Cerrito Creek

The Smart Board saw some action in 5th grade math as students practiced converting fractions and decimals on Arcademic Skillbuilders.

Math closed with a movement activity. Students bounced around three balloons – one with fractions, one with decimals, one with percents – and when the music stopped, they had to name the equivalents from each balloon.

Parent volunteers came in to help us stitch satchels for our Ft Ross costumes. Thank you especially to Elisabeth Ross for purchasing supplies and planning the design. Here, a student braids her strap.

The finished product – short of embroidery and other flourishes.

Homework:


Ft Ross Trade exchange worksheet


Math:
5th graders played a computer game to practice converting decimals to fractions and vice versa. They placed fractions on a percent number line on a worksheet. Math closed with a movement activity. Students bounced around three balloons – one with fractions, one with decimals, one with percents – and when the music stopped, they had to name the equivalents from each balloon. Download homework on yesterday's blog.


Fourth grade math 
In the purple group, we started with a mixed problem warm up.  We learned that 1 cup = 1/2 pint, so there are 2 pints in a quart.  Our question of the day was "How can we solve double-digit division problems mentally?"  Students practiced looking at problems like 318 ÷ 7 as 7 times what would equal 318, without going over?  After sharing strategies, we played an array game where students had to find missing factors for facts up through the 12s.

Fourth grade math homework, due tomorrow
Purple group:
Spend 20 minutes practicing 2 or 3 challenging multiplication fact families, using their student-made multiplication cards, Math Magician Multi, or one of the following games:  Pumpkin Multiples, Snowball Fight, orPatty's Paints (these 3 games can be used to practice 12's)
4th Grade Blue Group:  Today and yesterday the blue group worked in class on an assessment covering addition, subtraction and multiplication, including multi-step word problems.  Today we also played a multiplication game with dice that can be played at home to practice multiplication facts and addition or subtraction computation.  Some students began the next part of our study with division, practicing to break items into sets, and skip count to solve division problems.  Homework was not assigned but all students are encouraged to practice multiplication facts.