6th Grade Math Winter 15-16 Term Archive Page
The information included in the Math Page will be moved to the archived post below. The Math Page will start new with the spring trimester first week at a glance. Have a great spring break!
KK
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Spring Break Practice Packet
Here is a copy of the spring break extra credit practice packet: Spring Break Math Practice Packet. This assignment is 100% optional, but will help reinforce the concepts that we have covered so far this year, and will preview a couple that we are going to be working with following the break. This is due with a final deadline of Friday, April 1 (the Friday after we return from break). Students may do up to 16 pages for a total of 8 pts of extra credit toward their spring trimester grade. Have a great spring break!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 3/14 – 3/18
Monday 3/14: What have I learned this chapter?
CW: Chapter 6 Review Activity
HW: None
Tuesday 3/15: How can I show what I have learned this chapter?
CW: Chapter 6 Test
HW: None
Wednesday 3/16: How can I show that I have improved on the math skills I learned this trimester?
CW: Trimester 2 Proficiency Improvement Day
HW: None
Thursday 3/17: No School – Winter Trimester Grading Day
Friday 3/18: No School – Teacher Inservice
Announcements: Welcome to the last week of the winter trimester! This week we will have another review activity to close chapter 6, we will then have our chapter 6 test. Wednesday will be the last day of the week before spring break. We will use Wednesday as a proficiency improvement day. Students will select at minimum 2 learning targets that they have taken a test on for this trimester, and will retake an alternate version of it to try and improve their scores. Any improved scores will reflect on their grade. I will also be sending home a 100% optional extra credit practice packet for over spring break that will review some of the concepts covered so far this year, and will preview a couple that we will be covering in the final trimester. Just like last time, this will be due the Friday that we return following spring break. When we return from spring break, we will be doing a couple of review activities before we jump into the next chapter of our textbook. In the spring trimester we will also have some time for testing as well as some other school-wide activities like creating the tiles that line the 6th grade hallway. As always, I hope you all have a fantastic week, and let me know if you need anything.
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 3/7 – 3/11
Monday 3/7: How can I use algebra to find the perimeter and area of rectangular shapes?
CW: 6.2.3 problems 91-95
HW: 6.2.3 problems 96-100
Tuesday 3/8: How can I rewrite expressions by combining like terms?
CW: 6.2.4 problems 101-103
HW:6.2.4 problems 106-110
Wednesday 3/9: How can I evaluate algebraic expressions by using algebra tiles?
CW: 6.2.5 problems 111-114
HW: 6.2.5 problems 115-119
Thursday 3/10: What have I learned this chapter?
CW: Chapter 6 Closure – problems 120-127
HW: None
Friday 3/11: Class does not meet due to AM field trip (Periods 1-3)
Announcements: Welcome to another week of 6th grade math! Believe it or not, the school year is almost 2/3 over! This week, we will be wrapping up chapter 6. Our math class will not meet on Friday due to the school-wide field trip. If you have questions about the field trip be sure to ask your student, your student’s advisory teacher, or the office. We will return to Kelly around noon, and will have periods 1-3 after an extended lunch. The chapter 6 test will be next Tuesday. We will use next Monday to review, will take the chapter test on Tuesday, and use Wednesday as a proficiency improvement day. Next Wednesday is the last day of the trimester, and will also be the last day I will be able to accept any work that we have done. Over spring break I will send home a review packet. Just like the one I sent home over winter break, this will serve as the only extra credit assignment over the spring term. Students will have until the end of the first week of the spring term to complete it and turn it in. It will be worth a few homework assignments just like the first one. Also, track practice starts TODAY! As a result, my availability after school will be limited to Fridays. As always, I am easily reached by email, and will return your correspondence quickly. Let me know if you need anything, and I hope you have a fantastic week!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 2/29 – 3/4
Monday 2/29: How can I solve complex problems by using division?
CW: 6.1.4 part 1 – problems 43-46
HW: 6.1.4 part 1 – problems 51-55
Tuesday 3/1: How can I solve complex problems by using division?
CW: 6.1.4 part 2 – problems 47-50
HW: 6.1.4 part 2 – problems 56-60
Wednesday 3/2: How can I use order of operations to solve problems?
CW: PA 6.2, 6.2.1 part 1 – problems 61-64
HW: 6.2.1 part 1 – problems 69-73
Thursday 3/3: How can I use order of operations to solve problems?
