Today you will have an opportunity to Show What You Know about Geometry.
December 15:
Click here to access the answers to last night's practice problems. Today in class we will discover the formulas for the circumference and area of circles. We will review for tomorrow's Show What You Know about Geometry (click here for the "I Can" statements that you need to have mastered). The best way to review for this is to make sure you can work all the practice problems from the Geometry Worksheet as well as the Transformations Worksheet and the Area & Perimeter Worksheet we checked today in class.
December 14:
Click here to access the practice problems for perimeter and area. These are due at the beginning of class tomorrow. Today we will finish our notes and work examples for perimeter and area of triangles and quadrilaterals. We will also read the book "Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi" to lead in to tomorrow's lesson on circumference and area of circles.
December 13:
Hope you enjoyed your SNOW DAY!!!!
December 8:
Today we will finish exploring transformations, including dilations.
Exploring Dilations
Exploring Lengths in Dilations
Test Yourself
Test Yourself on a Coordinate Plane
December 7:
Click here to access the website we will use in class today to explore translations and reflections on a coordinate plane.
December 6:
Today we will check the answers to our Geometry practice problems and correct the problems from our Show What You Know about Fractions, Decimals, and Percents. You will also have an opportunity to practice plotting points using the online games (See Sixth Grade Resources - Geometry - Plotting Points Games).
December 3:
Today we will review how to plot points on a coordinate plane and you will have some time to continue working on the practice problems that are due Monday. You can also play games from the 6th grade resources page that practice plotting points.
December 2:
Today we will continue classifying quadrilaterals. You will also have some time to begin working on the practice problems that are due at the beginning of class on Monday. Click here for the practice problems.
December 1:
Today we will classify quadrilaterals and play online games to practice the topics we have studied the past couple of days.
November 30:
Today we will explore the Triangle Sum Theorem, Triangle Inequality Theorem and Classifying Triangles. (See Geometry Unit - Polygons Section and Classifying Triangles Section) Click here for the exploratory website for the triangle sum theorem.
November 29:
Today we will begin our geometry unit. We will review lots of previous vocabulary words and learn a couple of new ones too! (See Geometry Unit - Basic Vocabulary Section & Classifying Angles Section)
November 22:
Click here to access the answers and how to work each problem from the practice problems for percent applications. Be sure you know how to work each of these problems as well as the practice problems from Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (click here for the solutions we worked in class) for the Show What You Know tomorrow.
November 18:
Today and tomorrow we will be working on practice problems for percent applications to review for Tuesday's Show What You Know. Click here to access the problems.
November 17:
Today we will explore percents of increase and decrease. We will be having a Show What You Know about Fractions, Decimals, and Percents next Tuesday. You might want to start now reviewing the videos, games, and practice problems from the blog. Click here to access the "I Can" Statements that you need to have mastered to be successful on this assessment.
November 16:
Today we will practice percent applications through different stations.
Station 1 - Restaurant
Station 2 - First Paycheck
Station 3 - Shopping Spree
Station 4 - Troy's Toys- you only need to play Level One
November 12:
Today we will look at percent applications such as sales tax, tips, interest, and discounts.
Online practice problems:
Troy's Toys
November 11:
Today we will begin finding the percent of a number.
Online practice problems:
Percent of Number
November 10:
Today you will complete practice problems for converting fractions, decimals, and percents.
Online video tutorials:
Ali's Corner - Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Conversions: Fractions - Decimals - Percents
Online practice games:
Fraction Parachutes
SupermathsWorld - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Equivalence. Be sure to play all three levels.
CyberChase
Matched Pairs
Online worksheets:
Kuta Software - practice problems on pages 1 and 2; answers on pages 3 and 4
November 9:
Today we will continue our laptop introduction. At the end of the tutorials you should be able to save to your H: drive and save to your Skydrive. You should also be able to email an attachment. Please let me know if you have trouble with any of these skills. You also need to be working on the corrections for your Show What You Know about Decimal Operations. Reminder that if you want to reassess, you need to complete the form on the Home Page of this blog.
November 8:
Yeah! The laptops have finally arrived!! We will review the laptop expectations and then begin the laptop introduction designed by the digital curriculum team. To access this lesson, go to the OPS Homepage and click on OPS Education Portal.
