Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of May 14, 2012

Core Math:

·         Monday – Classwork: correct homework, pages 12 & 13, problems 1-4 and For Further Reflection. Take quiz. Homework: none.

·         Tuesday – Classwork: map-making and orienteering activity. Homework: none.

·         Wednesday – Classwork: map-making and orienteering activity, part two. Homework: none.

·         Thursday – Field trip to Ritter Springs Park.

·         Friday – Classwork – play orienteering game with compasses. Homework: none.

Math Exploratory:

·         Monday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 15 & 16 due.

·         Tuesday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 17 & 18 due.

·         Wednesday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 19 & 20 due.

·         Thursday – field trip.

·         Friday – Hands-on Equations Quiz.

Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of May 7, 2012

I am going to try to fit one more unit (or part of one) in before the year is over. We will be speeding through “Packages and Polygons,” hitting the important parts, starting Monday.  

Core Math:

·         Monday – Classwork: pages 1-5, problems 1-6 (skip problems 2). An activity sheet is needed for the classwork and the homework. Homework: page 6, problems 7 & 8.

·         Tuesday – Classwork: pages 7 & 8, problems 9-12 and page 9, problems 15-17. Student Activity Sheet 2 is needed. Homework: none.

·         Wednesday – Classwork: Section Summary p. 10 guided notes, then pages 12 & 13, problems 1-4 and For Further Reflection. Homework: page 53, problems 1-3.

·         Thursday – Classwork: Section summary guided notes on p. 20, then pages 15 & 16, problems 2-7. Student activity sheet 3 is needed. Homework: none.

·         Friday – Classwork – pages 17 & 18, problems 9-14. Student activity sheet 4 is needed. Homework: pages 12 & 13, problems 1-4. Quiz Monday.

Math Exploratory:

·         Monday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 7 & 8 due.

·         Tuesday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 9 & 10 due.

·         Wednesday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 11 & 12 due.

·         Thursday – summer reading program presentation.

·         Friday – Hands-on Equations Lessons 13 & 14 due.

Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of April 30, 2012

Core Math:

Monday and Tuesday we will be in the computer lab for math Performance testing. Wednesday we will correct the unit review that was handed out Friday, and then play a review game. If all goes as planned, Thursday we will have our unit test and unit folders will be collected, Friday will play an orienteering game. If I feel we need another day of review, the test and folder collection will be Friday and the orienteering game will be Monday.

Math Exploratory:

The inscribed polygons activity and poster is due at the end of class Monday. Tuesday we will start work in “Hands-on Equations,” a system for solving algebra equations. We will do two lessons a day on a worksheet, so Wednesday Lessons 1 & 2 will be due, Thursday Lessons 3 & 4, and Friday Lessons 5 & 6.

Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of April 23, 2012

The first quiz of the unit “Triangles and Beyond” will be returned for corrections on Tuesday. We will continue working in this unit all week. Next week we will spend Monday and Tuesday in the computer lab taking the Performance Series achievement test in math. We will finish this unit Thursday, May 3, with a unit test and folder collection.

Core Math:

·         Monday – Classwork: “Pythagorean Practice” worksheet and correct quizzes. Homework: finish “Pythagorean Practice.”
 ·         Tuesday – Classwork: activity, “Constructing Rectangles” will be started during class. Homework: finish “Constructing Rectangles” charts and drawings if necessary.

·         Wednesday – Classwork: pages 35-37, problems 1-4. Homework: none.

·         Thursday – Classwork: page 39, problems 6-9 and section summary guided notes from p. 40. Homework: page 41, problems 1-4 and FFR.

·         Friday – Classwork – unit review. Homework due Wednesday, May 2: unit review if not finished.

Math Exploratory:

Tuesday the packet on soma cube surface areas and isometric drawing is due. The rest of the week we will be working on an inscribed polygons activity and poster.

Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of April 16, 2012

We are about halfway through our unit, “Triangles and Beyond.” We will have our first quiz on Tuesday.

