Summary of class, Monday, April 11, 2011

Mr. McDonnell wanted his class to bring their book bag, but some people didn’t bring them. So, he reminded them to bring their book bags then he spanked the students who forgot.

Summary of Book Cover, Monday, April 11, 2011

Nick Allen wanted a pen to be called a Frindle, but his teacher didn’t . So, his friends started using the word, then it spread everywhere.

Summary of Chapter 1, Monday, April 11. 2011

Nick wanted to cause problems in his class, but he got Janet in trouble. So, he said sorry and told her the secret. Then they made the bird sound and drove their teacher nuts.

Summary of Class, Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mr. Mac wanted to show us how to use Google Docs, But he hit the wrong key and erased his work. So, he had to retype his summaries, then his class wrote a summary for Chapter 2.

2. Make a fact family with these numbers: 3, 18, 6

2. How is division like multiplication?

4. List the steps to solve this divsion problem if you didn’t know the multiplication fact to help you.  24 divided by 6

Mr. James has 5 cats.  Each cat has 8 babies.  How many babies are there all together?

2. Use the following words and make up your own multiplication word problem.  Use EACH, PER, EVERY, ONE, APIECE or GROUPS in your word problem.

3. How is multiplication like addition?  Give me the addition sentence that goes with 3X6

1.

2.

3.

Explain which addition strategy you would use and why for the following problems.

1. 5+5

2. 9+3

3. 7+8

4. 6+4

 5. Make an addition word problem using a key word.

You and your group have been given $100 for your weekend camping trip.  You have to plan breakfast, lunch and dinner for 4 people.  Tell us what your group will be eating on Saturday and Sunday for each meal and how much it will cost per item.  Make sure you buy enough for everybody.  Also, the meals need to be balanced and healthy.  (Not just candy bars) Go to some grocery sites to find real prices to use in your work, there are some links below to help you get started.

Step 1. Write out the menu that you would like to have.

Step 2. Write down the cost of the items next to each item and see if you have enough money.

Step 3. Put your completed menu with prices on the blog.

http://www.aulsuperstore.com/

http://www.albertsons.com/store/?market=10005

http://albertsons.shoplocal.com/albertsons/default.aspx?action=browsepageflash&storeid=2408177&rapid=402301&prvid=albertsons-070523-DW&promotioncode=albertsons-070523-DW&fsid=128244046604156253

 http://www.tomthumb.com/storefinder/sixframeset.asp?mainurl=http://tomthumb1.inserts2online.com/storeReview.jsp?drpStoreID=3621

1.  Name the 2 units for METRIC capacity and give their abbreviations.

2. List the units for CUSTOMARY capacity from greatest to least and give their abbreviations.

3. Which capacity units measure similar amounts in metric and customary?

Example: inch and centimeter are small units for length.

4. Name 4 facts that you should know from your gallon man. (customary capacity)

5. Make 2 questions for other groups to answer. Ex: How many quarts are in a gallon?

1.  List the all the customary units you would use to measure the weight of something from least to greatest.

2. List all the metric units you would use to measure the weight of something from greatest to least.

3. Name 3 things you would measure using pounds.

4. Name 3 things you would measure using ounces or grams.

1.  Solve the following problem and explain step by step how you did it.

    45 X 6. 

2. Write a multiplication word problem for other groups to solve that has 2 digits times 1 digit. Be sure to use key words!!

(Don’t copy mine!!) Example: Mr. Schweers has 32 students in his class. He decides to give each of his students $8 for behaving so well while he was away.  How much money will Mr. Schweers have to get from the bank? 

3.  Measure the perimeter of a student Math book in centimeters and put the answer.

4. Name 2 units that could be used to measure long distances like from Irving to Mexico.