Math Skills Class Activities

Week of 6/10

6/10: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Hunters choice. Complete the Final Exam. Review any requested concepts. Remember to ask yourself, “Does this answer make sense?” before moving to the next problem.

Week of 6/3

6/6: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review the Final Exam Format.Review the concept of using percentages (Remember: 4% = .04 like 4 cents) to calculate tips and interest. Complete Tips and Interest Review and share. Remember to ask yourself, “Does this answer make sense?” before moving to the next problem.
6/5: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review the Final Exam Format. Review the concept of percentages (Remember: 4% = .04 like 4 cents) and calculating tips. Practice solving Tipping problems and share. Remember to ask yourself, “Does this answer make sense?” before moving to the next problem.
6/4: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood.Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review the Final Exam Format. Review the concept of percentages and calculating annual interest. Practice Calculating Interest and share. Remember to ask yourself, “Does this answer make sense?” before moving to the next problem.

Week of 5/28

5/30: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood.Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review percents and strategies for solving real world percent problems. Log into Mathspace and complete the assignment below.

Percents Problems 1

5/29: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood.Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Check homework. Twenty minutes of Mathspace. Review the concept of percentages, the steps to finding a percentage and practice solving percentage problems with Percents 3. Remember to ask yourself, “Does this answer make sense?” before moving to the next problem.
5/28: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood.Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review the concept of percentages, the steps to finding a percentage and practice solving percentage problems with Percents 2.

Week of 5/20

5/24: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood.Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review the steps to finding a percentage and practice solving percentage problems with Percents Review.
5/23: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood.Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review the work done when I was out. Log into Mathspace and complete the assignment below.

Expressions Review
Expressions Review 2

Week of 5/13

5/17: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review building expressions and complete Expression Review. Share answers.

5/16: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete the assignment below.

Expressions Review
Expressions Review 2

Remember expressions have no equal signs and cannot be solved. Three bunches of bananas plus three loose bananas could be written as the expression 3b + 3. But expressions can’t be solved without more information, for example we’d need to know:

There’s four bananas in every bunch: 3(4) + 3 = 12 + 3 = 15
Or the total number of bananas is fifteen: 3b + 3 = 15. 3b = 12. b = 4

5/14: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review building and solving equations with Movie Theater Equations. Share answers. Complete the handout. Foot Shake

Week of 5/5

5/10: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Review Building Algebraic Expressions and share answers. Begin building and solving equations with Movie Theater Equations. Share answers.
5/9: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review returned Rate quizzes. Take a retake or take the first quiz grade. Review Building Algebraic Expressions and begin building and solving equations with Movie Theater Equations.
5/8: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review returned Rate quizzes and show answers and work on the board. Share one strategy that helped you know how to set up the ratio correctly. Create a rate problem and share it with me.
5/7: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review how to use ratios to solve similarity and rate problems. Complete the Rate Quiz.
5/6: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review how to use ratios to solve similarity and rate problems (Math Skills 4-29-19 Rates). Log into Mathspace and complete Rate 4 as a Practice quiz.

Week of 4/29

5/3: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Use this chart to find an accurate word that’s different from your usual choices. Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review how to use ratios to solve similarity and rate problems (Math Skills 4-29-19 Rates). Log into Mathspace and complete Rate 4 as a Practice quiz.
5/1: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Check homework. Share problem statements, process and progress. Complete “POW 6: The Haybaler Problem” collaboratively (Team 1: Hunter and Ryan; Team 2: Rita, Bella & Caroline). Review your Problem Statement and keep track of your process as you work toward figuring out how much each bale weighs. Write up your Problem Statement, Process and Solution (POWWrite-up&Rubric).
4/30: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Check homework. Review yesterday’s classwork using ratios. Begin “POW 6: The Haybaler Problem” collaboratively (Team 1: Hunter and Ryan; Team 2: Rita, Bella & Caroline). Begin by writing a Problem Statement and keep track of your process as you work toward figuring out how much each bale weighs.
4/29: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Activity 1: Review how to use ratios to solve similarity and rate problems (Math Skills 4-29-19 Rates and POW 5). Log into Mathspace and spend 35 minutes on the assignments below.

