This lesson starts a new skill: Unit 14, simplifying expressions containing fractions, whole numbers, and decimals using the order of operations. This combines two earlier skills we learned: the order of operations (skill 7) and converting fractions to decimals (skill 4). The notes above show how we need to solve just one operation at aContinue reading “Order of operations: review”
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Get ahead topic: negative integers
In some classes today we took a few minutes to explore integers and negative numbers.
Multiplication: why does the standard algorithm work?
Today’s lesson examined why the standard algorithm for multiplication works so well. This is a quick review of skill 8.
Review: Fraction Division
Today’s lesson is a review of how to divide with fractions.
Dividing with fractions: shortcut
Today we noticed that there is a shortcut we can use to divide with fractions. This takes advantage of division being the opposite, or inverse, of multiplication. Here is our warm up and practice to complete each day.
Dividing with fractions
Good morning! Here’s our warm up for today: division worksheet. Please download it below. After your warm up, our topic is a new unit, Unit 11. In this skill, we begin learning how to divide with fractions. Here are our notes.
How to multiply mixed numbers
Today’s lesson continues with how to multiply fractions. We are looking at how to multiply mixed numbers which have fractions and whole numbers. Below are our notes and an exit ticket / review exercise.
Resources for reviewing your DLA
Congratulations on completing your District Learning Assessment (DLA)! As you know, this assessment covered the first ten skills we are learning (Units 1 to 10) and is also valuable preparation for STAAR. I’ve posted resources below which you can use to review your work: 1. DLA answer key showing the correct answers and solution possibilities.Continue reading “Resources for reviewing your DLA”
Resources for absent students
Hello! I will update this page with resources and classwork for students who are absent. I look forward to seeing you back in class soon! I will also prepare your laptop, math journal, and papers if you would like to arrange for them to be picked up from school. If you have any questions, pleaseContinue reading “Resources for absent students”
How to multiply fractions
Hello and welcome back to class! This week we are reviewing unit 10, which is how to multiply fractions. Today’s lesson focused on the three steps we need to know to multiply unit fractions. Here are our notes below. After copying down your notes, please complete the worksheet on multiplying fractions. It is posted below.
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