CW: 6.2.1 part 2 – problems 65-67
HW: 6.2.1 part 2 – problems 74-78
Friday 3/4 (Early Release, Periods 4-6): How can I use algebra tiles to write algebraic expressions?
CW: 6.2.2 – problems 79-83
HW: 6.2.2 – problems 86-90
Announcements: Welcome to another full week of 6th grade math! This week we will be introducing a few new concepts that lead into how we can apply some basic algebraic functions to help make some tasks easier that we’ve already covered. The week will start with a little bit more work on using division to solve more complex problems – which the students are doing very well with. Last week, the students were doing so well with the concepts of using division involving fractions that I gave them a good portion of Friday to complete the homework assignment for the weekend as I provided students one-on-one help if they had questions about specific problems. Most students took advantage of this, so if your student has a full homework assignment from math over the weekend it is because they did not use their time wisely on Friday. Looking at the calendar, we are still scheduled to finish this chapter by the beginning of spring break. Based on student progress over the course of the chapter so far, I have no doubts that they’ll do just fine with this. I will be spending the better part of this weekend updating Synergy, and will be sending home a grade report early this week. It will have all homework assignments listed for the rest of the chapter as well as the tests that we will take, so that you can see exactly what your student needs to do to be successful for the rest of the unit & term. When we come back from spring break, we will kick things off with a handful of projects and review activities before we start chapter 7. I hope you all have a fantastic week!
KK
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Here are the learning targets and assignment list for chapter 6: Chapter 6 Assignment List & Learning Targets.
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 2/22 – 2/26
Monday 2/22: How can I divide portions equally?
CW: 6.1.1 problems 1-4
HW: 6.1.1 part 1 problems 5-9
Tuesday 2/23: How can I divide portions equally?
CW: Finish 6.1.1 problems 1-4
HW: 6.1.1 part 2 problems 10-14
Wednesday 2/24: How can I express fractions as division problems?
CW: 6.1.2 problems 15-19
HW: 6.1.2 problems 21-25
Thursday 2/25: How can I solve problems by using division?
CW: 6.1.3 problems 26-29 (30-32)
HW: 6.1.3 part 1 problems 33-37
Friday 2/26: How can I solve problems by using division?
CW: 6.1.3 problems 26-29 (30-32)
HW: 6.1.3 part 2, problems 38-42
Announcements: Welcome to another week of 6th grade math! Believe it or not the end of the trimester is quickly approaching. We have this week, and only two full weeks before the last week of the trimester (which is a 3-day week). Even though we just started chapter 6 this week, we will be able to finish it by the end of the term. We will have our first pre-assessment of the chapter by the end of the week, and I will make sure to email everyone the learning targets and assignment list for the chapter. Early returns on the chapter – the students are doing a great job with the material so far. These announcements are a few days later than normal, but all of the students are doing really well with the material in this chapter in class. As always, please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you all have a great week!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 2/15 – 2/19
Monday 2/15: No School – President’s Day
Tuesday 2/16:
CW: Chapter 5 Closure Activity
HW: None
Wednesday 2/17:
CW: Chapter 5 Review & Test Part 1
HW: None
Thursday 2/18:
CW: Chapter 5 Review & Test Part 2
HW: None
Friday 2/19: Early Release, Periods 1-3 (Math does not meet)
Announcements: Welcome to a new week of 6th grade math! We have a short week this week due to the holiday on Monday, and the early release schedule on Friday; math will only meet 3 times this week. We will do the chapter 5 closure lesson on Tuesday, and then will do the chapter 5 test over Wednesday and Thursday. Both days of the test we will do a couple review problems before students do the test. The test will cover the chapter 5 learning targets. I will not have the students test on finding the area of a trapezoid because they have only had this for one lesson. Students will have until Friday, 3/4 to turn in any missing work from chapter 5 for credit. I will send home another progress report at the end of the week so that you will know if your student should be working on any chapter 5 makeup work. After Friday the 4th, no work from chapter 5 will be accepted other than make-up tests. Looking ahead, chapter 6 is one of the longer chapters in the textbook. We will, however, be able to finish the chapter before spring break. I will be providing another extra credit packet for spring break just like the one I made for over the winter break. Just like the previous one, completion of the packet will not be required, but a few extra points are always helpful. I will pass the packet out the last week before the break. As always, let me know if you have any questions. I hope you all have a fantastic week!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 2/8-2/12
Monday 2/8: How can I find the area of irregular shapes?
CW: 5.3.1 problems 66-69
HW: 5.3.1 problems 71-75
Tuesday 2/9: How can I make rectangles from irregular shapes?