Using Ratios to Solve Similarity Problems
Rate 4

Activity 2: For the rest of the period, complete “POW 6: The Haybaler Problem” collaboratively (Team 1: Hunter and Ryan; Team 2: Rita, Bella & Caroline). Begin by writing a Problem Statement and keep track of your process as you work toward figuring out how much each bale weighs.

Week of 4/22

4/25: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Check homework: Complete two Similar Figure Word Problems.. Look at a ratio or scale on a map when one inch equals ten miles: 1:10. Review using ratios to solve similarity problems. Complete Similar Figure Word Problems. Review the importance of asking “Does that seem right?” at the end of the Problem Problem Process. Share answers.

4/24: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework. Look at how to use ratios to solve similarity problems: Similar Figure Word Problems. Review the importance of asking “Does that seem right?” at the end of the Problem Problem Process. Share answers.
4/23: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review how to use ratios to solve rate problems that are NOT distance problems. Log into Mathspace and complete the assignment below. (Once you complete Rate 3, return to Rate 1 and Rate 2.)

Rate 3

4/22: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review how to use ratios to solve rate problems. Log into Mathspace and complete the assignment below. (Note the last problems are not distance/speed/time problems but show similar relationships of consistent rate, sample size and total so you can also use ratios to solve these.)

Rate 3

Week of 4/8

4/11: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Look at how ratios can help you solve rate problems. Log into Mathspace and complete the assignment below. (Note the last problems show similar relationships of consistent rate, sample size and total. Can you create a similar formula and solve these?)

Rate 1
Rate 2

4/10: Go to Poetry Day! Read a poem?
4/9: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Read and write math poems (EvenMoreMathPoems).
4/8: Look at last week’s Mood Meter plots. Do you notice any patterns? Can we learn anything? Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Complete the PreAlgebra Calculations 1 Pretest. Share answers.

Week of 4/1

4/5: Plot yourself on the Mood Meter and identify a word that describes your mood. Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review the Distance Formula. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete the assignment below. (Note the last two problems show similar relationships of consistent rate, sample size and total. Can you create a similar formula and solve these?)

Rate 1

4/3: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note with a word that describes that feeling at the spot that represents your present state. Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework: Spend 15-20 minutes Absolute Value 2.. Review formulas for for distance, rate and speed. Practice turning word problems into formulas and solving distance, rate, speed problems (Speed Word Problems Worksheet). Share.
4/2: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Caroline’s choice. Check homework: spend 20 minutes on Mathspace. Review sub report and Mathspace productivity. Introduce Absolute Value and review with Absolute Value 1. Try to solve the problems as fast as you can to make it automatic. Review Absolute Value within an equation and practice with Absolute Value 2.
4/1: Review the Distributive Property and log into Mathspace and complete the following assignments:

Distributive Property I
Distributive Property 2

Week of 3/25

3/29: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Hunter’s choice. Check homework: spend 20 minutes on SAT Practice 1 or mathspace. Review the Distributive Property and log into mathspace and complete the following assignments:

1. Distributive Property I
2. Distributive Property 2

3/28: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Ryan’s choice. Check homework: spend 20 minutes on PSAT Sample Practice or SAT Practice 1. Review SAT/PSAT experience: what worked? what didn’t what do you wish you’d known? What would you like to study next? Review problems? Complete SAT Practice 1 or log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete the following assignments:

1. Solving Linear Equations I
2. Solving Linear Equations I

3/26: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Check homework: complete two problems from PSAT Sample Practice. Review PSAT/SAT format and strategies Complete and share PSAT Sample Practice. Begin SAT Practice 1.
3/25: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Review PSAT/SAT format, strategies and example problems. Try PSAT Sample Practice problems on your own.

Week of 3/18

3/21: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Bella’s choice. Review solving one-step equations and two-step equations. Could there be three? Make it simpler each step. Complete the One Two and Three Steps. Share answers.
3/20: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice. Review solving one-step equations and look at solving two-step equations. Complete the Two-Step Equations Worksheet. Share answers.
3/19: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Caroline’s choice. Look at solving one-step equations and complete the One-Step Equations Worksheet. Share answers. If time allows review solving two-step equations and complete the Two-Step Equations Worksheet.
3/18: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review strategies solving linear equations: Undo what’s being done to the variable using the order of operations backwards. Remember -x = -1x so to undo, just multiply both sides by -1. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete the following assignments:

