Probability Websites

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol6/intro_probability.html

http://jmathpage.com/JIMSProbabilitypage.html

http://www.ehow.com/list_6160218_probability-games-kids.html

http://www.studyisland.com/

YouTube also has several videos.  I am not sure of the quality of them, but it may be worth viewing if you need extra support at home.

Week of March 7, 2011

Question of the Week

Why do animals behave the way they do?

Other info:

Spelling List and Homework will be posted by Wednesday

The projected date for the fraction math test is Wednesday March 16, 2011


We are working on equivalent fractions in math this week. In class, we played games to help with our understanding of fractions.  The websites we used are linked below.

Cool Math 4 Kids

PBS Kids

Our Week in Review

During our weekly literacy assessment, students learned about Marian Anderson. Since they were reading about Marian Anderson, I shared with them her singing "My Country Tis of Thee" at Lincoln Memorial. 

Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial 1939

Another view of Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial

Math:
This week in math we worked on fractions. Please see Wednesday's post to review finding parts of a fraction.

Spelling:
This week in spelling we did contractions examples: don't, won't, it'll.

Reading:
This week in reading we read The Case of The Gasping Garbage. We also did comparing and contrasting using "T" charts and Venn Diagrams.

In small groups:

• the students that read What in the World Was That? used their Venn Diagram as a writing organizers to incorporate writing into comparing and contrasting.
• the students that read Mysterious Monsters got to watch the Chupacabra

Math Lesson 7.2

How can we solve for parts of a whole?

2/7 of 28

1. Create a division problem using the whole and the denominator (bottom number of the fraction).

• 28/7 = 4

2. Take the answer to that division problem and multiply it by the numerator (top number of the fraction).

• 4 X 2 = 8

So 2/7 of 28 = 8

If you still have questions you can either comment or wait until we review it tomorrow.

Enjoy your evening! 
:-) Mrs. Marcotte