Dividing Decimals is on the menu for this week!!!

Here's a quick overview of the week

Monday - Change Decimals to Fractions
Tuesday and Wednesday - Divide  Decimals
Thursday - Review for test
Friday - Test of Decimals

Monday

Today I'm going to discuss changing decimals to fractions.

Decimal to Fractions Flippable

I will definitely do some Plicker problems as a way to assess students.  Have you tried using Plickers?  It is definitely worth your time if you haven't yet.  I love them.  The students really like to use them as well.  Double Bonus!!!  When doing Plicker problems, I just have students work them on a scratch sheet of paper instead of including them in the journal.

Monday's Assignment is out of the textbook.  Pg. 202 #12-21


Tuesday

Today I will start on dividing decimals.  I got the flippable out of a bundle that I bought last year.  Not sure if you purchased it as well, but I am glad to share it with you if you didn't.  Below is the journal entry and the inside view of the flippable.

Dividing Decimals Flippable

Today's entry takes two pages.  Below is the second page.

Tuesday Assignment comes from the textbook again.  YAY!!!  Pg. 52 9-11 and Pg. 58 18-22.

Wednesday 

We'll still be dividing decimals.  Students will have the opportunity to work problems in groups. I usually give students 3 to 4 problems to work.  Then we discuss the answers as a group.

There will be Plicker problems today too.  I haven't decided what problems I'm going to use at this point.

Wednesday Assignment - A page out of the workbook, Homework Practice #4-11

Thursday

This is review day.  The test will cover this week's and last week's objectives.  Today is an abbreviated day for us.  I will only see students for a short time today.  Half of the day is a reward day for students.  We call is Survivor Day.  We reward student that have passes all their classes and turn in all their work with time to play games and participate in certain activities.  The assignment for today is a study guide.  I just about have it ready.  If you would like a copy, just feel free to ask, and I'll be more than glad to share.

Friday

Test day.  Not really much to stay about today other than, the students will be taking a test.

I hope you have a great week.  Please, Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with.

Next week, I'll be moving onto Percents!!

This week, We're moving onto decimals!!!

Here's a quick overview of the week.

Monday and Tuesday - Convert Fraction to Decimals
Wednesday and Thursday - Multiply decimals
Friday - Quiz

Monday

I will introduce writing fractions as decimals.  Below is a picture of the day's journal entry.

Here is the flippable for the day ~ Dividing Fractions Flippable
When dividing, I like to provide grid paper for students so that are able to keep numbers lined up.

I just love it when I can use the book.  This week assignments will come from the text book and workbook.  No Worksheets this week, which is rare for me.  Today's assignment is Pg. 206 11 - 14, 19-21

Tuesday

Students will continue to practice converting fractions to decimals with a partner or in groups.  I haven't quite decided yet.

Below is a picture of last years entry.

The idea is to color the fraction and it's decimal form the same color.  I'm not sure why 0.512 is colored orange.  Students must show work, hopefully students will put on the bottom part of the page so it is easy to find.

Homework for Tuesday comes from the workbook.  Not sure what page number as I do not have a workbook with me at this time.  Students will be assigned #7-14.

Here is the template for today's work.  Template  As you can see I wrote in the fractions and decimals, hence why I provided the template.

Wednesday

I will introduce Multiplying Decimals.  I will come back and pick up converting decimals to fractions next week.  Below is the journal entry for the day.

Here's the day's flippable.  Multiplying Decimals Flippable

Homework for Wednesday is Pg. 40 #11-17, 23.


Thursday 

Today is a group work day.  I will give students three or four problems to work in groups.  Now that I'm thinking about it.  I may use the template from Tuesday.  Just a thought.

I have a PowerPoint that I put together.  Basically, students have to tell me where the decimal should be placed, and justify their answer.  I tried to upload the PowerPoint through Google Drive, but it didn't quite work.  If you would like the PowerPoint, just holler at me.  I'll be glad to send it to ya!

The assignment for today is from the workbook, the odd problems.

Friday

Formal assessment time!  Students will take a quiz.
When I uploaded the quiz to Google Drive, it drastically changed the document.  So, I thought it would be best to just attach it to the email.

I hope this has been of some help to you.  I hope you have a great week.  Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Until next week ~ Jenn

Fall Break is over!  Sadface!!!  Oh well, it will be good to see the kiddos on Monday morning.  I hope you had a great week.  I fit in a good amount of retail therapy :) and some knitting to boot. I haven't knit anything in along while: it was good to give my hands a workout.  I decided I would knit a sweater for my little fur-boy, Luke.  He will be a year old in a couple of days.  I got him last December when he was just a 2 pound puppy.  I have waited till now to knit him something because I wanted him to be done growing.  With cool weather just around the corner, a sweater for him was on my to-do list.  I can't resist but to share some pics of Luke in his new duds.

He is great help when it comes to grading papers.  NOT!  He likes to walk all over them, but he does make for great company.  I love my little Luker!!  <3

Enough about Luke!  On to the important stuff.

My objectives for this week are to cover multiplying and dividing mixed numbers.  I decided to skip adding and subtracting mixed numbers for now.  At this point, I do not think I will teach the process of adding and subtracting mixed numbers, but discuss it and show students how to do it using a calculator.  This is all due to the fact that I feel behind. ugh.  I hate that feeling.

A good thing about multiplying and dividing mixed numbers is that I will make Monday and Tuesday's assignment from the text book. YAY!!  On Monday for homework, students will be assigned Pg. 114 #14-20.  On Tuesday, Pg. 132 #12-19. 

Wednesday, students will spend time working word problems that have mixed numbers.  I'm looking forward to this day.  To add a little spice to the word problems, I am going to use QR codes.  I did not use QR codes at all last year, and I'm not even sure why.  Anywho, I'm definitely going to use them this week.  I used problems that were in the book, the additional examples in the margin of the teacher's edition, and some problems from one of the problem solving masters for classwork and homework problems. Here's the Classwork Problems.  I made the problems so students would cut them out and glue them into their journals. Here's the assignment.

I have decided to give 9 weeks test this year.  On Friday students will be taking their 9 weeks test.  Thursday, I will spend time reviewing with students.

Well, I think that does it for this entry.  I hope you have a great week.  Please let me know if there is anything that I can help you with.

~Jenn