1. Solving Linear Equations I Start with the one you did not do on Thursday.
2. Solving Linear Equations I

Week of 3/11

3/14: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review strategies solving linear equations. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete the following assignment:

1. Solving Linear Equations I

3/13: Look at the Mood Meter and put a post-it note at the spot that represents your present state. Write down a word that describes that feeling. Two-minute Meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review the sub report and the group’s progress with POW 11: Eight Bags of Gold. Return to work on it in your groups (Group 1: RP & RC; Group 2: BG, CG & HR).
3/12: Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice. Start work on POW 11: Eight Bags of Gold in a group of two (Group 1: RP & RC; Group 2: BG, CG & HR).

Week of 3/4

3/8: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Caroline’s choice. Look at real-world applications of exponents: scientific notation, Richer Scales, and measurement of area and volume. Practice converting Scientific Notation and Richter Scales. or Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete these in orderExponents Zero Power

1. Exponents Power Rule
2. Exponents Product Rule
3. Exponents Quotient Rule
4. Exponent Notation 2
5. Exponent Notation 3

3/7: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Bella’s choice. Look at real-world applications of exponents: scientific notation, Richer Scales, and measurement of area and volume. Practice converting Scientific Notation and Richter Scales. or Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete these in order:

1. Exponent Notation 1
2. Exponents Zero Power
3. Exponents Power Rule
4. Exponents Product Rule
5. Exponents Quotient Rule

3/6: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Look at real-world applications of exponents: scientific notation, Richer Scales, and measurement of area and volume. Practice converting Scientific Notation and Richter Scales.
3/5: Two-minute meditation: Eduardo’s choice. Review Exponent Rules (Exponent Terms and Rules). Log into MathSpace. Complete these in order according to your assignment sheet.

1. 1. Exponents Power Rule
  2. Exponents Product Rule
  3. Exponents Quotient Rule
  4. Exponent Notation 2
  5. Exponent Notation 3

Week of 2/25

2/27: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework: 20 minutes of MathSpace. Review Exponent Rules (Exponent Terms and Rules). Log into MathSpace. Complete these in order according to your assignment sheet.

1. 1. Exponents Zero Power
  2. Exponents Power Rule
  3. Exponents Product Rule
  4. Exponents Quotient Rule
  5. Exponent Notation 2
  6. Exponent Notation 3

2/26: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review the order of operations (PEMDAS) and progress on “1-2-3-4 Puzzle” Finish it with partners (Group #1: RP, CG & BG and Group #2: RC & HR). Share answers. If you finish early, complete Quick Math 13 & 14: Class Notes:
2/25: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review the order of operations (PEMDAS) and complete “1-2-3-4 Puzzle” with partners (Group #1: RP, CG & BG and Group #2: RC & HR).

Week of 2/19

2/22:Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review Exponent Rules (Exponent Terms and Rules). Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and start with #1:

1. 1. Exponent Notation 1
  2. Exponents Zero Power
  3. Exponents Power Rule
  4. Exponents Product Rule

2/21:Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review Exponent Rules (Exponent Terms and Rules). Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and start with #1:

1. 1. Exponent Notation 1
  2. Exponents Zero Power
  3. Exponents Power Rule
  4. Exponents Product Rule

2/20: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review exponents and complete Exponent Rules Practice. Share answers.

Week of 2/11

2/14: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review Expressions and Equations and Add and subtract negative algebraic terms from yesterday’s Mathspace. Review operations with Negative Numbers.
2/13: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and start with #1:

1. 1. Algebra > Expressions and Equations
  2. Algebra > Add and subtract negative algebraic terms

2/11: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Return to”Marcella’s Bagels. Summarize Friday’s progress: must be an even number, greater than 28, divide and subtract, etc. Work in groups (Group #1: RC and RP; Group #2: HR, CG, and BK) for 15 minutes. Share progress with class. Please consider if there is a way to use the order of operations to more easily solve this problem. Return to the problem. Repeat working and sharing until the problem is solved.

Week of 2/4

2/8: Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review sub report and Mathspace progress. Work in groups (Group #1: RC and RP; Group #2: HR, CG, and BK) on “Marcella’s Bagels” for 15 minutes. Share progress with class. Return to the problem.
2/6: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and start with #1:

1. 1. Order of Operations 1
  2. Order of Operations 2 (Negatives)

2/5: Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review the order of operations and “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.” Complete Applied Order of Operations Problems and share answers.
2/4: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review the order of operations and “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.” Complete Applied Order of Operations Problems and share answers.

