Sunday, February 2, 2020

Week of February 3, 2020

Upcoming events:
2/7 - PTA Dance
Resources this week:
2/3 - Music
2/5 - Art
2/6 - Music

Math:
This week in math the students will place whole number fractions and unit fraction between whole numbers on a number line.  They will continue placing various fractions on the number line and compare fractions and whole numbers on the number line by reasoning about their distance from 0.  The students will begin to recognize that distance and position on the number line help them compare fractions and recognize and show that equivalent fractions have the same size, though not necessarily the same shape.
Example of word problem comparing fractions on the number line:



Things to practice at home:
Practice solving 2 step word problems using the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Tell time to nearest minute and 5 minutes and solve elapsed time word problems.
Practice multiplication facts 2-12
Use place value knowledge to round number to nearest 10's and 100's.
Add and subtract numbers within 1000
Practice dividing objects into equal parts and label the parts
Use number lines to partition in various parts and label
Helpful math videos:









Science:
This week in science the students will begin discuss ways scientists classify stars and discuss differences in stars.