TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

The blog seems to be having technical difficulties at the moment. I know you guys are able to see the blog and are just having trouble posting. I have people looking into the issues and so because I still want to give you extra credit just you can send me an email to cindy.white@ballard.kyschools.us

Please stay tuned and I will let you know as soon a possible when the issues have be fixed.


Thanks a bunch
Mrs. White

EXTRA CREDIT OR EXTRA PRACTICE

http://www.math6.org/fraction_ready/4.7.htm

Click Learning Center and Complete the following:

• Work through Mixed Numbers Guided Practice
• Complete Mixed Numbers Drill
• Work through Improper Fractions Guided Practice
• Complete Improper Fractions Drill

Click Practice Center and Complete the following:

• Lesson Quiz

For extra credit - Click comment at the bottom of this post and then copy and paste your Lesson Quiz results, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME in the post.

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!!!!

I have been hearing that you guys are unable to leave a comment. In the photo below I have made some notes for you. When you go to the blog, make sure you click the member sign in link below all the members, after you have successfully logged in your user information will be located above the members list. At this time you will be able to make a comment to any post. I did test this out and it did work for me. Let me know if there are any more issues. Click the image for a larger view.

Mrs. White is offering extra credit and you don't have to do any math?

That's right! Tell everyone because I want everyone to join the blog! This is an opportunity to get everyone on and get some extra credit too. Post a comment to my question and receive extra credit points......It's that easy!

What are your plans for fall break?

HELLO WEDNESDAY!!!!!

So if you are following I'm going to assume you do not need me to tell you what is going on tomorrow in math. Blink real quick and you won't see it on the screen.

THE TEST IS TOMORROW!

Today in class we are doing a final review of all the content and playing a game to study together for the test.

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DO YOU SUFFER FROM TEST ANXIETY?

If you ever find yourself FREAKING OUT when you get handed the math test and forget everything you have learned. For some tips head to the link below. There are many strategies for you if you do suffer from test anxiety. My whole life I have suffered with test anxiety and get extremely nervous and sick to my stomach and at times forget everything before I take a test. I got help and you can too, don't stress and check out the link.

Test Anxiety Tips | Free Test Anxiety Help for Students

TUESDAY

We will not be covering anything new today in class. We will begin our review process for the 6-Week Exam. The test again is Thursday and practice problems have been given to all students. Tonight they will complete the study packet. The test is 2 or 3 problems from each topic we have covered up to this point in the year. It is all multiple choice. Please Please study and be prepared for Thursday.

9/26/11 HOMEWORK

As we are gearing up for the 6 week test I have given a review packet. The last 4 problems were completed and checked in class. For homework complete the following problems.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40

I HOPE IT'S A MARVELOUS MONDAY FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!

Everyone repeat after me. "I CAN COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS" "I CAN COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS" "I CAN COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS" "I CAN COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS" "I CAN COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS"

Today we are going to take a break from finding common denominators and equivalent fractions so we can work on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators.

*if you need to you can change mixed number into improper fractions before you add or subtract. Just remember to change your answer back into a mixed number*

*if the denominators are the same you can add or subtract as the problem is written*

*if you have a whole number you will have to change it into a mixed number. Subtract 1 from the whole number and then create your fraction so it has the same denominator as the other fraction in the problem. Remember that a whole has the same numerator and denominator*

Happy Rainy Sunday

Hope everyone has had a super weekend. Please encourage all your friends to join the blog so we can really have some fun on here. Please Please Please remember to review for the test on Thursday, its a REALLY BIG deal. Also keep in mind that you need to make a C or better, if not you will be required to attend after school tutoring. The test will have 35 or 40 questions and will be all multiple choice.


I THINK YOU CAN! I KNOW YOU CAN!

IT'S FRIDAY IT'S FRIDAY IT'S FRIDAY IT'S FRIDAY IT'S FRIDAY

Nothing new today in class. We are going to be reviewing how to COMPARE & ORDER FRACTIONS. The homework assignment is to make sure the worksheet and Page 200 31-40 are complete for Monday. If students want to complete the remainder of the worksheet bonus points will be given.

