Adding Mixed Numbers:
Adding Mixed Numbers and Simplifying:
Monday, February 6, 2017
Fraction Review: Adding Mixed Numbers
Here are videos to refer to when studying for our assessment on Friday! Our purple study guide was sent home today to help you review what we have covered during this unit.
Adding Mixed Numbers:
Adding Mixed Numbers and Simplifying:
Adding Mixed Numbers:
Adding Mixed Numbers and Simplifying:
Fraction Review: Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Here are videos to refer to when studying for our assessment on Friday! Our purple study guide was sent home today to help you review what we have covered during this unit.
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators:
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators and Simplifying
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators and Borrowing/Regrouping:
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators by Renaming to Improper Fractions
Friday, February 3, 2017
Week in Review 1/30 - 2/3
Hello 4th grade families! I am thrilled to be able to update our classroom blog for the remainder of the year! The class and I have been having a great time learning together. We had an awesome week!
Math:
We learned about mixed numbers and improper fractions this week. We have been working hard to learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers using math tools like fraction strips, drawing models and number lines. We have also been practicing how to rename mixed numbers as improper fractions and rename improper fractions as mixed numbers. We have learned a great deal of math concepts this week. We will be continuing to practice these skills next week! I will be sending home a study guide at the beginning of the week to review for our assessment on Friday 2/10.
Don’t forget that you can refer to your pearson account for math tools, extra help or extra practice! Don’t hesitate to email me for the login information!
Reading:
We have started reading a historical nonfiction book called Snow Treasure, by Marie McSwigan. We don’t want to put it down! During the read aloud lessons, we have been identifying figurative language in the chapters. One of our favorite lessons this week was finding onomatopoeia's! We have also been using our summarizing skills to write brief summaries of each chapter as a class. We are eager to keep reading to find out more about this exciting adventure!
Writing:
Everyone in the class has created a thesis for our essay writing lesson. Each student has thought of an interesting topic of their choice. Each student has been thinking of main ideas to write about that support their thesis. Everyone has been working hard during this brainstorming process!
Social Studies:
All of the fourth graders have been researching for their D.C Project this week. We also made the project flip books to work on at home. Our last day of research in the classroom will be Monday 2/6. Don’t forget the due date is Thursday 2/16. I am excited to see the final products!
Optional Work: Students have the option to create a 3D model of a D.C. monument of their choice. They can bring them in and show them to the class!
Monday, January 30, 2017
Homework Help! D.C. Research Project Links
Here is a list of websites with helpful information on many of the D.C. memorials and monuments!
- National Geographic ~ You Be The President
- National Park Site~Lincoln Memorial
- National Park Site ~ Washington Monument
- National Park Site ~ Jefferson Memorial
- National Park Site ~ FDR Memorial
- National Park Site ~ The White House
- National Park Site ~ MLK Jr. Memorial
- Washington, D.C. ~ A View On Cities
- Regions of the US ~ games
- Mount Vernon
Friday, December 23, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
Classroom Update
Students participated in several exciting learning experiences this week!
Mystery SKYPE
Students participated in their first Mystery SKYPE this week. During a mystery SKYPE the fourth grade SKYPEs with another fourth-grade class somewhere in the world. Students work in collaborative groups to develop their speaking and listening skills by developing questions to ask the mystery class to determine their exact location. Students also develop their geography and map skills by using an Atlas to develop effective and specific questions to ask the mystery class. The mystery class does the same, trying to guess our location. Our first Mystery SKYPE class was from Ottawa, Canada!
Archeologist Visit
Mrs. Silvia, of the Haffenreffer Museum at Brown University visited our classes again to present information about the Native people of the Arctic. Mrs. Silvia brought real artifacts to help students learn about how the culture of these people is greatly impacted by their unique climate. Students tried traditional Inuit games that were used to build hunting skills, dressed in traditional Inuit clothing, and tried a traditional ceremonial dance. Thank you to the JFK PCC for funding this great learning experience!
Mystery SKYPE
Students participated in their first Mystery SKYPE this week. During a mystery SKYPE the fourth grade SKYPEs with another fourth-grade class somewhere in the world. Students work in collaborative groups to develop their speaking and listening skills by developing questions to ask the mystery class to determine their exact location. Students also develop their geography and map skills by using an Atlas to develop effective and specific questions to ask the mystery class. The mystery class does the same, trying to guess our location. Our first Mystery SKYPE class was from Ottawa, Canada!
Archeologist Visit
Mrs. Silvia, of the Haffenreffer Museum at Brown University visited our classes again to present information about the Native people of the Arctic. Mrs. Silvia brought real artifacts to help students learn about how the culture of these people is greatly impacted by their unique climate. Students tried traditional Inuit games that were used to build hunting skills, dressed in traditional Inuit clothing, and tried a traditional ceremonial dance. Thank you to the JFK PCC for funding this great learning experience!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Classroom Update
We have had a busy full week full of lots of new learning!
Math: Students have completed a unit of multiplication and are now working hard in our division unit. In this unit students will learn how to use the Partial Quotients method to divide. Students also learned about remainders and how to interpret remainders when solving word problems. Next week students will continue to learn problem solving strategies specific to division. Students will deepen their knowledge of factors and multiples by looking at prime and composite numbers. Finally students will be introduced to divisibility rules to help build their number sense.
Reader's Workshop:
After discussing non-fiction texts for the past few weeks we have now begun a new interactive read aloud. We have begun reading Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer a novel written in a poem structure. Some of our focuses include: fact/opinion, narrative elements, inferring, visualizing, point of view, figurative language, theme, and author's craft.
Writer's Workshop:
After hard work developing a fiction story, students are now in the editing stage of the writing process in their fiction stories. We are focusing on some new grammar and mechanic skills that students can apply to their writing. Students will also continue to practice their skills in paragraphing dialogue and editing their stories for spelling.
Science:
We have finished up our second science unit on weather by discussing air masses, fronts, storms, and the jet stream. We have also been discussing study strategies that students can use to prepare for upcoming tests.
Social Studies:
We have begun our unit on our neighbors to the north, Canada!
Hour of Code:
Students participated in the "Hour of Code" this week. Students were introduced to computer science and computer programing in a fun interactive game like experience. Students can use this link https://code.org/learn to try different coding themed games.
Math: Students have completed a unit of multiplication and are now working hard in our division unit. In this unit students will learn how to use the Partial Quotients method to divide. Students also learned about remainders and how to interpret remainders when solving word problems. Next week students will continue to learn problem solving strategies specific to division. Students will deepen their knowledge of factors and multiples by looking at prime and composite numbers. Finally students will be introduced to divisibility rules to help build their number sense.
Reader's Workshop:
After discussing non-fiction texts for the past few weeks we have now begun a new interactive read aloud. We have begun reading Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer a novel written in a poem structure. Some of our focuses include: fact/opinion, narrative elements, inferring, visualizing, point of view, figurative language, theme, and author's craft.
Writer's Workshop:
After hard work developing a fiction story, students are now in the editing stage of the writing process in their fiction stories. We are focusing on some new grammar and mechanic skills that students can apply to their writing. Students will also continue to practice their skills in paragraphing dialogue and editing their stories for spelling.
Science:
We have finished up our second science unit on weather by discussing air masses, fronts, storms, and the jet stream. We have also been discussing study strategies that students can use to prepare for upcoming tests.
Social Studies:
We have begun our unit on our neighbors to the north, Canada!
Hour of Code:
Students participated in the "Hour of Code" this week. Students were introduced to computer science and computer programing in a fun interactive game like experience. Students can use this link https://code.org/learn to try different coding themed games.
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