Week of 1/28

2/1: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review the order of operations and “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.” Continue to share problems (Order of Operations Handout 1). Complete the handout. Share.
1/31: Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Look at the order of operations starting with the following problem: You’re going back-to-school shopping. You buy a pair of pants that are $15 and five uniform shirts that cost $12 each. But the pants are $5 off. What’s the total (without tax)? Review the rules for Order of Operations and complete a few problems (Order of Operations Handout 1).
1/28: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Continue to review the identified problems from the final exam and complete similar problems (Midterm Exam Decimal Review). Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and start with #1:

1. 1. Decimals Math Skills Midterm Exam
  2. Patterns Math Skills Midterm Exam

Week of 1/23

1/25: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Check homework: 15 minutes on Mathspace. Review the identified problems from the final exam and complete similar problems (Midterm Exam Decimal Review). Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and start with #1:

1. 1. Decimals Math Skills Midterm Exam
  2. Patterns Math Skills Midterm Exam

1/24: Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Check homework: Share two problems from the exam that you don’t know how to do. Either review those problems and the final exam (MSMidtermExam1-19) OR Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete:

1. 1. Patterns Math Skills Midterm Exam
  2. Decimals Math Skills Midterm Exam

1/23: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice.Review the Grading Criteria and class procedures (MathProceduresGrading). Review the final exam (MSMidtermExam1-19)

Week of 1/14: End of Fall Semester

1/18: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Any questions or need for review before we start the final exam? Complete the exam. Work through the period. If you work well throughout, I will just grade what you’ve done

1. 1. Four Question Patterns Quiz (25 minutes: 20 Points)
  2. Eight Question Decimals Quiz (25 minutes: 20 Points)
  3. Complete “POW 2: Checkerboard Squares” from IMP Book 1 in groups. Then Individually, write up your problem statement, process and solution on the attached form. (Or type it.) (35 Minutes: 30 Points)
  4. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete: (35 Minutes: 30 Points)
    1. Patterns Math Skills Midterm Exam
    2. Decimals Math Skills Midterm Exam
  5. Complete Quick Math 20 & 21. (Note: Problems marked “Bonus” will not count against if your answer is not correct.) (15 minutes: 10 Points)

1/14: Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Review the final exam format. Continue to review decimal operations (line up decimals terms for addition and subtraction, count numbers to the right of decimals for multiplication, slide decimals for division) and complete Decimal Applications Review . Complete problems and share answers and strategies.

Week of 1/7

1/11: Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review the final exam format. Review decimal operations (line up decimals terms for addition and subtraction, count numbers t right of decimals for multiplication, slide decimals for division) and complete Decimal Applications Review . Complete problems and share answers and strategies.
1/10: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review the final exam format and review In/Out Patterns problems. Patterns Review. Complete problems and share answers and strategies.
1/9: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Review the final exam format (MSMidtermFormat1-19). Review translating from English to math and vice versa (“is” translates to “=”, seven times a variable” translates to “7x”, etc). Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete:

1. - Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Use algebraic conventions to build equations (1 operation)
  - Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Use algebraic conventions to build equations (2 operations)

1/7: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Review the Algebra Terms below. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete:

1. - Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Use algebraic conventions to build equations (1 operation)
  - Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Use algebraic conventions to build equations (2 operations)

Week of 1/2

1/4: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework: 15-20 minutes working on Patterns Worksheet 2 on your own. Complete Patterns Worksheet 2 and review answers.
1/3: Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Check homework: 15-20 minutes working on Patterns Worksheet 1 on your own. Complete Patterns Worksheet 1 and review answers. Begin working on the two-step problems in Patterns Worksheet 2.
1/2: Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Complete “Whose Dog is That?” with a partner (BG & RC and CG, RP & HR). Share your solution and explain your answer. Complete Patterns Worksheet 1 on your own.