CW: 5.3.2 problems 76-78
HW: 5.3.2 problems 80-84
Wednesday 2/10: How do I find the area of a triangle?
CW: PA 6.5.2.C, 5.3.3 problems 85-87
HW: 5.3.3 problems 91-95 (need 5.3.4 Resource Page to complete problem 93)
Thursday 2/11: How do I find the area of a trapezoid?
CW: 5.3.4 problems 96-99
HW: 5.3.4 problems 101-105
Friday 2/12: What have I learned this chapter?
CW: Chapter 5 Review Activity
HW: None
Announcements: Welcome to the 2nd half of the winter trimester! I hope you all had a good weekend. I sent home a progress report with your student on Thursday with the expectation that they would talk to you about their progress in math class. Students may still turn in any missing homework from chapter 5 for credit, but the deadline has long since passed for anything from chapter 4. In the progress report I also included the learning target scores from the fall trimester. While they of course can’t have their grade changed from the fall trimester they can always retake a learning target test to demonstrate their improved proficiency on the task. Every once in a while we will have “Proficiency Improvement Days” like we had for part of the day on Thursday where students will be able to select a couple different learning targets that they can improve on, do a few practice problems, correct them with an answer key that I will provide, and re-take the learning target test. The focus for these will always be the current trimester (because those learning target tests impact the overall grade, and the ones from past trimesters do not), but students may always retake one from a past trimester to show that they have improved. This week we will come close to finishing chapter 5. Because the material is fairly dense this week, we will have a review activity on Friday to go over the work we do over the course of the week. Next week we will lead off with the chapter 5 closure review activity, and then the chapter 5 test. My goal for us is to be through chapter 6 by the end of the trimester. Also, a reminder that I am usually available to help students with any questions they have after school until 4:30. This availability will change as of March 7 because of track season, and I am one of the track coaches at Kelly. As always, let me know if you have any questions, and I hope that you have a fantastic week!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 2/1 – 2/5
Monday 2/1: How can I multiply mixed numbers?
CW: 5.1.4 problems 29-33
HW: 5.1.4 problems 34-38
Tuesday 2/2: How can I multiply decimals?
CW: 5.2.1 problems 39-43
HW: 5.2.1 problems 48-52
Wednesday 2/3: How does multiplying change my numbers?
CW: 5.2.2 problems 53-56
HW: 5.2.2 problems 61-65
Thursday 2/4: Proficiency Improvement Day
CW: Students will work on example problems from one or two learning targets that they can improve on (less than a 4/4 or a 2/2), and re-take a learning target test on those skills.
HW: None
Friday 2/5: No School – Mid-Trimester Grading Day
Announcements: Welcome to the last week of the 1st half of your student’s 6th grade year! This week marks the mid-point of the school year, so I have been going over some data to see how students have been progressing on the learning targets. Like I have said time and again, my class is all about having your student improve on their math skills – the way that I track this is by giving a pre-assessment quiz on a target shortly after introducing it, and then giving a post-assessment test on the same material or concepts at the end of a chapter. The quizzes do not impact the grade, but are reported on Synergy; the tests do impact the grade and are also reported on Synergy. These quizzes and tests are typically on a 4-point proficiency scale, and my goal for the class is for the class overall to improve by at least 1 proficiency point between the pre-assessment and the post-assessment. After looking at the numbers for the first half of the year, the class has improved on the learning targets by more than 1.5 points on average. I wanted to make sure to share this with you because your students have been working very hard! This week we have a 4-day week, and I am planning on only assigning three assignments throughout the week. Thursday will be another proficiency improvement day where students will identify at least two key learning targets that they can improve on, they will do some work to improve their scores, and will be able to retake a learning target test to demonstrate that they have improved. I will be sending home a progress report on Thursday to give you a more detailed picture of the work that your student has been completing in math. I am also planning on posting the math videos that students made soon. They take a while to grade, but the ones that have been submitted so far are quite good. As always, please let me know if you need anything. I hope you all have a fantastic week!
KK
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Chapter 5 Assignments & Learning Targets
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Week at a Glance: Week of 1/25 – 1/29
Monday 1/25: How can I use technology to teach a math skill that I have learned so far this year?
CW: Last Day to work on Math Tutorial Videos
HW: None
Tuesday 1/26: How can I describe portions of portions?
CW: Submit Math Tutorial Videos, 5.1.1 problems 1-3
HW: 5.1.1 problems 4-8
Wednesday 1/27: How else can I describe portions of portions?
