What a privilege it is to be able to live in a time where the President of the United States speaks to students directly, encouraging them to be everything that their own imagination tells them they can be. I too implore you to start setting goals for yourself to become great. It's never to early to start.
Listen to the President's speech again, then respond on paper your thoughts and feelings toward and about the scenarios the President submits and suggest. Your paper must be an entire page in length. Your response can be longer, but not shorter. Please be sure to include references from the actual speech in our response.
It's not up to me, It's all up to you. Can't wait to read your work.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Math
Complete google docs assignment on equivalent fractions. They will refer to our blog: http://smittieskidsonfire.blogspot.com for instructions.
UPSL 24 - 29
Prime Factorization Worksheet
Social Studies
Native American Cultural Regions Maps and Artifacts Sheets. Students will use the History Alive textbook in pairs to complete the map of the cultural regions. Afterwards, student will take construction paper and create 7 columns and sort each artifact into the appropriate categories.
Spelling
Match It! and Word Unscramble worksheets
There is no library today due to Health Screening. Therefore, Students will have until 11:30 before going to computer lab. You actually can go to the lab at 11:15 if you like, it is available.
Health Screening for our class takes place at 12:10. You will take students directly to the library at this time. Lunch will follow at 12:35.
You will need your pink health cards with you when you go to the computer lab. You will use them during the health screening in the library.
I will have to print out a copy of your logins for iStation. The substitute will allow you to see them. Please, copy down the information and update your profile sheet on your flash drive.
See you later.
Math
Complete google docs assignment on equivalent fractions. They will refer to our blog: http://smittieskidsonfire.blogspot.com for instructions.
UPSL 24 - 29
Prime Factorization Worksheet
Social Studies
Native American Cultural Regions Maps and Artifacts Sheets. Students will use the History Alive textbook in pairs to complete the map of the cultural regions. Afterwards, student will take construction paper and create 7 columns and sort each artifact into the appropriate categories.
Spelling
Match It! and Word Unscramble worksheets
There is no library today due to Health Screening. Therefore, Students will have until 11:30 before going to computer lab. You actually can go to the lab at 11:15 if you like, it is available.
Health Screening for our class takes place at 12:10. You will take students directly to the library at this time. Lunch will follow at 12:35.
You will need your pink health cards with you when you go to the computer lab. You will use them during the health screening in the library.
I will have to print out a copy of your logins for iStation. The substitute will allow you to see them. Please, copy down the information and update your profile sheet on your flash drive.
See you later.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
CNN Student News...What Do You Think? 9/29/11
Please watch the following student report and leave a comment on your favorite story and why.
Google Drawing and Fractions Woo Hoo!
Fractions are sometimes difficult for students to grasp unless you provide some real-life application. Today, after the lesson on equivalent fractions, I want you to copy and paste the following task into a Google Drawing Form. Then use the tools to complete the assessment.
Assessment Task:
There were two pans of lasagna at the school picnic. Parents were careful to cut each pan of lasagna into equal portions. Tanya had 2 portions from one pan, while Daniel took 4 portions from the other pan. They both took the same amount of lasagna. How is this possible?
1. Show how the lasagna was divided into portions so Tanya’s 2 portions are equal to Daniel’s 4 portions. Shade in the portion of lasagna eaten by each child.
What fraction of the lasagna did Tanya eat?
What fraction of the lasagna did Daniel eat?
AFTER YOU FINISH, come back to the this blog and respond to the following scenario:
Normally, when Kevin's mom is cooking a big meal for the family, she measures out the ingredients using measuring cups. Unfortunately, Kevin's little sister used most of the meausuring cups while making mud pies in the back yard. In order for Kevin's mom to put in the right amount of ingredients, she has to come up with equivalent fractions for the available measuring cups in order to add the appropriate amount. For example, she had to add 1/2 cup of milk for the pie. She only had a 1/4 cup available. Therefore, she had to add 1/4 + 1/4 to equate to 1/2 because 2/4 (1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4) is equivalent to 1/2.
Have you ever had to do something in your home that required equivalent fractions? Come up with a real-life example of how equivalent fractions are used in your home and post it as a comment below.
Assessment Task:
There were two pans of lasagna at the school picnic. Parents were careful to cut each pan of lasagna into equal portions. Tanya had 2 portions from one pan, while Daniel took 4 portions from the other pan. They both took the same amount of lasagna. How is this possible?
1. Show how the lasagna was divided into portions so Tanya’s 2 portions are equal to Daniel’s 4 portions. Shade in the portion of lasagna eaten by each child.
What fraction of the lasagna did Tanya eat?
What fraction of the lasagna did Daniel eat?
AFTER YOU FINISH, come back to the this blog and respond to the following scenario:
Normally, when Kevin's mom is cooking a big meal for the family, she measures out the ingredients using measuring cups. Unfortunately, Kevin's little sister used most of the meausuring cups while making mud pies in the back yard. In order for Kevin's mom to put in the right amount of ingredients, she has to come up with equivalent fractions for the available measuring cups in order to add the appropriate amount. For example, she had to add 1/2 cup of milk for the pie. She only had a 1/4 cup available. Therefore, she had to add 1/4 + 1/4 to equate to 1/2 because 2/4 (1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4) is equivalent to 1/2.
Have you ever had to do something in your home that required equivalent fractions? Come up with a real-life example of how equivalent fractions are used in your home and post it as a comment below.
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