Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Team Mindcrafter Snow Day Math

Parents/students,

Math testing.  Our first Math PARCC test was originally scheduled for Thursday.  I can't be sure when it will be scheduled with the cancelation today, but most likely it will still be this week.  The students have worked really hard, and we are ready!

Fractions!  The students have been doing a great job learning about fractions so far.  There are only a couple fractions related skills that we have not covered.  One of them is multiplying fractions.  Your child's homework for tonight would have been to watch this video and complete the attached pages. I am assigning it as independent work today instead. 

Students will learn that multiplying fractions is just like repeated addition of fractions, which we have already learned.

for example:
  • 3 x 1/4 is the same as 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 3/4.
  • 5 x 1/2 is the same as 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 = 5/2 or 2 1/2  

The video below will go into more detail about this and show how this can be shown with fractions models as well.  If possible, please have your child watch the linked video below, complete the attached worksheet and return it to school tomorrow.  If you are not able to print out the pages, the work may be done on scratch paper instead.


Thanks for your support with your child's learning this year!  We'll make it through winter...eventually!

-Mr. Pransky

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade