Thursday

This morning we started out by learning a little more about similes and metaphors, the possessive form of nouns. Then we worked on how to get a good main idea in a paper and then back it up with details. Students at this age tend to want to wander a good bit and my goal is to help them learn to stick to the idea they started with. In math we learned a different way to multiply. First, the problem is 6 x 24. Draw a rectangle that has 6 on the width and 24 on the length. Next you "decompose" or break up the 24 into "friendly" numbers such as 20 and 4. Then multiply the 6 times the 20. Next multiply the 6 times the four. Add the two answers together and you have the answer to 6 x 24.