Math Class #1

We have completed our first full week of school.  It was a real exciting and successful week!
We began our week by creating a math project called "The Math In Me". Students shared numerical facts about themselves, in mathematical equations, and created beautiful projects that are displayed in the 4th floor hallway. It was  invigorating for me to see how all the students were all   engaged as they made up mathematical expressions to equal the facts they were expressing. They enjoyed the projects and were proud to see their projects hanging in the hallway.
As they worked on the projects they also learned how to follow directions, how to plan first, to check their work,to work independently, to ask for help when necessary, to work quietly, and to put away their supplies when done.
Thank you parents for helping your children bring in pictures of themselves.
We begin our math class by filling in a chart counting what number day of the school year it is, and writing the day as a fraction of 100, a percent, and if the number is prime or composite.

After our exciting introduction to the world of numbers we began learning the first chapter in our math book- Whole Numbers.
We split into 3 math groups so each student can learn at their level and pace.
We covered: reading and writing numbers up to the millions in standard form, word form and expanded form. Most of the students, after a quick review, remembered the place value from previous years and were able to identify  the value of each digit in a number up to the millions place.
Students spun a 10 sided die, and used the digit they spun to create a number with that digit in a specified place value.
Other students found all the prime numbers through 100. They wrote these  numbers on bananas and we hung them on our palm tree in the back of the class room- The message of the tree is "Go Bananas for Math!"
Looking forward to the coming week:
1. We are going to be introducing a behavior modification system where students can earn dollars for doing their work, proper behavior, being on time, having all their work and supplies and being organized.
2. We are going to be having quizzes on multiplication facts. The purpose is to increase the students' fluency of the multiplication table.
3. Please make sure your child has the following supplies daily:
   A) Binder- can be the same binder used for other subjects with a divider for Math.
   B) Math Journal-composition notebook
   C) Pencil Case with pencils, markers, scissors, glue, eraser, color pencils,
   D) 12inch ruler
I am looking forward to another exciting week of math!!