Fractions might be your new BFF for the next little while!

Math

Everyone needs to do some daily practice with their fractions and what steps are needed to solve various questions.  Use your textbook for examples, ask parents for sample questions, and go onto IXL into the fractions section for mental math practice.  Have your 6 chart questions completed for Thursday as we will finish the diagrams of equivalent fractions using the manipulatives tomorrow.

Things to practice:

a)  Drawing an equivalent diagram, finding 3 equivalent fractions using the multiplying/dividing
strategy.

b)  Work on your 2 common denominator strategies for comparing & ordering fractions.  This
 skill needs you to know your "x" tables to help you find options for a common denominator.

Example:  4/5  [ <  ]    14/15  Look at the 2 denominators, check if the smaller one divides
evenly into the larger one; if it does, then the larger denominator is your common
denominator.  (5 goes into 15 evenly so 15 is your common denominator)
                     
      4 x3    = 12    12 is a smaller numerator than 14 so 4/5 is less than 14/15
      5 x3       15

      14 x1  = 14
      15 x1     15
If this does not work, your only option is to multiply both denominators together to
get the common one.

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Feb. 10- "My World questions are due

Firebird Boys Basketball Playoff Game

Come watch the boys basketball team in their 1st playoff game on Tuesday, Feb. 10 @3:45 pm following the afterschool gym program. 

 

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