This week, we are finishing up our unit on place value and decimals. We are working more on division with decimals on Monday and Tuesday, and then we will review what we have learned in Module 1 on Wednesday prior to the End-of-Module Assessment on Thursday.
Topics to be covered on the End-of-Module Assessment include: 1) Understanding place value and explaining how digits shift when a number is multiplied or divided by 10, 100, or 1,000. Students will also recognize that 10, 100, and 1,000 can be written in exponential notation. 2) Multiplying a whole number and a decimal fraction using the area model. 3) Standard form, word form, and expanded form of numbers between the millions and thousandths. 4) Comparing numbers written in standard form, word form, unit form, unit form with addition, and expanded form 5) Adding and Subtracting with decimals. 6) Estimating with decimals by rounding to the nearest ten, one, tenth, or hundredth. 7) Dividing a decimal fraction by a single-digit whole number. 8) Rounding to the nearest ten, one, tenth, or hundredth Remember to sign up for Khan Academy accounts for your students. They can join my classroom, have me as a coach, and earn credit for their grade
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A wonderful FREE resource for assistance with math is khanacademy.org You can set your child up with an account by going to the website, and select me, Theodore Crum, [email protected] as a coach. They can earn credit by completing skills in the 5th grade mission. If your student is in 501, use the class code: 9P62RJ If your student is in 502, use the class code: Q4CPJV If your student is in 503, use the class code: PB8TA3 Thanks, Mr. Crum **Notice to Parents** Due to I-Ready and NWEA MAPS testing this week, our instructional time has been off slightly. Therefore, homework is being distributed on Thursday for lessons 9-12, and will be due next Friday, September 9.
Monday - Students will complete an I-Ready Diagnostic Assessment. This assessment helps students (and their teacher) better understand what they know, and at what learning level they are currently on. Tuesday - Students will review their Mid-Module Assessment. Wednesday - Friday, September 9 - Continued instruction on Module 1 - Place Value and Decimal Fractions. We are moving into operations with decimals, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Links to math tips for parents are below: Topic D - http://www.lpssonline.com/uploads/G5M1Deditedfinalversion.pdf Topic E - http://www.lpssonline.com/uploads/G5M1Eeditedfinalversion.pdf Topic F - http://www.lpssonline.com/uploads/G5M1Feditedfinalversion.pdf Homework packets are distributed each Monday, and are due on Friday. Students should complete 15 minutes of work on their daily math lesson homework each night. Many students will be able to finish all of the problems in the packet during that time, while others will finish between half, and all of them. Your student should not be saving all of the work up for one evening.
Homework is not excepted early. It must be turned in on the Friday of each week unless otherwise noted. Word problems can be challenging, take this problem we saw in class a few days ago:
One strategy we will be using this year is RDWW, which stands for:
In order to solve this problem, I first read and re-read the problem looking for important information... 1) Canada's population is 1/10th as large as the U.S., 2) Canada's population is about 32 million. Next, I want to create a drawing that will illustrate the problem. (Note, this does not mean that I need to draw a map of Canada and the United States, or a maple leaf flag,) I just need to do a simple drawing that illustrates how the information that I am given relates to each other in a pictorial format. The drawing below uses something called a tape drawing, a simple illustration that helps me see that the population of Canada is 1/10th of the size of the U.S. My illustration will be helpful because it shows very clearly that I know that the population of Canada must be smaller than the population of the U.S. Additionally, the illustration helps me recognize that in order to find the population of the U.S. I will need to multiply by 10, which leads me to my third step, writing an equation:
32,000,000 x 10 = 320,000,000 or 32 million x 10 = 320 million For the fourth step, writing a sentence/statement, I will need to look back to the question to make sure that I use the words directly from the prompt. There are about 320 million (320,000,000) people who live in the United States. There are seven zeros in my answer. I know that the million period, which is noted by the comma after six zeros, would have had a 32 to its left in the population of Canada. When I multiply by 10, the decimal point, which comes after the final zero (but is not written in this whole number because as a mathematician I want to be efficient and not waste time writing it) moves one more space to the right, leaving me with seven zeros in 320 million. By following the RDWW Strategy, students will be learning to reason precisely and logically. This skill will come in handy for the rest of their lives, both as mathematicians, and in any given field. This assignment is a fun way for students to get to know each other, and for Mr. Crum to get to know all of the students. Please pay careful attention to the details of the assignment, and the grading rubric. Students will receive a copy of the assignment in class. If the copy is lost, students will be responsible for making another copy with the attached document. Welcome to 5th Grade!
