Cottage Math (5th Grade Accelerated Math) Topics and Homework:
Please note: I will pretest each unit (not for a grade). If students are at mastery, they may have their instruction compacted (meaning they will join the regular group when the group is studying a topic they have not yet mastered, but will choose from a variety of enrichment activities on other days during the current unit). Choices might include working on pre-Algebra, computer games building logic and problem solving skills, exploring mathematicians, problem-solving, tangrams, 3-d paper folding activities (to build spatial reasoning they'll use in higher math classes), etc.
In addition to the lessons listed below, Study Links (loose pages) may be assigned on any day.
9.4: Removing Parentheses
April 23rd:: Lesson 9.4: Removing Parentheses and Combining Like Terms (Distributive Property) MJ pp 349-351
April 24th: Lesson 9.5: Simplifying and Solving Equations MJ pp. 352-355.
April 25th: Lesson 9.6: Using Equations to Solve Mobile Problems MJ pp. 356-358.
April 28th no school
April 29th- May 5th No Math due to: Young Ameritowne Preparation in 5th grade homerooms, Young Ameritowne Field Trip and another 5th grade field trip on May 5th.
April 30th Math Olympiad Competition-6 students will be going to district competition.
May 6th: Lesson 9.7 Computer Spreadsheets MJ pp. 359-361.
May 7th: Lesson 9.8: Area Formulas with Applications (perimeter, circumference, and area) MJ pp. 362-365.
May 8th: Lesson 9.9 Volume Formulas with Applications (rectangular prisms, cylinders, and spheres) MJ pp. 366-369
May 9th: Lesson 9.10: Solving Equations by Trial and Error MJ pp. 370-373
May 12th: Lesson 9.11 Formula Equations MJ pp. 374-377.
May 13th: Lesson 9.12: The Pythagorean Theorem MJ. pp. 378-381
May 14th: Lesson 9.13: Indirect Measurement Problems-finding missing lengths in similar figures using a size-change factor. MJ. pp. 382-384
May 15th: Ch 9 Assessment All SRBs, calculators and templates are due today.
May 16th: Last Day of Math this year
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