. 277-278; lesson and in-class work, p. 280-281; homework p. 283.
5th: checked p. 323, #7-12; in-class work practicing long division problems which do not divide evenly when the dividend has a decimal number.
January 8--
3rd: checked p. 275; in-class work pp. 277-278.
5th: checked p. 323, #1-6. In-class work p. 323, #7-12.
January 7--
3rd: corrected pp. 265-266; in-class work pp. 269-271; corrected pp. 269-270; homework: p. 275, #3-7.
5th: We worked through problems 5-13 on p. 321, noting the difference between the problems that had no remainders and those that did. We practiced continuing to work out the problems that do have remainders by adding zero's after the decimal point. Students did #13-16 working together. Homework: p. 323, #1-6.
January 6--count-by songs
3rd: corrected pp. 271-272; in-class lesson and work pp. 263-264; corrected pp. 263-264; homework: pp. 265-266.
5th: corrected long division homework; in-class lesson and practice: long division with decimal numbers for dividend; we corrected this in-class work; homework: pp. 321-322, starting with number 5.
January 5--
3rd: pp. 259-260 in class and checked; homework pp. 271-272.
5th: in-class work IXL long division review; homework: long division worksheet.
January 4, 2016--Because we had a 10:00 a.m. start, we did not have math today.
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December 17--
3rd--pp. 257-258 in class and corrected.
4th--(stayed in my class today). We did pp. 139-140 in class and corrected. Those who did not finish p. 139 need to do so for homework. Homework: finish p. 139 if you did not finish in class.
5th was on a field trip today.
December 16--
3rd: corrected p. 245; completed pp. 247-248 in class and checked.
5th: corrected long division homework; in-class work "Supplemental practice for lesson 130" and checked; homework: "supplemental practice for lesson 131", #1-20.
December 15--
3rd: pp. 237-240 in class. Homework p. 245.
5th: continued to practice long division. Homework: worksheet called "Supplemental Practice for lesson 35", 1-12.
December 14--
3rd: completed pp. 231-232 in class. This completes their test for chapter 4.
5th: practiced long division. We will work on this all week to increase fluency and confidence with practice.
December 11--
3rd: continued work on chapter 4 test and checked.
5th: watched video for lesson 5.1 at PearsonRealize.com; pp. 240 and 241 in class.
December 10--We sang our count-by songs.
3rd: checked pp. 227-228; in-class work, pp. 229-230, chapter 4 test.
5th: checked pp. 238; practiced long division on the board.
December 9--
3rd: completed p. 225; corrected pp. 225-226; homework: pp. 227-228.
5th: corrected pp. 233-234; began performance assessment for chapter 4; homework: p. 238.
December 8--
3rd: corrected pp. 221-222; in-class work pp. 223-224. Homework: p. 225. (The questions are on the right side.)
5th: corrected pp. 231-232; in-class work pp. 233-234. Homework: IXL, 15 minutes, division.
December 7--
3rd: students did the reteach worksheet for lesson 4-9 and corrected in class; homework: pp. 221-222, #1-7. Each of these problems requires doing two steps. Students should draw a picture of what is going on in the problem if they are unsure of what to do.
5th: We read the questions for pp. 231 and 232 and underlined the question for each problem. Homework: pp. 231-232, #1-11.
December 4--
3rd: checked pp. 215-216; worked on p. 219 with a partner.
5th: completed pp. 227-230; checked sections A, B, C, E, F, G. Worked as a team to complete p. 234, #21.
December 3--
3rd: checked pp. 209-210; watched PearsonRealize video lesson; p. 213-214 in class and checked; homework: pp. 215-216, #1-12.
5th: watched PearsonRealize video lesson; began independent work, p. 227-230. Homework: finish pp. 227-228, A, B, C.
December 2--
3rd: Each student went to his or her PearsonRealize account and watched an assigned video lesson; checked pp. 203-204; in class p. 207 and checked; homework: pp. 209-210, #1-16.
5th: Each student went to his or her PearsonRealize account and watched an assigned video lesson; checked pp. 217-218; in class work p. 223; homework: p. 224.
December 1--
3rd: corrected pp. 197-198; in class pp. 201-202; homework pp. 203-204.
5th: checked pp. 199-200; PearsonRealize video, lesson; homework: pp. 217-218.
November 30--
3rd: checked p. 191-192; completed p. 195 in class and checked; homework: pp. 197-198, #1-14.
5th: checked pp. 197-198; IXL; homework: pp. 199-200, #1-20.
November 25--We had social studies instead of math today in this time slot.