Also please check out the extra credit opportunity that I posted yesterday. Please follow the directions to post your comment of the results.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS

HOMEWORK 9/22/11

PAGE 200 31-40
WORKSHEET (MOUSE AND PENQUIN - COMPLETE ONLY THE PROBLEMS UNDER THE ANIMAL, SHOULD BE 6 ON EACH SIDE)

REVIEW COMPARING AND ORDERING FRACTIONS

Because everyone seems to be struggling a little with comparing and ordering fractions please complete Page 200 31-40 for a homework grade.

LESSON QUIZ - COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS

IT'S THURSDAY IT'S THURSDAY IT'S THURSDAY!!!!

The weekend is almost here and I have Bar-B-Que on the brain. In fact I'm headed downtown tonight.

Today in class we will be reviewing:

Greatest Common Factor
Equivalent Fractions
Least Common Multiple
Comparing and Ordering Fractions

We will begin talking about Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

NO HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY

There is no homework assignment for tonight. That doesn't mean that you are free to forget what we learned today. Everything we talked about in class is below, you can review everything we did in class. When you get to class tomorrow you will be taking a 5 question LESSON QUIZ. The lesson quiz will be about COMPARING AND ORDERING FRACTIONS.

ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION

ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 ALL 6TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE TESTED OVER ALL MATH CONTENT STUDIED THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THE TEST WILL BE ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE.

PLEASE BE SURE TO REVIEW THE FOLLOWING CONTENT FOR THE TEST:

1. MULTIPLY WHOLE NUMBERS AND MULTI-DIGIT WHOLE NUMBERS.
2. DIVIDE WHOLE NUMBERS AND MULTI-DIGIT WHOLE NUMBERS. (LONG DIVISION)
3. PLACE VALUE
4. COMPARE DECIMALS TO THE 100ths AND 1000ths PLACE.
5. ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, & DIVIDE DECIMALS.
6. FACTOR, MULTIPLE, PRIME, COMPOSITE, LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE, GREATEST COMMON FACTOR.
7. DIVISIBILITY RULES
8. EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS
9. COMPARE AND ORDER FRACTIONS
10. MIXED NUMBERS AND IMPROPER FRACTIONS
11. ADDING & SUBTRACTING MIXED NUMBERS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS.
12. ADD & SUBTRACT MIXED NUMBERS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS.
13. ADD & SUBTRACT FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS.

LETS REVIEW AND COMPARE!!!!!!!

Lets review for a second, below are some questions to review EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

We will be using what we learned yesterday about EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS to compare and order fractions. In order to compare and order fractions the fractions must have the same denominator. This does not mean you can just change the denominator and you're finished. Sorry. You will have to create new fractions that are both EQUIVALENT and LIKE FRACTIONS.

EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

EXTRA PRACTICE-

MATHCHING EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_equivalent1.htm

9/20/11 HOMEWORK

CHAPTER 4 VOCABULARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
PAGE 188 21-36

Chapter 4 Crossword Clues

Across

1.  Fractions with the same denominators.

4. A fraction that has a numerator less than the denominator.

5. Different fractions that represent the same value, like 1/2 and 2/4, and 4/8.

6. A number is _______ by another number if the quotient is a whole number without a remainder.

11. When the greatest common factor of the numerator and the denominator is 1.

12. A number with more than two factors.

14. A number that only has two factors 1 and itself, like 11 or 3.

15. Renaming fractions so that they have the same denominator.

16. A decimal that does not end, like .33......

Down

2. A fraction that has a numerator greater than the denominator.

3. The largest common factor that are shared by two numbers.

7. Fractions with different denominators.

8. Whole numbers that are multiplied to find a product, 2 and 3 are factors of 6.

9. A decimal that stops, like .75 or .25.

10. A number written as the product of its prime factors.

13. A number that contains a whole number greater than 0 and a fraction.

 CHAPTER 4 VOCABULARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Math in Movies?!?!?!

Here is a funny clip from "Father of the Bride" where George Banks is having a fit over hot dog buns. This is actually a Least Common Multiple problem he is having. Maybe you have had this problem too. Why do the grocery stores sell more or less buns per package than the number of hot dogs per package?