Week of 12/17

12/21: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Read and write math poems (MoreMathPoems & MathPoems). Or complete “Whose Dog is That?” Or continue work on Mathspace. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

1. 1. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Rules for describing sequences
  2. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Find the rule from a table of values
  3. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Write rules for relationships

12/19: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework: “Keep It Going.” Review Patterns Quiz 3. Return to “Keep It Going” and find the 100th term. Share answers. Begin “Whose Dog is That?”

12/18: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Share homework: “Who’s Who? process and solution. Complete Patterns Quiz 3. Begin “Keep It Going” (Keep It Going Number Magician).

12/17: Begin working on “Who’s Who? with a partner (BG & RC and CG, RP & HR). After 15 minutes, share questions, theories and the process you are using.

Week of 12/10

12/13: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Review for patterns quiz. Complete the quiz. Continue work on Mathspace. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

1. 1. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Rules for describing sequences
  2. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Find the rule from a table of values
  3. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Write rules for relationships

12/12: Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Review the Algebra Terms. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

1. 1. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Rules for describing sequences
  2. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Find the rule from a table of values
  3. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Write rules for relationships

12/10: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables) and create two problems for an In/Out Pattern Quiz. Share your problems with a partner to see if they are clear. Email your problems to me at jpowers [at] er9 [dot] org.

Week of 12/3

12/7: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Review the Algebra Terms. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

1. 1. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Rules for describing sequences
  2. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Find the rule from a table of values
  3. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Write rules for relationships

12/6: Two-minute meditation: Bella’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

1. 1. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Rules for describing sequences
  2. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Find the rule from a table of values
  3. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Write rules for relationships

12/5: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

1. 1. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Rules for describing sequences
  2. Algebra – build with algebraic terms > Find the rule from a table of values

12/4: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Share answers and strategies to “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables). Review the roles we play in groups: What different role did you try yesterday? Complete the one-step problems (Quick Math: 32 & 33). and share answers.
12/3: Two-minute meditation: Ryan’s choice. Return to “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables). Share answers, problems, strategies. Review the roles we play in groups. Complete “Pulling Out Rules” and Thursday’s one-step problems (Quick Math: 32 & 33) with a partner (RP, BG & RC and CG & HR). Change roles halfway through.

Week of 11/26

11/29: Two-minute meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework: 15-20 minutes on MathSpace lesson of your choosing. Return to “Inside Out” and “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables). Share answers, problems, strategies. Review the roles we play in groups. Complete “Pulling Out Rules” and today’s one-step problems (Quick Math: 32 & 33) with a partner (RP & RC and CG & HR). Change roles halfway through.
11/28: Check homework: spend 15 minutes of unfinished classwork. Return to Mathspace (https://mathspace.co/student/) and complete “Ordering Numbers,” “Comparing Decimals,” “Comparisons Using Volume” and “Area Models” and unfinished tasks. Note any vocabulary or skills you’d like reviewed. Return to “Inside Out” and “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables). Share answers, problems, strategies and complete the assignments. Complete today’s one-step problems (Quick Math 11-10). today’s one-step problems (Quick Math: 32 & 33).
11/27: Check homework: spend 15 minutes on “Inside Out” and “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables). Share answers, problems, strategies and complete the assignments. Complete yesterday’s one-step problems (Math 11-6).
11/26: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Complete today’s one-step problems (Quick Math 11-6). Review how detecting patterns help us develop rules. Complete “Inside Out” and “Pulling Out Rules” (In Out Tables).

Week of 11/19

11/21: Two-minute meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

Early Decimals > Multiply numbers with hundredths by single digit numbers
Early Decimals > Multiply numbers with thousandths by single digit numbers
Early Decimals > Multiply numbers with decimals by double digit numbers

11/19: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Review rounding and complete the handout “Rounding Whole Numbers and Decimals” (FractionsToDecimalsRounding). Share answers. Review “Renaming Fractions as decimals and complete the handout. Share answers.

Week of 11/12

11/16: Two-minute meditation: Hunter’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

5: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

11/14: Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice. Check homework: fifteen minutes on unfinishedclasswork. Review multiplying decimals and complete a new practice sheet. (Multiplying Decimals 1). Complete yesterday’s one-step problems (Minute 22).
11/13: Two-minute Meditation: Ryan’s choice. Check homework: Problem Statement, Process, Solution or Self-Assessment for Corey’s Camel. Review multiplying decimals and complete a practice sheet. (Multiplying Decimals). Complete today’s one-step problems (Minute 22)
11/12: Two-minute Meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Share answers to POW 6: Corey Camel. Is there a better answer? (Would it help to work on a mini-version: Mini-Cory the Camel?) Break into groups of two (Group 1: RP & RC; Group 2: CG & HR) and continue working. Share progress after 20 minutes.