November 24--
3rd: checked pp. 185-186; in-class pp. 189-190 and checked; homework pp. 191-192, #1-18.
5th: checked pp. 193-194; in-class pp. 197-198; homework: complete pp. 197-198.
November 23--
3rd: checked pp. 179-180; work in class, pp. 183-184, which we checked in class; homework: pp. 185-186, #1-19.
5th: checked pp. 187-188; in-class work p. 191; checked p. 191; homework: pp. 193-194, #1-24.
November 20--In this time slot students decorated Thanksgiving food boxes which will be distributed to those in need for Thanksgiving. This was an all-school activity which students did in family groups with student leadership.
November 19--
3rd: checked pp. 173-174; page 177 in class and checked; homework: pp. 179-180, #1-23.
5th: checked pp. 181-182; in class work p. 185; homework: pp. 187-188, #3-23.
November 18--count-by songs
3rd: in-class lesson and work, pp. 171; checked 171; manipulative work with Cuisenaire Rods to investigate the relationship between multiplication and division. Homework: pp. 173-174, #1-10.
5th: checked p. 173; lesson and in-class work, p. 179, multiplying numbers with decimals; checked p. 179. Homework: pp. 181-182, #1-16.
November 17--
3rd: assessment, chapter 3.
5th: checked pp. 165 and 167; in-class work, p. 173, #1-16; homework: p. 175, #3-14.
November 16--
3rd: did pages 161-162 independently. Homework: for those who did not complete pp. 161-162, finish.
5th: pp. 165 and 167 in class; Homework: p. 169.
November 13--
3rd: did the chapter review independently; we checked it.
5th: test, chapter 3.
November 12--
3rd: checked worksheet 3-7; practiced math facts for addition, subtraction, and multiplication; p. 155 and 158 in class; corrected in class.
5th: practice test today; students who made errors on their practice test must take it home and make corrections. Homework: corrections to practice test; test tomorrow. If the student understands how to do every problem on the practice test, he is ready for the test.
November 10--
3rd: checked pp. 149-150; in-class work p. 153; checked p. 153; Homework: worksheet 3-7, practicing the associative property.
5th: reviewed the chapter review which they did when Mr. Egan was here; we went over sections that caused difficulty and practiced those types of problems. Thursday they will practice taking a test; the test is Friday; IXL.
November 9--
3rd: checked p. 148; pp. 149-150, independent work.
5th: pp. 157-158 independently; IXL.
November 6--
3rd: checked pp. 143-144; learned associative property of multiplication, when multiplying three or more numbers together, one can multiply the numbers in any order; p. 147-148, in-class work.
5th: IXL; checked pp. 153-154, critiquing the reasoning of others; p. 156 in class.
November 5--
3rd: checked pp. 137-138; in class, p. 141. Homework: pp. 143-144.
5th: checked pp. 147-148; did 149, 150, and 151 in class practicing critiquing the reasoning of others. Homework: 153-154.
November 4--count-by songs
3rd: checked 131-132; new lesson in class, 135-136 and checked; homework: pp. 137-138.
5th: checked pp. 141-142; in-class work pp. 143, 145-146 and checked; Homework: pp. 147-148.
November 3--count-by songs
3rd: checked pp. 129-130; in-class work, pp. 131-132. Homework: complete pp. 131-132.
5th: checked pp. 135-136; in-class work, pp. 141-142. Homework: complete pp. 141-142.
November 2--
3rd: checked pp. 122-123; in-class lesson, pp. 125-126; homework p. 129, #9-22.
5th: checked pp. 129-130; in-class lesson pp. 133-134; homework: pp. 135-136.
October 30--
3rd: did the October lesson for safe environment through the program Virtus ; worked on math skills on IXL.
5th: worked on IXL or doing math fact pages; did the October lesson for safe environment through the program Virtus .
October 29--count-by songs
3rd: checked pp. 117, 119, 120. New lesson, pp. 122--123.
5th: checked pp. 127-128; new assignment, p. 129-130. Homework: pp. 129-130, all problems.
October 28--
3rd: checked 113-114; new assignment, multiplying by 3, pp. 117, 119, 120. Homework: complete pages 117, 119, 120.
5th: checked pp. 121, 123, 124; new assignment, p. 127-128, 11-27. Homework: pp. 127-128, #11-27.
October 27--
3rd: reteaching worksheet, distributive property with arrays; pp. 113-114. Homework: complete pp. 113-114 and math facts worksheet that has addition and subtraction on one side and multiplication on the other.
