Monday Math test tomorrow

We had such a fun time reading this morning. We began the story, Mr. McBroom and the Big Wind. The students really enjoyed this Tall Tale. We read through and discussed our frequency words. I believe these words will help the students learn to read better and understand the meanings of more words. I ask the students to mark the words they don't know and then at the end of a column, we go back and discuss the meanings. Students also completed pg 96-97 in spelling

In math we reviewed for our test tomorrow. I will include some problems at the end of this blog. Then students were taught about Circle Graphs. Some will have taken it home as homework.

In Social Studies we are learning about the gold rush in Idaho. We are watching a short movie that explains about the goldrush, boom towns, and ghost towns.

Types of questions we will have on the test are: 1. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Problems 2. Place value; 3,914,078 using the number what digit is in the hundred thousands place. What is the value of the 7? The digit in the hundred thousands place is 9. The value of the 7 is 70. 3. Given a number line with whole numbers and fractions, be able to identify where fractions and mixed numbers would go. To help students with this, use a ruler. Find 3 3/4, or 2 5/8, students often forget to look at the whole number. 4. Change improper fractions to mixed numbers. 4 5/7 multiply the 4 times the 7 and then add the five to the product. That number is the numerator. The denominator is the same denominator in the original fraction. So 4 5/7 would be 33/7. Then be able to change an improper fraction into a mixed number.We do this by dividing the numerator by the denominator. Students have to be able to compare fractions. One way is the obvious way. 1/2 is less than 3/4. And 1 1/2 is less than 2 1/2. Those should be obvious. But if it is not obvious, find a common denominator, and then multiply each fraction by 2/2 or 3/3 or whatever identify fraction which will give you a common denominator. Then students must list them as 1/2<3/4 or whatever the problem is. Students will also have to identify fractions. They will look at a picture and tell what fraction is shaded. They will need to be able to put fractions in simplest terms, such as reducing 8/12 to 2/3 I hope this helps.