Week of 11/5

11/9: Two-minute meditation: Caroline’s choice. Log into MathSpace at https://mathspace.co/student/ and complete

Early Decimals > Convert tenths between fractions and decimals
Early Decimals > Convert tenths and hundredths between fractions and decimals
Early Decimals > Order Decimal Numbers With Tenths

11/6: Two-minute Meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Continue working on POW 6: Corey Camel. Review Friday’s progress. Would it help to work on a mini-version (Mini-Cory the Camel)? Break into groups of two (Group 1: RP & RC; Group 2: CG & HR) and continue working. Share progress after 20 minutes.
11/5: Continue working on adding and subtracting decimals on handout (Subtracting Decimals from Whole Numbers) or Mathspace.

Week of 10/29

11/2: Two-minute Meditation: Ryan’s choice. Start work on POW 6: Corey Camel in a group of two (Group 1: RP & RC; Group 2: CG & HR).

11/1: Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice. Log into Math Space at https://mathspace.co/student/

1. - Early Decimals > Number lines and decimals (tenths/hundredths)
  - Early Decimals > Convert tenths between fractions and decimals
  - Early Decimals > Convert hundredths between fractions and decimals

10/31: Two-minute Meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Review lining up terms when adding or subtracting decimals. Review Monday’s practice quiz. Complete Practice Quiz #2 for addition and subtraction of decimals (Add Sub Decimals Quiz 2). Complete last week’s one-step problems (Minute 20).

Week of 10/29

10/26: Review multiplying decimals and Review multiplying decimals and complete a practice sheet. (10-29). Complete a practice sheet. (10-25). Complete today’s one-step problems (Minute 21). Share your Around the Horn POW problem statement, process description, and solution to share with the class.Continue work work on POW 6: Corey Camel.

10/31: Introduce our new student, HR. Two-minute Meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice. Review lining up terms when adding or subtracting decimals. Review Monday’s practice quiz. Complete Practice Quiz #2 for addition and subtraction of decimals. Complete last week’s one-step problems (Minute 20). Start work on POW 6: Corey Camel in a group of two (Group 1: RP & RC; Group 2: CG & HR).
10/29: Two-minute Meditation: Mr. Powers’ choice.Complete a practice quiz for addition and subtraction of decimals. Complete today’s one-step problems (Minute 22). Start work on POW 6: Corey Camel in a group of three.

Week of 10/22

10/26: Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice.

Log into Math Space at https://mathspace.co/student/

1. - Early Decimals > Number lines and decimals (tenths/hundredths)
  - Early Decimals > Convert tenths between fractions and decimals
  - Early Decimals > Convert hundredths between fractions and decimals

10/25: Two-minute Meditation: Mr. C’s choice.

Log into Math Space at https://mathspace.co/student/

1. - Early Decimals > Tenths, 100ths and decimals
    Early Decimals > Numbers, words and symbols (tenths/hundredths)
  - Early Decimals > Number lines and decimals (tenths/hundredths)
  - Early Decimals > Convert tenths between fractions and decimals
  - Early Decimals > Convert hundredths between fractions and decimals

10/24: Two-minute Meditation: Ryan’s choice. Check homework: write a paragraph explaining your answer to “Around the Horn.” Review Mr. Powers Mistaken answer and a new answer. Review subtracting decimals and complete a practice sheet. (10-23). Complete today’s one-step problems (Minute 20).

10/23: Two-minute Meditation: Rita’s choice. Review subtracting decimals and complete a practice sheet. (10-23). Complete today’s one-step problems (Minute 20) Check homework: spend 15 minutes on POW Around the Horn. Share your POW progress with the class and write a problem statement, process description, and solution to share with the class. Share and discuss with the full class.
10/22: Two-minute Meditation: Jack’s choice. Review adding decimals and complete a practice sheet. (10-22). Complete today’s one-step problems (Minute 19). Discuss your experience with the Math Space assignment, software and ease of use. Any questions or suggestions? Begin a new multi-step POW “Around the Horn” (POW Around the Horn) with a partner (Group 1: JC & RP; Group 2: CG & RC).