5th: checked p. 127; in class did reteaching worksheet for estimating products using rounded numbers; p. 121, 6-17 and pp. 123-124, #4-22. Homework: finish p. 121, 6-17 and pp. 123-124, #4-20.
October 26--
3rd: new lesson: distributive property. Students used arrays to understand the concept of the distributive property; pp. 109, 110, 111.
5th: practiced multiplying three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers then two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers. Homework: p. 127, 3-10.
October 23--
3rd: test, chapter 2. We spent some class time today trying to get into our PearsonRealize.com accounts.
5th: checked pp. 117-118; completed two-sided worksheet, 3.1 and checked in class. We spent some class time today trying to get into our PearsonRealize.com accounts.
October 22--
3rd: reviewed pp. 101-102, practice tests. We emphasized the importance of reading directions and answering the question the test asks or provide the information the test asks for.
5th: completed and corrected p. 115 in class; homework, pp. 117-118.
October 21--Iowa Tests today.
October 20--Iowa Tests today.
October 19--Iowa Tests today.
October 16--
3rd: completed "Review What You Know" on p. 106 and corrected it; practiced math facts.
5th: completed chapter 2 test and p. 110, "Review What You Know"; corrected p. 110; practiced math facts.
October 15--
3rd: took practice test, pp. 101-102.
5th: took the second half of the chapter 2 test. There will be time to finish tomorrow.
October 14--
3rd: checked p. 99; completed and checked p. 100. Students tried to get online to do IXL practice, but most of the netbooks were not able to get online.
5th: checked worksheet. It is time to take a chapter test for this group. After looking at the last test results and discussing the test with the students, I concluded that most of them need some test-taking strategies or an opportunity to walk through a test step-by-step, discussing each problem first so that they develop skills for reading and taking tests. I am doing that with this test to make sure each student understands foundational principles of taking tests. Fifth-grade students took the first half of the test today with this format: 1) together we read the question and identified what the question is asking, 2) students did their own work silently to answer the question.
October 13--
3rd: checked p. 95; completed pp. 96 and 98 in class together. Homework: p. 99 (only)
5th: checked pp. 103-104 and redid some problems that caused difficulty. Homework: two-sided worksheet from lessons 2.1 and 2.7.
October 12--
3rd: corrected two-sided worksheet, lesson 2.5; lesson pages 92 and 93 together; work in pairs in class, p. 95.
5th: completed p. 102; corrected p. 102; began working on the chapter review, pages 103-104.
October 9--
3rd: checked pp. 87-88; in class pp. 89-90, checked in class. Homework: two-sided worksheet, lesson 2.5.
5th: checked pp. 93-94; lesson: using models to solve problems; in-class work, pp. 97, 99, 100. Homework: complete pp. 97, 99, 100.
October 8--
3rd: checked pp. 83 and 84; new assignment pp. 87-88. Homework: finish pages 87-88.
5th: checked pp. 87-88; pp. 91-92 in class; we went over the test from chapter 1; homework pp. 93-94.
October 7--We sang our count-by songs.
3rd: multiplication practice: x 0, x 1, x 2, x 5; checked 77-78; pp. 80-82 in class, checked 80-82; homework 83-84.
5th: checked 81-82; 84-85 in class, subtraction of decimal numbers; checked 84-85; homework: 87-88.
October 6--We sang our count-by songs.
3rd: corrected pp. 71-72, in class pp. 74-75; homework: pp. 77-78.
5th: In class, pp. 79-80, corrected; homework: 81-82.
October 5--We sang our count-by songs.
3rd: practiced the multiplication facts x 9, learned a pattern for the nines facts, p. 68. Vocabulary review: Product is the answer to a multiplication problem. Class work and homework: pp. 71-72.
5th: corrected p. 67; in class, p, 72; class work and homework, p. 73 and 74. All students completed this, so we corrected it at the end of class.
October 1--
3rd: corrected p. 65; completed and corrected p. 69; math facts practice page, multiplication problems times 9.
5th: corrected p. 63; completed pp. 65-67, using rounding to estimate.
September 30--We sang the count-by songs.
3rd: multiples of 2 and 5: multiples are the numbers we say when we skip count or sing the count-by songs. Students completed pages 61 and 62, corrected in class; pages 63 and 64, independent work. Homework: p. 65
5th: pages 61 and 62 in class and corrected; Homework: page 63-- do not follow the directions. Just add the decimal numbers using graph paper.
September 29--
3rd: test, chapter 1; count-by songs.
4th: test, chapter 1; count-by songs.
September 28--math test tomorrow.
3rd: completed a review worksheet and reviewed all concepts from chapter 1. Test tomorrow.