Core Math:

·         Monday – Classwork: pages 19-21, problems 9-15, and section summary guided notes handout from page 22. Quiz review worksheet. Homework: page 23, 1-3 and For Further Reflection.

·         Tuesday – Classwork: correct homework, and then take quiz. Homework: none.

·         Wednesday – Classwork: page 24, problems 1-3; “Making Triangles from Squares” activity on page 25 & 26 using class handouts. Homework: page 27, problems 6 & 7.

·         Thursday – Classwork: pages 28-31, problems 10-16. Homework: pages 33 & 34, problems 2-4 and section summary p. 32 guided notes handout.

·         Friday – no school for students.

Math Exploratory:

We are working with the ancient Chinese Tangram puzzle this week, learning how to make one and exploring its proportional relationships.

Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of April 9, 2012

Core Math: I finished grading the unit tests about the middle of last week and I was disappointed in the scores. Because of the low scores and lack of learning they indicate, I am going to hand back the tests Monday, we will correct them in class, students will keep the corrected tests and use them for a study guide Monday evening, and then Tuesday students will re-take a very similar test. Most points were lost in the part that tested knowledge of measurement conversions, like how many centimeters in a meter, so that part of the re-test will be identical to the original test. The rest of the test will have similar problems with different numbers.

I designed the test to be used without a calculator, with what I thought were simple calculations like 20 x 50 x 40, or 30 x 30. Unfortunately, I found out that many students were not able to do these types of calculations, so Monday’s classwork is to complete a worksheet of simple problems without a calculator. If this worksheet is not finished in class it is to be completed as homework without a calculator.

·         Monday – Classwork: correct tests, complete no-calculator worksheet. Homework: none unless the worksheet is not completed.

·         Tuesday – Made to Measure unit test re-takes.

·         Wednesday – Classwork: complete section summary guided notes from page 14; pages 8 & 9, problem 1. Complete the activity on page 9 (draw and label at least eight different triangles); do page 10, problem 5. Homework: none.

·         Thursday – Classwork: pages 11-13, problems 6-11; p. 15, problem 1. Homework: page 15, problems 2 & 3 and For Further Reflection.

·         Friday – Classwork: pages 16-18, problems 1-8 and the activity at the bottom of page 16 (skip #4 & /#7) Homework: none.

Math Exploratory:

“Isometric Mat Plans” packet is due at the end of the period Monday. “Isometric Drawings” packet is due at the end of the period Thursday.

Mrs. Good's Math Plans, Week of April 2, 2012

Core Math: We finished our unit on measurement last week with the unit test and folder collection on Friday. This week we have MAP testing, with communication arts on Tuesday and math on Wednesday. Students should bring a calculator on Wednesday and a water bottle on both days. We will start a new unit on Wednesday, “Triangles and Beyond,” where we study the unique properties of triangles. No homework will be assigned this week because of MAP testing, but students are expected to complete all classwork.

·         Monday – Classwork: MAP review. Homework: none.

·         Tuesday – Communication Arts MAP testing in the morning. 26 minute periods the rest of the day. Classwork: MAP review. Homework: none.

·         Wednesday – Math MAP testing in the morning. 26 minute periods the rest of the day. Classwork: Triangle Scavenger Hunt activity. Homework: none.

·         Thursday – Classwork: pages 2-4, problems 2-10 (skip #9). Homework: none.

·         Friday – Classwork: pages 5-7, problems 11-13; pages 6 & 7, problems 1-3 and For Further Reflection. Homework: none.

Math Exploratory:

We will be continuing activities with math rods this week. Although the activities are designed to be completed in class, if students are absent or get behind for other reasons they will have to complete them at home. “Finding the Distance Around,” a packet dealing with perimeter, is due at the end of the period on Monday of this week. The surface area packet, “Painting Rod Lengths,” is due at the end of the period Wednesday, and “Isometric Mat Plans” is due at the end of the period Friday.