Week of 10/15

10/18: Discuss your experience with the Math Space assignment, software, ease of use and ask any questions. Complete the Mathspace assignments (https://mathspace.co/accounts/login/)

Early Decimals > Adding tenths and hundredths (fractions and decimals)
Early Decimals > Tenths, 100ths and decimals

Early Decimals > Numbers, words and symbols (tenths/hundredths)
Early Decimals > Number lines and decimals (tenths/hundredths)

Early Decimals > Convert tenths between fractions and decimals

10/17: Two-minute meditation: square breaths. Check homework: Spend 20 minutes yesterday’s one-step problems (QuickMath10-16). Log into Math Space at https://mathspace.co/student/ using this code: B8H4 and complete

Early Decimals > Adding tenths and hundredths (fractions and decimals)
Early Decimals > Tenths, 100ths and decimals

Complete yesterday’s one-step problems (QuickMath10-16).

10/16: Two-minute meditation. Review the homework: Fifteen minutes on yesterday’s Quick Math 10-15. Review adding and subtracting decimals. Complete today’s one-step problems (QuickMath10-16).
10/15: Two-minute meditation. Complete today’s other one-step problems (Quick Math 10-15). Review decimals system, places and applications (money, metric measurements. Check your knowledge with Decimal Applications Pre-Assessment (Decimal Applications Pre).

Week of 10/9

10/12: Two-minute meditation. Review the homework: what’s one thing you learned yesterday?Quick review: adding and subtracting decimals. Complete today’s other one-step problems (Quick Math 10-12).
10/11: Two-minute meditation. Review the homework: fifteen more minutes on the one-step problems (QuickMath 10-9-18). Review the returned pre-quizzes and discuss results and process. Correct the incorrect answers for 1/2 credit. Write a seven-minute journal entry about how well the pre-quiz went: What do you think you did well? What do you think you could have done better? Complete and share answers to yesterday’s one-step problems (QuickMath 10-9-18).
10/9: Two-minute meditation. Choose a math problem from our handouts that you found difficult. Use it as a model to create a new problem like it. Type up the problem and email the new problem to me at jpowers [at] er9 [dot] org. Complete Pre-Quiz #1 of your problems. When you’re done, complete today’s other one-step problems (QuickMath 10-9-18).

Week of 10/1

10/5: Two-minute meditation. Check homework:15-20 minutes solving any unsolved problems. Complete today’s one-step problems (Quick-Mathb 10-5-180 & QuickMath 10-5-18) and share answers.
10/3: Two-minute meditation. Review sub report. Review handouts, questions and issues. Begin today’s one-step problems (Quick-Mathb 10-3-180 & QuickMath 10-3-18) and share answers.
10/2: Two-minute meditation? Solve one-step math problems (QuickMath10-1-18) and two-step math problems (Math-Skills-10-1-18). Share answers on the board after ten minutes or 4 problems.
10/1: Two-minute meditation? Complete the two-step math problems (Math-Skills-9-27-18) we started Friday. Share answers. Solve the rest of the one-step math problems (QuickMath-9-27-18) we started Thursday. Share answers on the board.

Week of 9/24

9/28: Two-minute meditation. Look at growth mindset. Email me three math goals and two learning goals. Check homework: type and email your math problems. Review the difference between one-step and two step math problems. Complete the first two two-step math problems (Math-Skills-9-27-18). Share answers.
9/27: Two-minute meditation. Check homework: type and email your math problem. Solve one-step math problems (QuickMath-9-27-18) and two-step math problems (Math-Skills-9-27-18). Share answers.

9/26: Two-minute meditation. Complete the introduction to the RULER strategies for emotional intelligence: purpose, strategies and applications. Review homework: Create a one or two-step problem and email it to me. Return to one-step math problems ( ) vs. two-step math problems (Math Skills 9-18-17). Solve and share. Create a math problem of your own like one of the problems we solved today. Write down three first quarter math skills goals and two learning goals.

