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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Division with Decimals
This video discusses what to do when dividing with decimals.
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here
for a printable practice worksheet from dadsworksheets.com
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Monday, November 26, 2012
Division Decimal Patterns
This video discusses the patterns that are found when dividing by 10, 100, or 1000.
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here
for a printable practice worksheet from math-drills.com
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Monday, November 19, 2012
Divisibility Rules
In this video, you will learn how to tell whether a number is divisible by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, or 10.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Friday, November 16, 2012
Long Division (two-digit divisors)
This video will show how to do long division when you have two-digit divisors.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Monday, November 12, 2012
Long Division (one-digit divisor)
This video goes over the division algorithm, commonly known as long division.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Division Patterns
This goes over the basic patterns that will help understand division.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Basic Division
This video goes over the very basics of division.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Monday, November 5, 2012
Square Numbers
This video discusses what square numbers are and how to identify them.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Factors and Products
This video shows how to find factors in multiplication.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Algebra
This video shows how algebra is introduced in 5th grade.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Friday, October 26, 2012
Genre series: Mystery
Some of my favorite mystery authors, books, and series are:
Alex Rider
series by
Anthony Horowitz
(
www.anthonyhorowitz.com
)
Michael Buckley
The Sisters Grimm series, N.E.R.D.S. series
Mysterious Benedict Society
by
Trenton Lee Stewart
39 Clues series
Sammy Keyes Mysteries
by
Wendelin Van Draanen
Brixton Brothers
series by
Mac Barnett
(
www.macbarnett.com
)
The Clockwork Three
by
Matthew J. Kirby
(
www.matthewjkirby.com
)
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Genre series: Historical Fiction
Some of my favorite historical fiction authors, books, and series are:
Gary D. Schmidt
Wednesday Wars, Okay for Now, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Rodman Phibrick
(
www.rodmanphilbrick.com
)
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, Freak the Mighty (Realistic Fiction)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House series
I Survived...
series by
Lauren Tarshis
(
www.laurentarshis.com
)
Snow Treasure
by
Marie McSwigan
Number the Stars
by
Lois Lowry
(www.loislowry.com)
Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer Holm (
www.jenniferholm.com
)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Genre series: Science Fiction
Some of my favorite science fiction authors, series, and books are:
Scott Westerfeld
(
scottwesterfeld.com
)
Leviathan trilogy, Uglies trilogy, Midnighters trilogy
Suzanne Collins
(
www.suzannecollinsbooks.com
)
The Underland Chronicles (Gregor the Overlander - Fantasy), The Hunger Games trilogy (6th+)
Margaret Peterson Haddix
(
www.haddixbooks.com
)
The Missing series (Found), The Shadow Children series (Among the Hidden), Running Out of Time
Marie Lu
(
marielu.org
)
Legend trilogy (6th+)
Kristen Landon
(
www.kristenlandon.com
)
The Limit
James Dashner
(
www.jamesdashner.com
)
Maze Runner series (6th+), A Mutiny in Time
Eoin Colfer
(
www.eoincolfer.com
)
Artemis Fowl series, Supernaturalist, Airman (Historical Fiction), The Legend of Spud Murphy (Realistic Fiction), Half-Moon Investigations (Mystery)
Cinder
by
Marrisa Meyer
A Wrinkle in Time
by
Madeleine L'Engle
(
www.madeleinelengle.com
)
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Genre series: Realistic Fiction
Some of my favorite realistic authors, series, and books are:
Wendy Mass
(
www.wendymass.com
)
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Every Soul A Star, A Mango-Shaped Space
Andrew Clements
(
www.andrewclements.com
)
Frindle, No Talking, The Report Card
Jerry Spinelli
(
www.jerryspinelli.com
)
Stargirl, Maniac Magee, Crash
Gordon Korman
(
www.gordonkorman.com
)
Everest trilogy, Titanic trilogy, Sixth Grade Nickname Game, On The Run series (Mystery)
Roland Smith
(
www.rolandsmith.com
)
Peak, Storm Runners trilogy
Gary Paulsen
(
www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen
)
Hatchet series, How Angel Peterson Got His Name (Memoir)
Wonder
by
R.J. Palacio
Out of My Mind
by
Sharon M. Draper
Sand Dollar Summer
by
Kimberly K. Jones
Holes
by
Louis Sachar
(
www.louissachar.com
)
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Story Problems
Ahh, the dreaded story problem! Hopefully this video will help dispel some fears of story problems.