Students and parents, please be aware that there will be weekly homework packets for math. Each packet will have problems that go with the day's lesson. Each day's problems should be able to be completed in 10-15 minutes, and will provide students with a great opportunity to immediately practice what they have learned that day. Parents, please note, there will ALWAYS be some homework. It is recommended that you take a few minutes each day, or at least once a week, to have your student explain what they have been learning in math class this week. One of the skills 5th grade math students are working on is clearly describing their thinking. I encourage you to ask your student questions. Remember, math isn't just about GETTING the correct answer, it is about logically solving problems using the tools we have. I look forward to working with these students this year! Sincerely, Mr. Crum For specifics about 5th grade math, be sure to check the, "About 5th Grade Math" page on this website.
The 5th Grade Math Curriculum consists of 6 learning modules, or Units. Module 1: Place Value and Decimal Fractions Module 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations Module 3: Addition and Subtraction with Fractions Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions Module 5: Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area Module 6: Problem-Solving and the Coordinate Plane The goal for all students is to reach mastery of each of the skills in these 6 Modules. Each day in class students will complete assignments that allow them to master a daily learning objective. Students will complete math problems that build from conceptual understanding, to procedural skill and fluency, and on to application. Near the end of each lesson, students will complete an "Exit Ticket" (a short assessment to determine how well they have mastered the material they worked on during the day). For homework, students will have a homework packet with additional math problems that are very similar to the ones they have already completed during math class. There will be Mid-Module and End-of-Module Assessments (Tests) for each of these learning units. Students will track their progress in their personal data binder. During each learning unit, students will keep their daily problem sets in their math folder, which they can use for review and study. Students will keep records of their performance in their data binders. Students who do not attain mastery of learning skills will receive re-teaching, and additional opportunities to demonstrate mastery of the content. Once again, the ultimate goal is to reach mastery of the 5th grade skills. There will be five short math projects throughout the year. These projects align with the learning goals, and allow students to demonstrate how their learning is integrated into the surrounding world. This week students have been doing some review of the skills we have covered in Units 1-4. I have had the opportunity to work with students in small groups and clear up some misunderstandings. We will be having an assessment on Friday to see how well students do with all of the skills together.
Students have been working on tasks that will show their understanding and mastery of skills. Tasks that are completed independently will count to increase student test scores for the Unit 1-4 assessments. Tasks completed with a partner (either with the help of a parent, or peer) will count to increase student classwork, homework, and participation grades. I am very proud of the progress our students are making this year! Keep it rolling! In Unit 4 we are moving into multi-digit division using both 1-digit and 2-digit divisors (the number you use to break apart a larger number, dividend). This week we'll be reviewing the basic pattern (algorithm) for division, and we will be practicing with this pattern with both 1-digit and 2-digit divisors, dividing 4-digit dividends.
Next week, we'll apply this knowledge in a real-world math task. Students will research the average pay received annually in three chosen professions. They will determine how much someone working in these professions earn monthly, weekly, and hourly. Of course, many of us would love to be professional athletes, musicians, dancers, etc., and students will be able to research their pay. Students will also be required to choose other professions for which they have interest. A helpful site for doing this research is run by the National Bureau for Labor Statistics, the government agency which compiles statistics on jobs and income. Their website is www.bls.com Students have a choice for homework this week and next week: Sept. 22 Choice A) Complete 3 workbook pages from 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, or 4-5; Choice B) Khan Academy - Complete 90 minutes on division or multiplication Sept. 29 Choice A) Complete 3 workbook pages from 5-1, 5-2, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7; Choice B) Khan Academy - Complete 90 minutes on division with greater numbers. |