Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Great article / HW 11/27


I received this article from the head of the TAG department (I am currently getting my TAG endorsement) and I thought I would share it:  A very interesting article, and shows the importance of having a "growth mindset".

Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning


HW
  • ELA
    • Spelling Contract
  • Math
    • Area practice page f/b
All About Area – Cheat Sheet
What is area?  Area is the amount of space inside of a shape.  It is measured in square units. 
What strategies can I use to find area?
1.     Count all of the squares
2.    Count the dimensions of the shape:
a.    Multiply the length times the width
b.    Use repeated addition
3.    Break the shape into pieces and find the area of each piece, then add the parts together.
4.    For missing pieces:
a.    Multiply the dimensions, then subtract the missing parts
b.    Count all of the squares
c.    Break apart the shape and find the area of each smaller part, then add them all together
  • SS 
    • Begin reviewing the material (a few ideas each evening) 
      • So far we have covered:  economy, currency, goods, products, supply, demand
    • You can still send in foreign currency (the kids love to compare and contrast them!!)
Here are the links from Social Studies that I told the students I would share:

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/cartoons/coinsOfTheWorld/  


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