Fractions, Fractions, and more Fractions!!! We are still working on......you guessed it, Fractions! We started our really basic two weeks ago and reviewed some 2nd grade concepts of what a fraction is (part of a whole) and we revisited how to write fractions in several different ways. Last week we focused on comparing fractions. Which fraction is larger or smaller or equal? We played Level 1 of our Fraction Taco game last week and really had a blast. We had a short assessment this past Friday on Fractions of a Whole, Fractions of a Set, and Comparing Fractions. Look for that in your child's Tuesday Newsday this week.
This week we will concentrate on making equal fractions. We we will learn why 1/2 and 2/4 are indeed the very same thing. We will practice this concept by playing level 2 in our Fraction Taco Game! We also will be talking about making models with fractions. You will see this in your child's HW this week. They will need to read a word problem very carefully and illustrate exactly what it says, so that they can answer the given question in the word problem. I tell the kids that the most important thing in Fractions is to read the directions very carefully and identify exactly what the problem is asking for. So many want to skim over the directions and make an educated guess as to what they are supposed to do. It has proven disastrous when working with Fractions!
Last Thursday we finished devoting class time to our Landform project and moved on Natural Resources on Friday. The kids really seemed to have a firm grasp on what a Natural Resource is and I was really pleased with some of their insightful comments during discussion. This week we are going to dive a little further and learn about renewable and non-renewable resources, where these things are found, and how we can conserve on Earth.
Looking forward to it! Any questions about content, please just shoot me a quick email and ask. :)
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