Thank you for all of the wipes and the vegetable soup that came in today!! We will be healthy in no time at all.
Today, we closed out our read-a-thon with 30 minutes of silent reading. Students were also encouraged to review their Chapter 12 fraction notes during this time.
We then completed our chapter 12 test.
After the test we began our new lesson on adding and subtracting fractions. Today is adding and subtracting like denominators therefore I have no “special” ways to teach it. The big thing for the students to watch out for is to “simplify” their final answer whenever possible.
Since this came up based on our chapter 12 test and some of the kids not preparing and prepping like they should have, we read this article as a class:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=like-math-thank-your-moti
We had a discussion about how for many this entail wanting to use my resources, watching Khan Academy or using the wonderful practice grounds of www.ixl.com
Students then did a 20 minute free-write about motivation and desire and how they control that aspect of their life.
We continued practicing appositives. We corrected Monday’s homework and reviewed the two new handouts.
We then read as a class and discussed the story of Paul Revere.
Finally we discussed writing a proper business letter by reading some outrageous business letters written into corporations by a comedian and the real letters he received back.
Finally the last 30 minutes of the day we wearily took a walk outside in the beautiful sunshine.
Have a great Wednesday evening,
Mr. Hubbard
Homework for the week:
Math
Page 249 1-25 all due Thursday
Page 254 1-21 odds AND page 256 1-23 odds due Friday
Appositives:
This one is due on Thursday.
This one is due on Friday
Science
Soft Text... read and answer questions pgs. 128-131 make vocab. cards (Water Cycle retest 1/23 @ noon)
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