CW: 5.1.2 problems 9-11
HW: 5.1.2 problems 13-17
Thursday 1/28: How can I calculate portions of portions without drawing diagrams?
CW: PA 6.5.1 – I can multiply fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals, 5.1.3 problems 14, 18-20.
HW: 5.1.3 problems 24-28.
Friday 1/29: (Early Release, Periods 4-6) – Proficiency improvement day
CW: Students will work on example problems from one or two learning targets that they can improve in (less than a 4/4 or a 2/2), and re-take a learning target test on those skills.
HW: None
Announcements: Welcome to a new week of 6th grade math! I hope you all had a good weekend. Last week we finished the winter easyCBM testing, and started filming our math tutorial videos. The math liaison between 4J and the University of Oregon happened to visit our class on Thursday, and was very impressed with the work that students were doing with their videos. I am planning on having Monday as our last day to work on these, and to do any final submissions of them on Tuesday at the start of class. If students need time to work on their video tutorial after this point then they have to come in on their own time – before school or after school – in order to work on it. Once I have looked over, and graded them I will be posting them to our math video page. I will let you know once they are ready to go. After we’re done with the video tutorials, we will begin our work on chapter 5 of our textbook. Students should begin regular homework again on Tuesday. We will have a preassessment on one of the chapter 5 learning targets this week, and we will spend Friday improving on our proficiency in one or two learning targets that students have been assessed on this year. My goal for all students is to improve on standard math measures such as the learning targets and easyCBM, and so far they are doing a great job of that overall. Mid-Trimester grades are coming up in less than two weeks. We will be in the middle of chapter 5 when this happens. Any missing work from chapter 5 turned in after Mid-Trimester grading will be allowed, but will not reflect on the midterm grade. I will send home a progress report the week of midterm grades so that you know what to expect from your student’s math grade. As always, let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you have a great week!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 1/18 – 1/22
Monday 1/18: No School – MLK Jr Day
Tuesday 1/19: How can I show what I have learned so far this year?
CW: EasyCBM Tutorial & Math Video Instructions
HW: Go over video tutorial script & example problems.
Wednesday 1/20: What have I learned so far this year?
CW: EasyCBM Day 1
HW: Go over video tutorial script & example problems.
Thursday 1/21: What have I learned so far this year?
CW: Easy CBM Day 2
HW: Go over video tutorial script & example problems.
Friday 1/22: How can I teach a skill that I have learned so far this year?
CW: Start Video Tutorials
HW: Go over video tutorial script & example problems.
Announcements: Welcome to another week of 6th grade math! We have a shorter week this week due to the holiday on Monday. This week we will be working on the winter checkpoint EasyCBM testing. Most likely, your student has already completed his/her testing in Language Arts. We will begin the test on Wednesday, and finish it on Thursday. I will not allot any more class time for the test, but if your student needs more time, there will be make-up sessions scheduled with other school staff. Before and after this testing, students will continue working on their math tutorial videos. The expectation for these by the end of the week is that students will have done the following:
1: Completed the example problems;
2: Corrected the example problems to check for accuracy;
3: Chosen one or two of the example problems to do a tutorial on that they feel comfortable with;
4: Written a step-by-step script that they will be able to use as a cue card when they are filming their screencast of the work.
All four of these steps must be completed, and checked off by me before a student is allowed to do his/her screencast. We will only spend about two days on the filming portion of the tutorials. It should take about a half class period to go over how to do them, another half class for students to familiarize themselves with the software, and then one to one and a half class periods to film them. When we’re done with them, I would like to post them to the Kelly Math page so that they can be used as resources. I hope you all have a great week. Let me know if you need anything.
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 1/11 – 1/15
Monday 1/11: What are some of the things I learned before the break?
CW: Finish Jeopardy! Review, Review Chapter 1-4 Learning Target Video Tutorial Intro (if time)
HW: Students select 1-3 learning targets they are either “proficient” or “almost proficient” at.
Tuesday 1/12: How can I construct a resource that demonstrates my proficiency using specific math skills that others can use?
CW: Learning Target Tutorial Videos (introduction, learning target selection, example problems, and script)
HW: Students work on example problems for their selected learning targets.
Wednesday 1/13: How can I construct a resource that demonstrates my proficiency using specific math skills that others can use?
CW:Learning Target Tutorial Videos (example problems, and script)
HW: Students work on script for their tutorial screen casts.
