Week of September 24, 2018

Upcoming events:

9/24 - 9/28 - Scholastic Book Fair
9/25 - End of Module Test
9/26 - Early Dismissal

Resources this week:
Cox-
9/25 - P.E./Media

Math:
This week in math, the students will begin to explore time as a continuous measurement and relate skip counting by fives on the clock and telling time to a continuous measurement model, the number line.  The students will relate skip counting by fives and telling time to the number line.  They begin to draw number lines, or models, labeling hours as endpoints and multiples of 5 (shown below).  The students will recognize the analog clock as a portion of the number line shaped into a circle and use the number line as a tool for modeling and solving problems.  They learn to apply the strategy of counting by fives and some ones to read time to the nearest minute on the clock. For example, they might use the count by fives and some ones strategy to locate 17 minutes and then keep counting to find 4 minutes more. The students will begin solving word problems involving time intervals within 1 hour by counting backward and forward using the number line and clock.

   

Examples of time problems: (students may use a number line, tape diagram, clock, or skip counting strategy to solve this problem)

Beth leaves her house at 8:05 a.m. and arrives at school at 8:27 a.m.  How many minutes does Beth spend traveling to school?”

Christine has 12 math problems for homework. It takes her 5 minutes to complete each problem. How many minutes does it take Christine to finish all 12 problems? 

Things to do at home:

Practice telling time using an analog and digital clock

Use clock to practice skip counting by fives, counting backwards and forwards

Continue practicing multiplication facts 2-5

Practice solving 2 step word problems
Helpful Math videos:

Science:         

This week in Science students will conclude their discussion on the scientific process by learning about the many different tools scientists use during their investigations.