***If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Mayan Multiplication
This is a fun method to use for multiplying - it's the way the Mayan people did multiplication hundreds of years ago. It works best with smaller digits.
**If you have any questions, please post them in the comments
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Multiplying Decimals
This shows how to multiply 2 numbers when both have decimals in them.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Multiplication: Whole Numbers and Decimals
This video shows how to multiply whole numbers with numbers that have decimals in them.
***If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Estimating Decimal Products
This is a quick overview of how to round decimals and estimate the product to get an educated guess of what the answer should approximately be.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Monday, October 1, 2012
Multiplication Patterns with Decimals
This shows patterns that make multiplying decimals by 10, 100, or 1000 super easy.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Friday, September 28, 2012
Lattice Method of Multiplication
This shows a quick and easy method for multiplying 3x2 digit numbers.
**If you have any questions, please post them in the comments
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Box Method of Multiplication (2x2)
This is a quick overview of a fun method for multiplying 2 digit x 2 digit problems.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Multiplication
This is a quick overview of the multiplication algorithm.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Estimating Products
This is a quick overview of a strategy used to help check your answer: estimating.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Monday, September 24, 2012
Metric System
This video gives a quick overview of the metric system.
**If you have any questions, please post them in the comments
Multiplication Patterns
This is a quick overview of multiplying numbers by multiples 10, 100, or 1000.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Genre series: Fantasy
Some of my favorite fantasy authors, series, and books are:
John Flanagan
(
www.rangersapprentice.com
)
Ranger's Apprentice series, Brotherband Chronicles
Jessica Day George
(
www.jessicadaygeorge.com
)
Dragon Slippers trilogy, Tuesdays at the Castle
Shannon Hale
(
www.shannonhale.com
)
Princess Academy duo
Brandon Mull
(
www.brandonmull.com
)
Fablehaven series, Candy Shop War, Beyonders series
Rick Riordan
(
www.rickriordan.com
)
Percy Jackson series, Kane Chronicles (Red Pyramid), Heroes of Olympus series (Lost Hero)
J.K. Rowling
(
http://www.jkrowling.com
) (
www.pottermore.com
)
Harry Potter series
Wide-Awake Princess
by
E.D. Baker
(
www.edbakerbooks.com
)
Estimating Sums and Differences
This is a quick overview of how to estimate addition and subtraction problems after rounding.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Rounding Whole Numbers and Decimals
This is a quick overview of how to round whole numbers and decimals to certain place values.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Friday, September 21, 2012
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
This is a quick overview of how to add and subtract decimals.
**If you have any questions, please make them in the comments
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Quotation Marks
This is a quick overview of how and where to use quotation marks.
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Apostrophes as Possessives
The is a quick overview of how to and how to not use apostrophes.
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Drops in the Bucket #'s 6-10
This is a quick overview of sections 6-10 on the weekly DITB homework
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Drops in the Bucket #'s 1-5
This is a quick overview on how to do sections 1-5 on the weekly DITB homework.
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Standard and Written Form, Expanded Notation
This is a quick overview of the 3 ways we see numbers
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Place Value
This is a quick overview of place value
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Comparing Whole Numbers and Decimals
This is a quick overview of how to compare whole numbers (and decimals, as well).
**If you have any questions please make them in the comments
Monday, September 10, 2012
Measurement (Rulers)
This is a quick overview of reading rulers.
**If you have questions please make them in the comments.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Stem-and-Leaf Plots
This is a quick overview of stem-and-leaf plots.
**If you have questions please make them in the comments.
Line Graphs
This is a quick overview of how to do line graphs.
**If you have questions please make them in the comments.
Coordinate Planes
This is a quick overview of coordinate planes and how to graph ordered pairs.
**If you have questions please make them in the comments.
Bar Graphs
This is a quick look at single and double bar graphs.
**If you have questions please make them in the comments.
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