Thursday 1/14: How can I construct a resource that demonstrates my proficiency using specific math skills that others can use?
CW: Learning Target Tutorial Videos (shooting, & editing), last day to turn in any make up work from chapter 4, last day to turn in the extra credit packet from winter break
HW: None
Friday 1/15: (Early Release, Periods 1-3): Class does not Meet
Announcements: Hello, and welcome to another week of 6th grade math! We will begin a class project this week that involve the learning targets that we have covered so far this year in class. Since the beginning of the school year, we have covered a total of 12 different learning targets in class. These have all been tested, and students have received proficiency scores (Proficient, Almost Proficient, Developing Proficiency, or Beginning Proficiency) based on their performance on these assessments. This week, students will have the opportunity to create a math tutorial video by using the screen cast software on our iPads to demonstrate how to setup and solve problems from the learning targets that they are most proficient at. These tutorials will then be posted on my math tutorial video page so that students can use them as a resource. Being that we are halfway through our textbook (and about halfway through the 6th grade learning targets for the school year) it makes sense to do this now. I am planning on having the class do a similar activity for the learning targets from chapters 5-8 at the end of the year, but our ability to do so will depend on how much time we have at the end of school. We will be working on this project for this entire week, and might spend a day or two the following week to finish it up. As a result, homework this week will mostly entail working on some preparation materials for these tutorials. I will upload instructions for these assignments later on this week, and will also hand them out in class. A reminder that Thursday of this week is the final day that I will accept any work from chapter 4 as well as the extra credit packet; there will be no excpetions. Also, just an FYI – on Wednesday, January 20 and Thursday, January 21 the class will be doing the winter trimester EasyCBM checkpoint test. My goal is for all students to be able to demonstrate growth since the fall benchmark that we took in September. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great week!
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 12/14 – 12/18
Monday 1/4: No School – Furlough Day
Tuesday 1/5: No School – Teacher In-Service
Wednesday 1/6: What are some of the things I learned before the break?
CW: Chapter 1-4 Stations Review Activity
HW: None
Thursday 1/7: What are some of the things I learned before the break?
CW: Finish & Correct Stations Activity
HW: None
Friday 1/8: What are some of the things I learned before the break?
CW: Chapter 1-4 Review Activity
HW: None
Announcements: Welcome back from winter break! I hope the last couple of weeks were restful for all of you. This week we are going to be doing a series of review activities covering the material from chapters 1-4. I will not be assigning much homework this week. The goal is for your student to finish getting caught up on any material that he/she might need to make up from chapter 4. I will not accept any work from chapter 4 or the winter break extra credit review packet after next Wednesday, 1/13/15. Next week I am preparing an activity where students are able to create a math tutorial video in class on particular learning targets that we have covered so far this year. These short videos will have students explaining how to complete specific problems using a screen capture program on the iPads that we have at school. These tutorials will serve as resources for all 6th grade math classes – a pretty cool opportunity. Also, we will probably be doing winter trimester EasyCBM testing soon (within the next 2-3 weeks). I will keep you posted on that as well as when we’re expected to complete SBAC state testing. As always, please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you all have a great week!
KK
Week at a Glance: Week of 12/14 – 12/18
Monday 12/14: How can I use ratios to enlarge and shrink figures?
CW: Pre-Assessment 6.4.2, 4.2.2 problems 52-54
HW: 4.2.2 problems 58-62
Tuesday 12/15: How can I compare figures?
CW: 4.2.3 problems 63-66
HW: 4.2.3 problems 70-74
Wednesday 12/16: How else can I use ratios?
CW: 4.2.4 problems 75-77
HW: 4.2.4 problems 80-84
Thursday 12/17: How can I demonstrate what I’ve learned this chapter?
CW: Chapter 4 Review & Test over LT 6.4.1, 6.4.2
HW: None
Friday 12/18: 6th Grade Awards
CW: None – 6th Grade Awards during 4th & 5th period.
HW: None
Announcements: Hello everyone, and welcome to the last week before winter break! I hope that you and your students have some relaxing planned over the two and a half week hiatus from school. We have a jam-packed week. It’s hard to believe that we just started chapter 4 only about a week ago, and here we are having the chapter 4 test on Thursday. As a reminder, students have until Friday, January 8 to turn in the winter break practice packet that I will be sending home this week as well as any lingering assignments from chapter 4. After this date, they will not be accepted, period. We will spend those few days after break reviewing and getting back into the curriculum after the layoff. I will email you a digital copy of the practice packet as well as post it on the website in the week at a glance above when I have it completed. I expect to have it ready in a couple of days. The new math interactive notebooks arrived this week. Those students who wanted one have been given one. Please have your student let me know if they would like one or if you would like them to have one. The notebooks cover chapters 4-6. I hope you all have a fantastic week! As always, let me know if you need anything.
