Curriculum Updates 2/8

Here is a great six minute video that I saw this week at Junior League about how to engage your kids in reading, especially the young ones.  90% of a child's brain is developed before the age of 5, so it's really important to read, engage, and discuss with your child!  http://www.atlantaspeechschool.org/RelId/638446/ISvars/default/READ_Video.htm

Curriculum Updates:

Math Study Guides (Test is tenatively scheduled for Friday, 2/22)

Name:  ______________________________  Date:  _________ Test is:  ______________
Unit 6 CCGPS - Fractions

Study guide:

Be able to explain, apply, and master each concept below.

§  Be able to divide circles and rectangles into equal parts. 

§  Be able to label and explain what the numerator and denominator are in a fraction and what they represent.

§  Be able to show fractions on a number line with different denominators (eighths, fourths, halves).  Explain how to appropriately space the fractions apart on the number line.

§  Be able to compare fractions and determine if they are equivalent fractions.

§  Be able to read a graph and determine a fraction amount based on the data. 

§  Be able to find a fraction of a whole number.

§  Be able to make a line plot using data with fractions.

§  Be able to represent whole numbers as fractions.

§  Be able to represent a whole using various fractions.

1.  Divide the following circles into:

 

                        Sixths                                                 Eighths                                               Thirds

2.  Divide the following rectangles into:

 

           Fourths                                                         Eighths                                                    Sixths

3.  Label the following fraction’s parts.  Explain what each means.

Label the Numerator and Denominator in the following fraction:

 1  <-___________________

3 <-___________________

What does the numerator represent?  __________________________________________

What does the denominator represent?  _________________________________________

4.  Compare the following fractions using <, >, or = and explain why:

           _____________________________________________________________________                                            

          _____________________________________________________________________

          ______________________________________________________________________

          ______________________________________________________________________

How can you use a number line to compare fractions? 

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

4.   Find the fractions of the following numbers:

Explain how to find a fraction of a whole number:  _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

a.  Find 1/6 of 36:  _________

b.  Find ¼ of 12:  __________

          c.  Find ½ of 20:  __________

          d.  Find 1/3 of 15:  __________

5.  Arrange the following fractions on the number line below:  , , , , , ,

  

  0                                                                                                        1   

In words, explain how you know where to place each fraction. 

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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6.  Using the graph, answer the following questions: 

What was the total number of students surveyed?  ____________________ What fraction of students preferred orange juice?  ____________________ What fraction of students preferred yellow or orange juice? _____________________

*Be able to read a line plot and a pictograph as well. 

7.  How do you represent a whole number as a fraction?  Give an example and explain:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

8.  How do you represent one whole using a fraction?  Give an example and explain: 

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

9.  Using the data below, create a line plot to show the different lengths of John’s toys.  Remember to use a consistent interval and title your graph.

car = 2 ½  inches	Bear  = 4 inches	Blocks = 2 ½  inch
Book = 3 ½ inches	Giraffe = 4 ½  inches	Dinosaur = 4 inches
Crayons = 3 ¾  inches	Drum stick =  3 ½ inches	Letter Magnet = 1 ½  inch

 

Write two statements about the data shown on this line plot. 

1.  ____________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

2.  ___________________________________________________________________________

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Name____________________________________  Date____________

Grade 3: Unit 6 Fractions Study Guide- On Level

1.  Mark and Jordan each ordered a pizza.  Mark ate 6/8 of his pizza.  Jordan ate ¾ of her pizza.  Divide and shade the pizzas below to show how much each person ate.

 

                             Mark                                                  Jordan

Who ate more pizza?  How do you know? _________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________­_

______________________________________________________________________________

2.  Sarah brought 24 cupcakes to school for her birthday.  1/3 of the cupcakes had chocolate frosting.  How many cupcakes had chocolate frosting?  Show your work below.

 

_______ cupcakes had chocolate frosting

3.  Michael needs help understaning how fractions compare to one another.  He is trying to arrange them on a number line but is confused.  Arrange the following fractions on the number line below to help him:  1/3, 1/2, 5/8, 1/4 

 

             0                                                                                                           1

Explain to Michael how you knew where to place the fractions on a number line. 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.  Four friends won a pan of brownies at the cake walk.  All the pans were the same size.  The friends all decided to each some of their brownies right away. Below is the amount that each person ate:

          Sam: four-eighths of his brownies

          Harrison: one-third of his brownies

          Jessie: one-half of her brownies

          Julie: five-sixths of her brownies

Shade in the amount that each person ate of their brownies.

 

Sam                          Harrison                  Jessie                         Julie

Who ate the most of their brownie pan?  Explain your answer.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Jack has 4 goats.  Three of them are girls and one of them is a boy.  What fraction of Jack’s goats are girls?  Explain how you found your answer. ________________________

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6.  Use the graph below to answer the following questions:

a. What was the total number of students surveyed?  ________

b. What fraction of students preferred purple juice?  ________

c. What fraction of students preferred orange juice? Explain how you found your answer. ______________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Week 6 Spelling - CANCELLED

We will focus on our new genre next week, including some writing homework.  Because of this, there will be NO SPELLING WORDS or SPELLING CONTRACT!  :)

Eleanor Roosevelt Test

See last curriculum update post for study guide.  Please study this weekend-the test is Tuesday!