5th: corrected pp. 29-30 and reviewed all concepts from chapter 1. Test tomorrow.
September 25--
3rd: Students completed pp. 51-52 and corrected it. These two pages review the entire chapter, so it is from these two pages that I can see whether students are ready for the upcoming test. Some students worked with me afterward to learn better that parts that had confused them.
4th: We corrected p. 47 and did p. 48 in class and corrected. Students worked independently to complete pages 49-50, which is a review for the test.
September 24--
3rd: corrected p. 49 and did p. 50 together; worked on pp. 51-52 independently.
5th: corrected p. 44; completed and corrected pp. 45-46. Homework p. 47.
September 23--
3rd: checked p. 41-42; worked together to complete pages 47-48, using information and tools to solve problems; homework: p. 49.
5th: checked p. 40; worked together to analyze and complete the number charts on p. 42. Homework: p. 44.
September 22--
3rd: corrected p. 39; students practiced solving division problems using the count-by songs (skip counting); new assignment pp. 41-42. Homework: complete pp. 41-42.
5th: corrected pp. 37-39; reviewed the steps to rounding a number: underline the correct column ("round to the nearest"), look at the next digit to the right. If it is five or more, increase the underlined digit by one. If the next digit to the right is less than five, leave the underlined digit as it is. Make the rest of the digits to the right zero's. Assignment p. 40. Homework: finish p. 40.
September 21--
3rd: pages 37-39: division as repeated subtraction. Homework: complete page 39.
5th: corrected p. 34; lesson: rounding numbers that include decimal columns. Pages 35-37 in class. Homework: complete p. 37.
September 18--
3rd: corrected pp. 33-34; reinforced yesterday's lesson with pages 35-36.
5th: corrected p. 31; additional practice p. 33, completed and corrected in class; homework P. 34.
September 17--
3rd: corrected pp. 29-30; new material: division is a process related to multiplication. Students worked in groups with tokens to solve problems dividing groups of objects into equal groups. Assignment: p. 33, 1-10.
4th: corrected pp. 27-28; new lesson: ordering decimal fractions from least to greatest or greatest to least. Assignment: pp. 29-30. Students worked on IXL or ALEKS Quick Tables.
September 16--We sang our count-by songs.
3rd: corrected pp. 27-28; in-class work pp. 29-30. Homework: complete pp. 29-30.
5th: corrected pp. 25; in-class work pp. 27-28. Homework: complete pp. 27-28.
September 15--
3rd: corrected p. 23 and 24; new lesson commutative property of multiplication, that is, 3 x 5 is the same as 5 x 3. Students practiced making arrays to demonstrate that. In-class work: p. 27, 1-12.
5th: corrected pp. 21-22; new lesson, using expanded notation to include digits to the right of the decimal point. In-class work p. 24-25, 1-10.
September 14--
3rd: corrected homework and continued practicing the same skills: making an array and showing an addition problem and a multiplication problem to tell what the array shows.Homework: page 23. Students may do p. 24 as well.
5th: corrected homework; new skill: understanding the thousandths column. In class work p. 19 completed and corrected; Homework pp. 21 and 22.
September 11--
3rd: corrected page 15; lesson about making an array: a number of rows with the same number of items in each column. Homework: p. 21.
5th: corrected p. 13; lesson to reinforce understanding of expanded notation using exponents. Homework: p. 15.
September 10--
3rd: corrected worksheet 1-1, front and back; new lesson demonstrating repeated addition and skip counting using a number line. Homework: p. 15.
4th: corrected worksheet 1-1 back side and pp. 6-8; new lesson writing numbers in expanded form and expanded form using exponents. Homework p. 13.
September 9--
3rd: multiplication is another way of expressing repeated addition. 5 + 5 + 5 is the same thing as three groups of five or 3 x 5. Students completed pages 7-10. Homework: worksheet 1-1, front and back.
5th: exponents express how many times to multiply the base by itself. In the number 103 , 10 is the base and 3 is the exponent. It is read "Ten to the third power". A number with an exponent means multiply the base by itself the number of times of the exponent. So the number 103 means multiply 10 by itself 3 times: 10 x 10 x 10, which =100. Students did pages 5-8 and the front side of the worksheet 1-1. Homework: worksheet back, review of lesson about exponents.
September 8, 2015--
3rd: Completed the math and science project about birds; drawing equal groups of a particular animal; completed and corrected page 2, Review What You Know.
5th: Completed the math and science project estimating the number of insects worldwide; completed and checked page 2, Review What You Know.