Week of February 18, 2019

Upcoming events:

2/20 – Early Dismissal
2/21 - General PTA Meeting and Program 6pm
2/25 - Class Photos
2/25 - 3/1 - Book Fair

Resources this week:

2/19 - Art

2/22 – Music/Art

Math:

This week in math the students will continue to generate simple equivalent fractions by using visual fraction models and the number line.  The students will practice expressing whole numbers as fractions and recognize equivalence with different units.  They will express whole number fractions on the number line when the unit interval is 1.

Example problem of recognizing equivalence with different units:

The zipper on Robert’s jacket is 1 foot long. It breaks on the first day of winter. He can only zip it 8/12 of the way before it gets stuck. Draw and label a number line to show how far Robert can zip his jacket.
a. Divide and label the number line in thirds. What fraction of the way can he zip his jacket in thirds?
b. What fraction of Robert’s jacket is not zipped? Write your answer in twelfths and thirds.

     

                                                                           

Things to practice and review at home:

Help your child develop an understanding of fractions as numbers by providing opportunities to discuss parts of whole at home.

Practice identifying number patterns using multiplication, addition or subtraction strategies.

Continue to review  multiplication and division facts 2 to 10

Practice solving two step word word problems involving all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).

Please review homework daily and create additional problems to review concepts and skills.
Helpful math videos:

Science:
This week in Science the students will continue learning about stars.  They will identify gravity as a force that pulls objects towards each other and down towards the center of Earth.