Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Division with Decimals


This video discusses what to do when dividing with decimals.

Click 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.

Click 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)

The Sisters Grimm series, N.E.R.D.S. series

Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart


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:

Wednesday Wars, Okay for Now, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, Freak the Mighty (Realistic Fiction)

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:

Ranger's Apprentice series, Brotherband Chronicles

Dragon Slippers trilogy, Tuesdays at the Castle

Princess Academy duo

Fablehaven series, Candy Shop War, Beyonders series

Percy Jackson series, Kane Chronicles (Red Pyramid), Heroes of Olympus series (Lost Hero)

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.