Week of June 4 -June 8, 2012

Monday- Study guide

Tuesday- Graphing quiz

Wenesday- Quiz done, year wrap -up, take folders, Donal Duck in mathemagicland video

Thursday - Field Trip - Bowling and Movies

Friday-Awards assembly (possible surprise visitor)  LAST DAY!!!

HAve a GREAT summer!  Be safe and have fun!  We will miss you and see you next year!!

Week of May 28 - June1, 2012

Monday_NO SCHOOL MEMORIAL DAY!!

Tuesday-Finish packet on graphing

Wednesday- Mean, Median, Mode, and Range worksheets

Thursday-Stem and Leaf Diagrams

Friday- Review in small groups

Week of May 21- May 25, 2012

Monday-Study guide for algebra quiz

Tuesday- Blanford Field Trip- no class

Wednesday- Algebra Quiz

Thursday-FastMath, finish quiz, corrections, or computer time

Friday-Graphing unit Start Packet

Tuesday May 15, 2012

Continue to practice balancing equations to solve for a variable.  Practice in small groups.  No homework

Monday May 14, 2012

Finish work with balancing equations to solve for the variable.  no homework

Friday May 11, 2012

Balancing two step equations.  No homework

Thursday may 10, 2012

Fast Math.  Review of all algebra lessons so far.  substituting numbers for variables in expressions, writing expressions, solving equations, and writing equations.  no homework

Tuesday May 8, 2012

Continue work with equations.  Determining if a specific number for a variable makes an equation true.  Also, now solving for the variable.  No homework

Monday May 7, 2012

Algebraic Equations.  Deciding if certain values for variables make an equation true.  no homework

Friday May 4, 2012

Review algebra unit so far.  With all the testing (discovery ed and post tests) we need a day to review where we left off : ) .  Review day today. 

Excellent job with Discovery Education testing and Post testing - Growth over the year was definitely clear to see!! 

Tuesday May 1, 2012

Finish Discovery Ed testing.  Fast Math.  Possible small group work (depending on how soon we finish the testing :) )  No homework

Monday April 30, 2012

Discovery Education testing today.  No homework

Friday April 27, 2012

Intro to algebra practice and review sheet.  No homework

Wednesday April 18, 2012

Do study guide together as a class. STUDY TEST TOMORROW!!

Tuesday April 17, 2012

Split into groups for mini-lessons and chapter practice. **Reminder TEST Thursday**

Monday April 16, 2012

Class Trip to see play EUREKA!! Will be gone 2nd -4th hour, return in time for lunch and rest of day. NO HOMEWORK!!

Friday April 13, 2012

FastMath. Finish Ratio, Unit Rate, and Problem Solving practice on own. Then go to...

www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/ratio_proportion_math_sixth_6th_grade.htm

Click on any of the ratio practice links, and play those games for extra practice. Good thing to do at home too!! **Test next week WEDNESDAY April 18**

Thursday April 12, 2012

Review ratio, unit rate and problem solving on own. No homework

Wednesday April 11, 2012

Small groups to review ratio and unit rate as well as problem solving. No homework

Tuesday April 10, 2012

Split into small groups. Review Unit Rate, Ratio, and problem solving using unit rate and ratio. No homework

Monday March 9, 2012

WELCOME BACK!!

Review Social Contract and go over Expectations. FastMath. Review briefly unit rates. No homework

Week of March 26 - March 29, 2012

Monday - Wednesday. Working in small groups to review ratios and unit rates. Monday-ratios, Tuesday-ratios (problem solving) Wednesday-unit rates. No homework

Thursday- gone on Field Trip! :) No class

No school Friday-SPRING BREAK STARTS!! Enjoy your break and be safe!! See you back on Monday April 9! :)

Friday March 23, 20112

Finish ratio work in groups. Fast Math. No homework

Wednesday March 21, 2012

Fast MAth. More work with unit rates and relating it to ratios. No homework

Tuesday March 20, 2012

Finish notes and practice sheet with unit rates. Do individual practice sheet on unit rates. No homework

Monday March 19, 2012

Fast Math. Start work with unit rates-connect to ratios. Notes and practice. No homework

Friday March 16, 2012

Fast Math. Continue work with ratios. Finish ratio practice sheet. No homework

Thursday March 15, 2012

complete ratio review sheet. Practice in small groups. No homework

Wednesday March 14, 2012

Fast Math. More problems solving with ratios and ratio review so far. No homework

Tuesday March 13, 2012

Problem Solving with ratios. Using ratios to solve questions. No homework

Monday March 12, 2012

Fast Math. Practice with equivalent ratios. No homework

Thursday March 8, 2012

Using ratios to solve problems. Work together and do some alone. No homework

Wednesday March 7, 2012

Practice with making ratios. Start to make equvilant ratios. No homework

Tuesday March 6, 2012

Review ratio notes. Do ratio practice worksheet. No homework

Monday MArch 5, 2012

Fast Math. Intro to ratios. Notes and practice together. Practice individually. No homework

Friday March 2, 2012

Go over EC question on Test (that was a toughy!!-Lots of questions on how to do it :)) Fast Math Also re-take day for those that needed to do test re-takes. No homework

Thursday March 1, 2012

No 3rd hour today due to half day...hours 4.5.6 only

4th hour. Test corrections/re-teaching/finish test/or computer time. No homework

LEAP DAY! Wednesday February 29, 2012

HAPPY LEAP DAY :)

3rd hour- Groups. Go over test/finish test/re-teaching about test. Computer time.
No homework

No 4th hour today due to half days hours 1,2,3 only. 4th hour will do this tomorrow.