October 22:
Today we will be checking the answers to a lot of practice problems we have been working on, and you will begin working on a few more practice problems for decimal operations. Click here to access the practice problems that we started working on in class today.
October 21:
Today we will work with converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. Be sure that you are working to master all four of the decimal operations because a Show What You Know about Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Decimals is coming soon! You can play any of the games that I have previously listed or work any of the practice problems from worksheets that I have listed. You also need to complete the worksheet which reviews finding the missing number. It is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
October 19:
Today we started dividing decimals.
Online worksheets to practice dividing decimals:
Dividing a decimal by a whole number - Click on Show Answers in the top left hand corner to check
Dividing a decimal by a decimal - Click on Show Answers in the top left hand corner to check
Dividing decimals - all types - Scroll to the last page for answers
Online games to practice dividing decimals:
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Decimals. The Hard Level practices dividing decimals.
October 6:
Today we will begin multiplying decimals.
Click here to access the interactive video we used in class. After the intro, you will need to click on Lessons and select Multiplication and Division of Decimals.
Online games to practice multiplying decimals:
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Decimals. The Medium Level practices multiplying decimals.
Decimal Speedway
October 5:
Today we will finish the Show What You Know about Fraction Operations that we worked on in class yesterday. We will also review adding and subtracting decimals.
Online games to practice place value of decimals:
Place Value Pirates
Scooter Quest
Online games to practice comparing and ordering decimals:
Builder Ted
Arranging Picture Frames
Decimal Tug of War
Decimal Cards
Award Medals
Online games to practice adding and subtracting decimals:
Circle Sum of 3
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Decimals. The Easy Level practices adding and subtracting decimals.
XP Math - Adding Decimals
XP Math - Subtracting Decimals
Hoops Game - Subtracting Decimals
IXL Math
October 1:
Today will be our final day of practice before you have an opportunity to Show What You Know about Fraction Operations. Click here for the practice problems that we completed in class.
September 27:
Today we will continue adding and subtracting fractions, including mixed numbers. These problems can get a little tricky so here are a few videos to review.
Online games to practice adding and subtracting fractions, including mixed numbers:
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Fractions 4. Be sure to play all three levels.
September 24:
Today we will review how to add and subtract fractions. Here are the practice problems to be completed for class on Monday.
September 23:
Here is the site that I have been using in class for the prison cell problem.
Also, here is the puzzler site that I have been using in class. Can you figure out how to determine the circled number?
September 22:
Today we will be looking at the multiples of a number and finding the least common multiple.
Online practice for multiples of a number:
Carroll Diagrams for Multiples
Venn Diagrams for Multiples
Sleeboz Stampede
September 20:
Today we will begin dividing fractions.
Videos to review for dividing fractions:
Pearson Prentice Hall - dividing a fraction by a fraction
Online practice for dividing fractions:
XP Math
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Fractions 3. Choose the Medium Level to practice dividing fractions or choose the Hard Level to practice multiplying and dividing mixed numbers.
Math Playground
September 16:
Today we will continue practicing multiplying fractions. We will also review for tomorrow's Show What You Know. This assessment will address the first six "I Can" Statements for this unit. You can review by watching the lesson videos, playing the online games, and working practice problems from the worksheets posted.
September 14:
Today we will begin multiplying fractions.
Online practice for multiplying fractions:
XP Math
Math Playground
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Fractions 3. Choose the Easy Level to practice multiplying fractions.
On Friday, you will have an opportunity to Show What You Know about order of operations, factors, prime factorization, simplifying fractions, multiplying fractions, and dividing fractions (that's a lot of stuff!!). Be sure to spend some time this week preparing for this assessment.
September 13:
Today we will convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. We will also go over the answers to the practice problems for order of operations, factors, and prime factorization.
Online practice for converting mixed numbers to improper fractions:
Balloon Match
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Fractions 2. Choose the Medium and Hard Levels to practice converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
September 10:
Today we will begin simplifying fractions. Click here to access the notes from today's lesson.
Online games for simplifying fractions:
Fishy Fractions
City Lights
Rename to Lowest Terms
Super Maths World - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Fractions 1. Choose the Hard Level to simplify fractions.
September 9:
Click here to access the practice problems for order of operations, factors, and prime factorization. Please have these problems ready to go over during class on Monday, Sept. 13.