KK
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Math Interactive Notebooks
Over the course of the past several months, the other 6th grade math teachers and I have been creating an interactive notebook for chapters 4, 5, and 6 to coincide with the CPM textbook. I sent home a letter about this towards the middle of last week. I will send home the letter electronically later today as well as the weekly email. This interactive notebook has a place for students to do their classwork, write down questions, a place for their homework, and even includes any math notes and resource pages needed to do assignments. This resource is NOT required for my math class, however, it is encouraged that students use it. These will be available for purchase this upcoming week, and will just cost $3.50 per student. This just covers the cost of printing the books. If you would like your student to have one, please let me know. I can collect any payments for these books beginning Tuesday. If you would also like to sponsor another student as well I am completely fine with that. Let me know if you need anything.
KK
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Week at a Glance: Week of 12/7 – 12/11
Monday 12/7: No School – Teacher In-service
Tuesday 12/8: How many ways can I represent a mathematical expression?
CW: Finish 4.1.1, Pre-Assessment Quiz 6.4.1, 4.1.2 problems 12-15
HW: 4.1.2 problems 16-20
Wednesday 12/9: How can I describe any figure?
CW: 4.1.3 part 1 – problems 21-25
HW: 4.1.3 part 1 – problems 34-38
Thursday 12/10: How can I describe any figure?
CW: 4.1.3 part 2 – problems 26-30
HW: 4.1.3 part 2 – problems 39-43
Friday 12/11 (Early Release, Periods 4-6): How can I enlarge a shape?
CW: 4.2.1 problems 44-45
HW: 4.2.1 problems 47-51
Announcements: Welcome to a new chapter, and a new trimester! We only have nine school days left before winter break, and believe it or not, we are going to finish this new chapter before we leave for the two and a half week long break. As a reminder, I will be providing a winter break math packet to the students. It is NOT a class requirement that this be completed, but it will serve as extra practice in some of the key concepts from chapters 1-4 that we will have covered through that point for those who want it. Students will be able to earn a few extra credit points for completing the packet. As a rule, I almost never offer extra credit opportunities, so I encourage all students to complete the packet to start the winter trimester off on a positive note. This packet along with any and all work from chapter 4 will have a hard deadline of the Friday after winter break, January 8. No work from chapter 4 will be accepted after this date. Just to let you know, I will be sending home a second email in supplement to this week at a glance. The second email is an information form regarding the interactive notebooks that myself and the other 6th grade math teachers have created for chapters 4-6. These cost $3.50 apiece, but by no means are required. However, I feel that the notebook can serve as a great tool for students as it has places to complete classwork, homework, notes, includes resource pages, and a place to track progress on learning targets. These will be available starting later this week. As always, please let me know if you need anything. Have a great week!
KK
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Chapter 4 Assignment List
Here is the assignment list for chapter 4. The first assignment was already assigned and is due on Tuesday 12/8 of the upcoming week. Just like the last three chapters, this list is what I expect to assign, but depending on what the class needs I will alter it as necessary. Look at the weekly agendas for any and all updates. I fully expect us to get through the entirety of the chapter and be able to test on it before winter break starts. This will allow us to start a brand new chapter with the new year.
Chapter 4 Classwork & Homework Assignment List
KK
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Welcome to the winter trimester!
We have two weeks of school until the winter break. I fully expect us to get through most of chapter 4 by the time we leave for the break. Just a reminder that if you’re looking for any of the posts from the first trimester that you need to go to the main page of my blog, click in the archive on the right-side of the screen for posts in December 2015, and then open the archive post for 6th grade math. Everything that was on our main math page was transferred there so we can keep all information organized by trimesters. Let me know if you have any questions.
KK
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Learning Targets for Chapter 4
Here are the learning targets for chapter 4. I believe that we will be able to cover all of chapter 4 and assess student’s learning on these targets prior to the winter break.
6.4.1 I recognize the role of, and can use variables in mathematical equations.
6.4.2 I can use ratios to describe relationships between similar shapes and enlarge and reduce figures while keeping their shape.
6.4.M I can add and subtract mixed numbers.
KK