Upcoming events:
2/14 - Valentine's Day (students will exchange cards)
2/15 - No School
2/18 - No School
Resources this week:
2/12 - Music
2/14 - P.E.
Math:
This week in math, the students will practice placing various fractions on a number line. They will compare fractions and whole numbers on the number line by reasoning about their distance from 0. The students will recognize and show that equivalent fractions refer to the same point on the number line and generate simple equivalent fractions by using fraction models and the number line.
Example of number line with endpoints of 1 and 4. Partitioned into thirds with all fractions from 1 to 4 labeled.
Example problem of comparing fractions on a number line:
Third grade students are growing peppers. The student with the longest pepper wins the Green Thumb award. Jackson's pepper measured 3 inches long. Drew's measured 10/4 inches long. Who won the award? Draw a number line to help prove your answer.
Example of identifying equivalent fractions of a number line:
Things to do at home:
Continue practicing multiplication and division facts.
Practice partitioning objects at home and recognizing equivalency.
Solve 3 and 4 digit addition and subtraction problems.
Review strategies used to round numbers to nearest 10's and 100's.
Practice solving 2 step word problems involving the 4 operations (addition, subtraction and division)
Helpful math videos:
Science:
This week in science the students will continue learning about stars by focusing on tools scientists used to study stars and space. We will learn about the different telescopes used by scientists.
