This week in Division 7...
English Language Arts
This week students completed their final novel study assignment. Students were asked to make a text-to-self connection, a text-to-text connection and a text-to-world connection. I look forward to reading their work. We also began our next unit of study: comparative writing. We discussed that the purpose of comparative writing is to compare and contrast two (or more) items, ideas, people, etc. We then completed a Venn diagram, comparing an orange and an apple. Then the fun began! Students began work on their candy comparison project. This is a small project to generate student engagement with some sweet motivation.
This week students completed their final novel study assignment. Students were asked to make a text-to-self connection, a text-to-text connection and a text-to-world connection. I look forward to reading their work. We also began our next unit of study: comparative writing. We discussed that the purpose of comparative writing is to compare and contrast two (or more) items, ideas, people, etc. We then completed a Venn diagram, comparing an orange and an apple. Then the fun began! Students began work on their candy comparison project. This is a small project to generate student engagement with some sweet motivation.
Text Structures
This week students were introduced to the "Description" text structure. Students are expected to complete What is a Mars Rover? for Thursday, May 2nd.
This week students were introduced to the "Description" text structure. Students are expected to complete What is a Mars Rover? for Thursday, May 2nd.
Mathematics
This week students continued their study of multiplication of multi-digit numbers by one-digit numbers. In particular, students learned how to use an array to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number. (Photo example below). They also learned how to "decompose" a two-digit number into its tens and units before multiplying.
For example: 42 x 3 = ?
becomes 40 + 2
x 3
6
+ 120
126
This week students continued their study of multiplication of multi-digit numbers by one-digit numbers. In particular, students learned how to use an array to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number. (Photo example below). They also learned how to "decompose" a two-digit number into its tens and units before multiplying.
For example: 42 x 3 = ?
becomes 40 + 2
x 3
6
+ 120
126
On-line sites to support in-class mathematics number concepts instruction:
(Please copy and paste URL into browser.)
https://math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch9l2.htm
https://math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch9l3.htm
https://math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch9l6.htm
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-2-digit-numbers-using-area-models
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-2-digit-numbers
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-3-digit-numbers-using-area-models
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-multi-digit-numbers-using-partial-products
(Please copy and paste URL into browser.)
https://math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch9l2.htm
https://math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch9l3.htm
https://math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch9l6.htm
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-2-digit-numbers-using-area-models
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-2-digit-numbers
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-3-digit-numbers-using-area-models
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/multiply-1-digit-numbers-by-multi-digit-numbers-using-partial-products