It's Friday! No Homework!
In class today we are going to see what we remember for the week.....10 questions covering integers and the numberline and also the coordinate grid.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
What's the point?
The point is today we are talking about the Coordinate Plane a.k.a Coordinate Grid. We will be building on the students prior knowledge of coordinates and plotting them on the Coordinate Grid.
WHOOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First I want to say how proud I am of all the 6th grade students. This year is the first year I have ever had to teach Integers (Positive and Negative Numbers) and they are doing great. Yesterday we learned about Addition and Subtraction of Integers and sadly I realized at the end of the day that we are not responsible for that content. AHHHHHH, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO LEARN THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I am sad to report that a whole day was lost, not wasted, on Addition and Subtraction of Integers.
Sorry :(
Mrs. White
Sorry :(
Mrs. White
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
HOMEWORK - 10/12/11
SORRY FOR THE HOMEWORK TONIGHT BUT IN MY BRAIN IT IS STILL TUESDAY. WE DO HAVE A WORKSHEET TO BE COMPLETED TONIGHT ABOUT ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS POST AND LISTEN TO THE SONG.
FOR THE WORKSHEET - YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, USE 1 OF THE METHODS WE LEARNED IN CLASS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
FOR THE WORKSHEET - YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, USE 1 OF THE METHODS WE LEARNED IN CLASS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING INTEGERS
Today we are going to begin talking about adding and subtracting integers. We may not make it to subtraction today, if not we will get to it tomorrow.We will be using hands on materials, the Smart Board, simple plus and minus signs, and the numberline to help us achieve our goal for the day. We will also discuss the integer rules that apply to addition and subtraction. However that is not my ultimate goal for the day.
The following video is a cute way to remember the rules for addition with integers.
The only thing you need to know for subtraction is to use the Additive Inverser (a.k.a - Add the Oppposite) When you add the opposite in the problem you will make the problem addition and then you follow the addition rules.
The following video is a cute way to remember the rules for addition with integers.
The only thing you need to know for subtraction is to use the Additive Inverser (a.k.a - Add the Oppposite) When you add the opposite in the problem you will make the problem addition and then you follow the addition rules.
I AM A DAY LATE WELCOMING EVERYONE BACK...SORRY
Yesterday was kind of a blur. So I need to welcome everyone back.
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!
We began talking about number lines and integers (positive and negative numbers)
In class students were to create a K-W-L chart on the back of their homework page. They were to write what they Know and Want to know in class. After the lesson they were instructed to fill in any information they learned.
Also they were assigned the back side of the worksheet. On this they were supposed to use the vocabulary associated with Positives and Negatives to help them complete the assignment. For example, a question might have said "write the integer for a deposit of $20." They would first look at the keyword deposit and know if that relates to positive or negative to determine if they use a (-) or a (+) sign in front of the number given. In this example the answer would have been +$20.
Also from the worksheet they were to answer questions about absolute value (the distance away from 0). This is always a positive number because it is talking about distance. Absolute value questions are written using a sympol that looks like 2 parallel lines. Between the parallel lines is a number, either positive or negative and they are to determine how far that number is from 0. The realized really quickly that this is always a positve of the number inside the parallel lines. For example, the absolute value of -2 is written like this, l -2 l. The answer is 2 because on the numberline -2 is 2 spaces from 0.
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!
We began talking about number lines and integers (positive and negative numbers)
In class students were to create a K-W-L chart on the back of their homework page. They were to write what they Know and Want to know in class. After the lesson they were instructed to fill in any information they learned.
Also they were assigned the back side of the worksheet. On this they were supposed to use the vocabulary associated with Positives and Negatives to help them complete the assignment. For example, a question might have said "write the integer for a deposit of $20." They would first look at the keyword deposit and know if that relates to positive or negative to determine if they use a (-) or a (+) sign in front of the number given. In this example the answer would have been +$20.
Also from the worksheet they were to answer questions about absolute value (the distance away from 0). This is always a positive number because it is talking about distance. Absolute value questions are written using a sympol that looks like 2 parallel lines. Between the parallel lines is a number, either positive or negative and they are to determine how far that number is from 0. The realized really quickly that this is always a positve of the number inside the parallel lines. For example, the absolute value of -2 is written like this, l -2 l. The answer is 2 because on the numberline -2 is 2 spaces from 0.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES........SOLVED
So we've all been having trouble using the blog lately. Some haven't been able to join and others cannot post comments. I think we've got it figured out.
If you have not joined yet or haven't been able to join here's what you need to do.
1.) click join
2.) you do not have to have any of the email accounts listed. If you do you can log in with them. If not click on create a Google account. This will allow you to use your regular email address to log in.
For those of you who have already joined but were struggling with posting. I believe that problem has been fixed. If you Woul like to test it out just comment to this post with "OK" as your comment.
Thanks so much
Mrs. White
If you have not joined yet or haven't been able to join here's what you need to do.
1.) click join
2.) you do not have to have any of the email accounts listed. If you do you can log in with them. If not click on create a Google account. This will allow you to use your regular email address to log in.
For those of you who have already joined but were struggling with posting. I believe that problem has been fixed. If you Woul like to test it out just comment to this post with "OK" as your comment.
Thanks so much
Mrs. White
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