Welcome to the Math Blog!!!

Below you will find information on each new skill that we are working on. It will be updated each week to include: what we are working on, steps to find the information, and some way to practice the skill. Your child also has a study guide he or she can use to help him or her practice these skills.


Wednesday, January 26, 2011

New Unit

We have begun a new unit in math. The unit deals with 2-D shapes. This week we are working on congruence. Below you will find tutorials and practice sites on congruence:

Tutorials:

Encyclopedia for kids
Teaching Congruence
Online Math Learning for Congruence

Practice:
Harcourt's Congruent or Similar
Math at a Glance and congruent figures
Congruent or Similar

Have a wonderful week and remember, the assessment is Tuesday! :)
Mrs. S. Hallum

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Upcoming Week

Just a reminder that next week will be a little different. We will doing a fractions performance assessment on Wednesday and Thursday. This will assess the student's understanding on the following skills:

Comparing fractions
Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
Simplifying Fractions
Finding Equivalent Fractions
Modeling Multiplication and Division of Fractions

If you need any help with the above skills, then please scroll down and look at the tutorials and practice sights listed.

Enjoy your MLK Holiday!