Tuesday February 28, 2012

TEST TODAY!! No homework

Monday February 27, 2012

Chapter review worksheet. STUDY STUDY!! TEST TOMORROW!! (area, perimeter, surface area, adn volume)

Thursday February 23, 2012

story problems with surface area and volume. Worksheet together. No homework

Wednesday February 22, 2012

Measure boxes made from net yesterday. Find surface area and volume of box. Complete worksheet with measuring activity. No homework
**TEST next week Tuesday 2-28**

Tuesday February 21, 2012

FAst Math. Color NET. Finish measuring activity with net tomorrow. No homework

Friday February 17, 2012

Practice with surface area and volume-Warm-up. Measure real boxes and find the surface area and volume. No homework

Thursday February 16, 2012

Fast Math. Practice with Volume. Review of Surface area. No homework

Wednesday February 15, 2012

Fast Math. Introduction to Volume. Ticket out -surface area and volume.

Monday February 13, 2012

Fast MAth. Finish notes on surface area. Practice finding surface area of boxes (worksheet). No homework.

Friday February 10, 2012

Fast Math. Intro to surface area. Notes on Surface Area and practice. No homework

Thursday February 9, 2012

Review and practice area and perimeter. Finish stations and/or measuring activity. Go to the following sites after work is completed. TRY your HARDEST!! Do not rush or skip parts!! have fun!!

go to www.mathplayground.com/area_perimeter.html


www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area-triangle-part3.html


www.bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html

www.shodor.org/interactiveate/activities/ShapeExplorer/

Wednesday February 8, 2012

Area and Perimeter measuring stations. Measuring objects and finding the area and perimeter of them. Also creating their own parallelograms and triangles from polystips and find the area and perimeter. No homework

Tuesday February 7, 2012

Finish work with area and perimeter of triangles. No homework

Monday February 6, 2012

Fast Math. Continue work with triangles. Ticket out on Area and Perimeter. No homework

Friday February 3, 2012

In groups review area and perimeter of parallelograms and rectangles. AS a whole group learn about area and perimeter of triangles. Do ticket out on area and perimeter. No homework

Thursday February 2, 2012

Fast Math. Finish area and perimeter with parallelograms. Work in small groups to review area and perimeter.

Wednesday February 1, 2012

Area and perimeter with parallelograms.

Tuesday January 31, 2012

Fast Math. Finish practice with area and perimeter of rectangles. Homework: Finish Half sheet

Friday January 27, 2012

Vocab and context clues assessment. Game day after assesment!! :)

Thursday January 26, 2012

Vocabulary practice. Work on using context clues to help discover the meaning of unknown words. Then do graphing activity. No homework

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Go over Fractions Test. Work in small groups to go over tests. Fastmath and computer time. No homework

Tuesday January 24, 2012

Fractions TEST today. Testing in small Groups. No Homework

Monday January 23, 2012

Finish study guide in small groups. FAST MATH. Homework: STUDY STUDY STUDY!! Fractions TEST tomorrow!!

Tuesday January 17, 2012

Fast math (or review groups). Small groups for division with fractions practice. NO homework. TEST FRIDAY!!!

Thursday JAnuary 12, 2012

Start Dividing with fractions. Flip the second fraction then multiply across. No homework

Wednesday January 11, 2012

Review Stations today. Reviewing adding subtracting, and multiplying with fractions (fraction to fraction, fraction with whole numbers and fraction with mixed numbers). Also practicing reducing fractions, and changing an improper fraction to a mixed number. No homework

January 10, 2012

Review adding, subtracting, multiplying with fractions. Practice reducing fractions. LEARN how to change improper fractions to mixed numbers.

Monday January 9, 2012

Continue work with multiplying fractions. Multiply fractions by fractions, fractions by whole numbers, and fractions with mixed numbers. No homework.

*Always multiply straight across (NO common denominators)
*when there is a whole number put a "1" under it as the denominator. Then it looks like a fraction and you can multiply straight across
* When there is a mixed number turn it to an improper fraction first, then you can solve like a fraction problem.

Friday January 6, 2012

FASTMATH. More with multiplying with fractions. No homework

Thursday January 5, 2012

Work with multiplying fractions AND reducing answers to lowest terms. No homework

Wednesday January4, 2012

FastMath. Review adding and subtracting with fractions. Start multiplying with fractions. No homework

Tuesday January 3, 2012

WELCOME BACK!!!

Review Social Contract and go over expectations. Start unit on fractions. Today Mini-Lessons on adding and subtracting fractions. Ticket out. No homework