My 1000th post and John Lennon's Birthday!

I am so excited to post my 1000th post on this blog!  I started back in November 2009, so it's taken me three years to get here, but here I am!  I want to send out many thanks to all of the students that have read my blog and participated in the learning that goes on on the blog!  I love that people all over the world have visited my page!  My next milestone is hitting 100,000 page views!  I'm close to 98,000 right now, so it should be right around the corner!

Now on to something else:

Today is John Lennon's birthday.  He would have been 72 years old today.  John Lennon was one of the members of the music group, The Beatles.  Though he is famous for much of his work, activism and personality, he is probably most known for writing the song Imagine.  The lyrics are posted below.

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

Have a great day!

-Miss K  :)

Dividing Fractions

Today we began dividing fractions.  If you felt good about multiplying fractions, you should have no trouble dividing as long as you remember to

KEEP IT!

CHANGE IT!

FLIP IT!

Watch the video below for some practice and extra information.

This video doesn't include cross cancelling, but the division steps are clear.  He also helps with simplifying and converting to mixed numbers.


Another video:  He flips, changes and keeps in the opposite direction but still only flips the second fraction.


Below, please find the steps and examples from class:

 Examples from the notesheet.  Not assigned for homework, but good to use for practice if you need more!

 Homework examples:

 ESTIMATE!!!!!!!!

Tonight's homework is to complete the dividing worksheet.  Good luck, work carefully!

-Miss K  :)

Multiplying Fractions

As difficult as Adding and Subtracting Fractions are, Multiplying is just as EASY!!!

The steps for multiplying are:

The first step is to make everything a fraction.  If you have a whole number, convert it to an improper fraction by putting it over one.  If you have a mixed number, swirl around by multiplying the denominator by the whole number and adding the numerator to make the NEW numerator.  examples:

The next step is to cross cancel if you can.  Look for common factors on a diagonal to simplify BEFORE you multiply.  The examples below are problems after they have been cross cancelled, but before we multiply. 

After cross cancelling, multiply the numerators for a new numerator, multiply denominators for a new denominator.  The first examples are basic problems without cross cancelling, the second set include cross cancelling.

After getting your answer, make sure that you answer is in lowest terms.  If you cross cancelled, you should be there already, or at least pretty close to the final answer.  Some more examples from class:

This problem has two numbers that needed to be converted to fractions before we multiplied.  

 This examples includes one value that needed to be made improper and cross cancelling.

This problem wasn't too bad, but at the end, we needed to convert the improper fraction back into a mixed number.  We divided the numerator by the denominator to find the equivalent mixed number.

Are these problems getting easier? 

Two of the problems from tonight's homework are below.  Remember that the dot means multiplication.  Follow the steps on each problem:

• Make everything a Fraction
• Cross Cancel if you can
• Multiply Numerators
• Multiply Denominators
• Simplify if you can

Video Tutorials:

Could you have cross cancelled the second problem to make it a bit easier?

Tonight's homework is BOTH SIDES of the Multiplying Fractions Worksheet.  Good luck!

-Miss K  :)

Study Hall was a busy building time today!

-Miss K  :)

More adding and subtracting with Mixed numbers!

Great job in class today!  No homework!  Answers from class today below!  Happy Weekend!

Enjoy your weekend!

-Miss K  :)

Adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

Today we began working with adding and subtracting mixed numbers.  Steps and examples from class are below!

Tonight's homework is to complete ten problems on each of the worksheets assigned today, one on adding, one on subtracting.  Remember, if you do a few more problems on each page, you can increase your chances of getting a 100 to go in the 100's box!

Here are the homework papers:  (sorry about the poor quality- I took these pictures with my phone!)

-Miss K  :)

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

I must say, I am pretty impressed with your skills when it comes to adding and subtracting with fractions.  Today in class, we began by watching a video about adding and subtracting fractions and then practiced in class.

Tonight's homework is Adding and Subtracting worksheet 6-2.  I have done problems 1, 10 and 11 for you in class and they are posted just below these words.  Please remember to cross off (and not do) problems 22-25.  Also, do not do the back side of this worksheet.  We are going to complete those problems another day.  Remember to find those common denominators, convert to equivalent fractions, add or subtract, and them simplify your answers!

Feel like practicing your skills in an online game?  Try these two games:  Adding or Subtracting

-Miss K  :)

Graded Class Assignment in class today!

So no homework!  Enjoy your evening and feel free to play the games from yesterday if you get a chance.  Can you get high score in "Fruit Shoot"?

-Miss K  :)

Prime Factorization, GCF and playing games for homework!

Today we began looking at GCF (Greatest Common Factor) and practiced using Prime Factorization to find GCF.

Let's check out some videos.

As you know, tonight's homework is to play online math games!  And now the Games:

Filling in Factor Trees.  Practice doing the factor trees to find GCF.  Choose either (or both) game and practice!

GCF.  Some of these are pretty tough.  Good luck!

Jeopardy.  Factors and Multiples game.  A bit of review along with our new topic.

Fruit Shoot!  Find the GCF on a piece of fruit and shoot it to get points!  Start at level 1 and move up as you improve.

Sketch!  Answer a few questions on GCF and then play level after level of another game.  Try the timed version for a bigger challenge!

Greatest Common Factor.  Practice your skills finding the GCF!

GCF from enspire.  Click Exercises to practice!  This includes a tutorial portion that will reteach the concept if you have any questions.

Practice, practice!  More practice with GCF.

Prime Factorization. From Mr. Glosser's Math Goodies.  Fill in the missing factors. Excellent Practice!

Factorization Forest.  From Mr. Nussbaum's site.  A little tricky to play, but show off your Prime Factorization skills!

And now a Tom Petty cover to help us review...



-Miss K  :)