9/24: Two-minute meditation. Continue the introduction to the RULER strategies for emotional intelligence: short-term and long-term strategies. Using the meta-moment and wellness strategies to improve our response to stimulus. Return to one-step math problems (QuickMath 9-18 ) vs. two-step math problems (Math Skills 9-18-17). Solve and share. Create a math problem of your own like one of the problems we solved today. Write down three first quarter math skills goals and two learning goals.

Week of 9/17

9/21: Two-minute meditation. Continue the introduction to the RULER strategies for emotional intelligence: getting closer to our best selves more often. Look at Extensions by completing “More Broken Eggs” with a new partner. Write up your results, process, etc. using the POW Write-Up form (POWWrite-up&Rubric). Look at one-step math problems (QuickMath 9-18 ) vs. two-step math problems (Math Skills 9-18-17). Solve and share.
9/18: Two-minute meditation. Continue the introduction to the RULER strategies for emotional intelligence: getting closer to our best selves more often. Identifying our emotional states and those of others.Review the (POW Write-up & Rubric) and type up your “Broken Eggs” write-up: problem statement, process, solution and self-assessment on laptops. Look at one-step math problems (QuickMath 9-18 ) vs. two-step math problems (Math Skills 9-18-17). Solve and share.
9/17: Two-minute meditation. Look at part 1 of an introduction to the RULER strategies for emotional intelligence: how we can be closer to our best selves more often. Complete the Broken Egg problem.

Week of 9/11

9/14: Two-minute sound meditation with a Tibetan bowl. Check homework: spend 20 more minutes on “Broken Eggs.” Leave evidence. Review the (POW Write-up & Rubric) and our progress so far on POW1 Broken Eggs (Math 9-13-18). Continue working in pairs on the Broken Egg POW. Share progress.
9/13: Two-minute balancing meditation. Check homework: spend 20 more minutes on “Broken Eggs.” Leave evidence. Review the sub report and (POW Write-up & Rubric). Continue working in pairs on the Broken Egg POW. Share progress.
9/12: Working in pairs, begin POW #1 Broken Eggs (POW1 Broken Eggs). Review the POW Write up and rubric. (POWWrite-up&Rubric) and begin by writing the Problem Statement and as you work, keep notes of your process (questions, strategies, dead ends, computations, sketches, etc.) After twenty minutes share your progress with the class. Then continue working to the bell.

Week of 9/4

9/7: Two-minute meditation. Check homework: Create a problem like “The Number Magician. “Why do you think I’m giving real world math problems? Create two more math problem of your own.
9/6: Two-minute meditation. Check homework: Create a problem like the “Keep It Going” problems. Type up the problem and email it to me at jpowers [at] er9 [dot] org [dot] Finish reviewing the answers to “Keep It Going.” Work in pairs on “The Number Magician” (KeepItGoing NumberMagician). Create a problem like “The Number Magician.” Share. Class Notes:
9/5: Two-minute meditation. Check homework: Share personal uses of math. Look at the role we played in the groups when solving the Jell-O problem. Review our steps and the Problem Solving Process. Review the exercises from the “Patterns” unit: complete “Keep It Going” on your own. Share. Class Notes: Math 9-5-18- Group Roles
9/4: Review “Mindful Meditation in Math” and look at the benefits of meditation (MindfulnessMath). Two-minute meditation. Review the notes from the Jell-O problem: How much would it cost to fill a pool with Jell-O? (Math 8-31-18) Continue working in groups of two to solve the problem. Share questions, discoveries, tentative answers. Look at the skills we are using to solve this problem. Class Notes: Math 9-4-18

Week of 8/29

8/31: Two-minute meditation.Review the homework: two ways your parents use math. Review the notes from the Jell-O problem: How much Jell-O do I need to fill a pool with Jell-O? (Math 8-30-18) Work in groups of two to solve the problem. Share questions, discoveries, tentative answers. Look at the skills we are using to solve this problem.
8/30: Review the benefits of centering (Mice Meditation Video) and ways to improve attention and attitude. Two-minute meditation. Check homework. Work individually or in a group to solve the following problem: How much Jell-O do I need to fill a pool with Jell-O? Class Notes: Math 8-30-18
8/29: Share your name, one math strength, and one math weakness. Look at an overview of the course. Review the Grading Criteria and class procedures (MathProceduresGrading). Complete the Math Skills Survey (Math Skills Survey). Review the new class cell phone policy (Cell Phone Letter JP).