Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Pre-Algebra Math - Rational Numbers.  Today students took notes and practiced dividing fractions.  Students were taught the term reciprocal and that dividing fractions is the same as multiplying the reciprocal of the second term.  A common acronym or shortcut to remember is KMS.  Keep the first term the same, change the operation from division to Multiplication and Switch the second term.  HW - Pg 129 1-4.

Computer Applications - Students worked on ATRT today to practice and improve keyboarding skills.  HW - take home parent letter and return signed

7th Grade Math -  Continued to review divisibility rules handout from Monday to better understand and apply these rules.  Examples were provided and discussed as a class.  HW - Finish the bottom of the handout from Monday/Wednesday to practice using the divisibility rules.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

I was out of the classroom as I had a math curriculum meeting.