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Tuesday, October 28th
Students continue to master the skill of dividing fractions with other fractions. Students should utilize the process of KSF (Keep, Switch, Flip).
HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 28TH
Skills Practice Divide Fractions HW for 10-28-2014
Monday, October 27th
Students began dividing fractions today in class. The concept of a reciprocal (“to flip”)was introduced as well. Here are the steps to dividing fractions:
1. Rewrite the first fraction (Keep)
2. Change the division symbol to multiplication (Switch)
3. Write the reciprocal of second fraction (Flip)
4. Follow normal multiplication of fractions rules (multiply numerators & multiply denominators……try to cross cancel if you can!)
5. Reduce your answer to simplest form – If answer is improper fraction, change back to a mixed number.
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 27TH
Thursday, October 23rd
We worked on cross cancellation again today in class. It seems students are still struggling to determine what the best number is to reduce by (diagonally). I’ve attached the instructions on how to cross cancel once again below if students need help remembering the process.
Cross Canceling when Multiplying Fractions
HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 23RD
Multiplying Frac Cross Canceling Side 2 HW for 10-23-2014
Wednesday, October 22nd
Today in class, students learned how to utilize cross canceling in their efforts to multiply fractions. Cross canceling can help students to avoid such large numbers in the numerator and denominator when multiplying fractions. Please see the attachment below to better understand the method of cross cancellation!
Tuesday, October 21st
Students moved with ease into multiplying fractions today during class!
Step 1: Multiply numerators
Step 2: Multiply denominators
Step 3: Simplify your answer!
HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 21ST
Lesson 2-2 B Multiply Fractions HW for 10-21-2014
Monday, October 20th
Students continued working with adding & subtracting fractions with UNLIKE denominators today in class. This skill was learned & mastered in 5th grade, so our time spent in class is simply a review of an old skill. Interestingly enough, students are really having to stretch their thinking as we revisit this skill.
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 20TH
Friday, October 17th
Yeah it’s Friday!!!
Missing Monday put us a day behind and unfortunately, that pushed a homework out to Friday night! Sorry folks! We have a certain point in our curriculum that we have to hit and that translated into Friday night homework….(sad face). The homework focuses on adding & subtracting fractions with UNLIKE denominators. This is an old skill from 5th grade so with a review in class and working MANY of the problems from the worksheet, students should not have too hard of a time completing their assignment!
HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH
Lesson 6-4 Adding and Subtracting UNLIKE denominators
Thursday, October 16th
Students reviewed the steps to adding and subtracting fractions with LIKE denominators today in class. Most students remembered this skill from 5th grade and picked back up on it like riding a bicycle! We will check this tomorrow in class! Remember!!! Reduce your answer to simplest form!
HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
Adding Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
Wednesday, October 15th
The beginning of our unit on fractions includes learning how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers as well as to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions. Students were given the procedures during class today to make these conversions and many examples were worked together to ensure understanding and accuracy.
HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
School Bus Fractions improper fractions to mixed number
School Bus Fractions mixed number to improper fractions