HAPPY TUESDAY EVERYONE!!!!!

Today in class we will be doing a review of the following things

• Prime and Composite
• Divisibility Rules
• Least Common Multiple
• Greatest Common Factor

We will also begin talking about fractions.

FACTORS AND MULTIPLES

EXTRA PRACTICE AND FUN TOO!!!!!!!!!!! VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR FUN AND GAMES.

FACTORS & MULTIPLES JEOPARDY
http://www.math-play.com/Factors-and-Multiples-Jeopardy/Factors-and-Multiples-Jeopardy.html

GHOST BLASTERS
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters1/gbcd.html

9/19/11 HOMEWORK

PAGE 230 - #2, #3, #6, #7, #15, #16, #17, #18

INSTRUCTIONS

1. LIST ALL THE MULTIPLES OF EACH NUMBER.
2. CIRCLE THE COMMON MULTIPLES.
3. FIND THE LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE (LCM)

FOR MONDAY

1. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIME AND COMPOSITE NUMBERS.
2. REMEMBER HOW TO FIND FACTORS AND THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR (GCF).
3. STUDY DIVISIBILITY RULES FOR ANOTHER QUIZ.
4. FILL OUT THE K-W-L WORKSHEET ABOUT MULTIPLES AND LEAST COMMON MULTIPLES.

DIVISIBILITY

You have to know the divisibility rules, they can be very helpful when trying to figure out factors especially when you are dealing with numbers that are out of your comfort zone like 482.

Divisibility Rules

A number is divisible by ......

• 2 if the last digit of the number is an even number.
• 3 if the sum of all the digits in the number can be divided evenly by 3.
• 4 if the last 2 digits of the number can be evenly divided by 4.
• 5 if the last digit of the number is a 5 or 0.
• 6 if the the number is divisible by 2 and 3.
• 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.
• 10 if the last digit of the number is a 0.

CHECK OUT THE DIVISIBILITY RAP. Some of my students last year created this to the theme song of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." The lyrics are below.



Now this is the story (pause) all about how
divisibility rules gets used in the schools
and we’d like to take a minute just sit right down
We’ll tell you how to divide like the best in town

In Ballard County born and raised
In the classroom where we spend most of our days
Sittin back, list’nin, learnin all cool
Mrs. White teachin divisibility inside the school
She gave a couple problems, they were no good
we started having trouble in her neighborhood
She say 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Gotta follow the rules if you wanna win

So we listened to the rules and now we believing
You can divide by 2 is the last digits even

Divide by 3? It different you see
The sum of the digits has to divide by 3

The rule for 4 is about the last 2 digits
And if you can divide them by 4 do ya get it?

Dividin by 5 is easy you know
If the number end with 5 or 0

To divdide by 6 you gotta say yes
To 3 and 4 with success

Dividin by 9 is like 3 but this time
You add the digits and divide by 9

And then theres 10 its so easy
When the number ends in 0 it’s a breezy

She gave us some problems bout 12 or 13
And we yelled to the teacher “yo white this aint nothing”
Looked at the homework, we were done quick
Knowin the divisibility rules does the trick

ARE YOU UNDER A MATH CURSE?

Today for the first time ever I read an entire book to my class, each class, yes I read the same story 4 times. I might have it memorized. The "Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith is a great book to prove to kids that math is everywhere and it never goes away.

HOMEWORK HELP

Did you forget your math book, do you need homework help or do you just need help understanding a topic?

Please check our textbook website. It has the complete textbook online, video tutorials, examples, practice quizzes, and much more.

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9/14/11 Homework

Tonights homework is to complete Question 5 from the packet. You are being asked to list all the factors of each number. BE CAREFUL AND DON'T LEAVE ANY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In this the factors of 42 are listed in a T-Chart. This is the method that I find to be the most helpful. It helps most kids be mindful of ALL the factors and not leave any out.








*You know you have listed all the factors when you get to a point and the factor on the other side is either the same number, a consecutive number, or 2 numbers really close to each other.