September 8:
Today we will be working on finding the factors of a number and determining the prime factorization of a number. Click here to access the notes from today's lesson.
Here are the Guess My Number cards that I used in class. Can you figure out how I guessed the right number every time? Remember the hint - it has to do with exponents.
Here are some videos on finding factors and prime factorization.
Here are some additional practice worksheets you can use to practice prime factorization.
Mathematical Maples
Answers to Mathematical Maples
Versatiles
Answers to Versatiles
Here are some online games you can play to practice factors, prime, and composite.
This site gives you all the factors of any number from 2 to 1,000.
Factor -Tetris
Factor Game
Factor Trees
Sliding Factors
Factors Venn Diagram
Prime Numbers Bubble Pop
Factors of a Number
Divisibility Rules
Factor Dogs
Prime or Composite
Prime Factorization - you will need to use the code 089owen for this site. Then click on Number. Finally, select Factors and Multiples. Play the Hard Level to practice prime factorization.
September 7:
Today in class we will be finishing our Show What You Know about Data Displays. We will also be finishing our lesson on exponents and order of operations. See September 2 posting for additional information about this lesson.
September 2:
Tomorrow you will show what you know about data displays. You can review the videos that I have uploaded below as well as review your notes and the practice problems that we did in class.
Today we will also begin working with exponents and order of operations. Click here to view today's lesson. (You will want to refer to the home page of this blog for instructions on how to view notebook software files at home.)
Here is the Order of Operations Song we viewed in class. Play it over and over. Get it stuck in your head!!
Here are some worksheets you can use to practice order of operations.
The Official White House
Answers to Official White House
Skipping Stones
Answers to Skipping Stones
Here are some websites you can use to practice order of operations:
Order of Operations Four
E-Lab Order of Operations
Exploring Order of Operations
The Order of Operations Millionaire
Here are some websites you can use to practice evaluating exponents.
Saxon Math - Comparing Numbers with Exponents
Slider Math
August 29:
This past week we reviewed different data displays, including bar graphs, line plots, stem & leaf plots, and box & whiskers plots. Click here to access the practice problems for this material. I have also posted some videos below for you to review these concepts.
Box & Whiskers Plot Interactive
Online Practice Problems:
Interpreting Line Plots
Interpreting Bar Graphs
More Interpreting Bar Graphs
Interpreting Line Graphs
More Interpreting Line Graphs
Interpreting Stem & Leaf Plots
More Interpreting Stem & Leaf Plots
Calculate Mean, Median, Mode, Range from Data Displays
More Calculate Mean, Median, Mode, Range from Data Displays
Interpreting Box & Whiskers Plots
More Interpreting Box & Whiskers Plots
Box & Whiskers Plot Interactive
August 23:
If you had trouble with the "Math Riddles" basic skills review, you may want to continue practicing these skills using these websites.
Division - Snork's Long Division Game
Multiplication - Smart Kiddies Long MultiplicationMultiplication - Missing Digit
Multiplication - More Smart Kiddies Long Multiplication
Addition - Learning to Carry
Addition - Smart Kiddies Add Six-Digit Numbers
Addition - Smart Kiddies Add Three Rows
Subtraction - Smart Kiddies Subtract Five-Digit Numbers
Subtraction - Smart Kiddies Subtract From Multiples of 10,000
Subtraction - Under the Sea Subtract Three-Digit Numbers
All Operations - Double Digits
All Operations - Drag and Drop
You will have a chance to "Show What You Know" about statistics on Wednesday. Click here to review the material for the assessment.
August 18:
Please complete these problems for Friday, 8-20.
Online Practice Problems:
Calculating Mean, Median, Mode, Range
More Calculating Mean, Median, Mode, Range
Find the Missing Number
More Find the Missing Number
August 16:
Here are the statistics skills and concepts we will be working to master. Please complete these problems for Friday, 8-20.
Online Practice Problems:
Calculating Mean, Median, Mode, Range
More Calculating Mean, Median, Mode, Range
Find the Missing Number
More Find the Missing Number
August 16:
August 13:
Latest Trick -- Magic Gopher -- Do you remember how it works? (yes...it has to do with mathematics!)Complete the Math Riddles worksheet (without a calculator). Be sure to save all your "scrap paper."
