Let's Write a Narrative

Think of interesting characters, 

a setting for your story,

and a plot.

What problem will your character(s) face?

How will the problem be solved? 

      

An engaging narrative includes thoughts, feelings, details, description, and dialog.

These things will bring your story to life for the reader!

I love this song about writing a personal narrative.

Turn up your speakers! 

The lyrics are typed below, so you can sing along. 

Thanks Mr. Laughton!

Write me a Narrative…

Beginning, Middle, and a Clear Cut End

Go on and tell me about…

Where you’ve been,

Moments small or big,

or you can…

Make up a tale from your imagination!

Kick it off with a strong lead.

Make it interesting.

Let us know who’s in it,

and the problem they’re facing.

Build up the action,

and pace your story right.

Make a solid sequence,

and use transitions

that help your story flow all the way along!

Bring it to a close with a

LESSON

or

REFLECTION

or

Some kind of THOUGHT.

Write me a Narrative…

Beginning, Middle, and a Clear Cut End

Go on and tell me about…

Where you’ve been,

Moments small or big,

or you can…

Make up a tale from your imagination!

T. F. and Triple D

Will make your words a story…

Thoughts
and Feelings
Details
and Description
and Dialog

Will make your story strong!

We want to

Feel what you feel.

See what you see.

Make it as real as it possibly can be.

WE’RE ALL ALONG FOR THE RIDE

and we see it through your narrator’s eyes!

Write me a Narrative…

Beginning, Middle, and a Clear Cut End

Go on and tell me about…

Where you’ve been,

Moments small or big,

or you can…

Make up a tale from your imagination! 

Make it your own creation.

IT’S TIME TO WRITE

BECAUSE THE WORLD IS WAITING.

November STEM Challenge

In November, we are going to design free-standing pendulums that can draw or paint as they swing to and fro!

A pendulum is an object, hung from a fixed point, that swings freely back and forth under the action of gravity. The back and forth movements of a pendulum are called oscillations.

(I could watch that sand pendulum allll daaaay 😍)

Kids love to ride the swings at the playground. The motion of a tire swing demonstrates the physics of a pendulum. The swing is supported by chains that are attached to a fixed point at the top of the swing set, which allow it to move freely back and forth. 

The Foucault Pendulum is named for the French physicist Jean Foucault, who used it to demonstrate the rotation of the earth in 1851. It was the first experiment to give simple, direct evidence of the Earth's rotation.

Check out this cool video that explains how the Foucault Pendulum proves the rotation of our amazing planet, Earth. 

Let's design a pendulum!

Research pendulums and use items from around your house to complete this challenge.

Send Mrs. Sol pictures or movies of your experiment to share in class.

DUE DECEMBER 5

More Practice: Division Algorithm

If you’ve ever followed a recipe to bake cookies or make your favorite meal, you already know one of the secrets to mastering the division algorithm: it’s all about following steps in the right order! There are measurements, steps, and rules to remember. But once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature.

A recipe tells you what to do, one step at a time — and long division works the same way!
The “recipe” for long division goes like this:

Divide

Multiply

Subtract

Bring down

(Then, repeat!)

If you follow these steps carefully and in order, your math will come out just right, like a batch of perfectly baked cookies !🍪😋

Use this video to help you practice the steps. Pause the video and write down the problem. Solve it on your own and then press play to watch the steps. If you go a different quotient, find your error and fix it. Then, try the next one! Keep going until you get the hang of it.

Oh, and don't forget to send all remainders to me!

BE A YETI!

As with anything, long division takes practice.

Divide and Conquer!

The standard algorithm for division may work for you...

DIVIDE

MULTIPLY

SUBTRACT

BRING DOWN

CHECK!

BUT, I have two new strategies that give you a little more freedom with numbers!

You can choose numbers without having to be so precise with each step of the process. 

Suppose that we want to solve the equation 

324 ÷ 2

First, draw a box with the dividend on the inside and the divisor on the outside.

Then, think in multiples to find a number that is close, but does not go over.
Think 10s, 100s, 1000s!

2 x 100 = 200

Subtract and write the answer in the next box.

Repeat until you are left with a number that is smaller than the divisor.

Let’s take a look at one more example. 

In this example, we will solve 

453 ÷ 4

Draw a box with the dividend on the inside and the divisor on the outside.

Think in multiples to find a number that is close, but does not go over.

Think: 10s, 100s, 1000s!

Think 2s and 5s!

Subtract and write the answer in the next box.

Keep going until you are left with a number that is smaller than the divisor.

When all is said and done, there is a 1 left over...

that's your REMAINDER! 

113 r 1    or     113 1/4

The area model strategy works with 2-digit divisors too! 

Here's an example from page 20 in your Math Activity Book:

Step 1: Think of a few easy X facts for the divisor.

Step 2: Subtract from the dividend an easy multiple of the divisor (e.g. 100x, 10x, 5x, 2x). Record the partial quotient in a column to the right of the problem.

Step 3: Repeat until the dividend has been reduced to zero or the remainder is less than the divisor.

Step 4: Add the partial quotients to find the quotient.

Let’s solve

679 ÷ 5

Click on the images above for a closer look.

Visit Shelly Gray's math website for the videos above and many other helpful math lessons! 

Multi-Digit Multiplication: 3 Strategies

There are many ways to solve multi-digit multiplication problems. Choose the strategy that works with your brain! Here are three of them...

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No matter which strategy we use, the solution remains the same!

427 x 24 = 10,248

If you do not have your X Facts memorized, 5th grade math can take a long time to calculate. I would suggest gluing a Multiplication Chart onto the inside of your Math notebook cover. That way you can refer to it all year.

[click here for a printable X Chart]

  
Here are a few sites that may help with multiplication...

X GAMES!

Partial Product Jeopardy

The Amoeba Multiplication Game

multiplication.com

Timez Attack

  

Keep up the great work, kids!

The Power of Ten

Using exponents is an efficient way to write numbers that have a few too many zeeeeeros.

The exponent (or power) tells us how many zeros are in the number when the base number is 10.

The image below has a place for everything with everything in its place. The base can be any whole number, but today we are only focusing on the POWERS of TEN!

Here are the vocabulary words for this lesson: 

powers of ten

base number 

exponent

Click the image below for a catchy Powers of 10 song! 

Powers of 10 Song Lyrics:

Chorus

To find the power of ten

Look at the exponent

Take your pencil and then

and write that many zeros, let’s do it again

To find a power of ten

Look at the exponent

Take your pencil and then

Multiply that many tens

The base number is 10

2 is the exponent

10 to the second means 10 x 10

This power of ten is 100

Again the base number is 10

but now 3 is the exponent

it equals 10 x 10 x 10

The third power ten is 1000

The base number is 10

4 is the exponent

it's 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

The fourth power is 10,000

Again the base number is 10

5 is the exponent

write five tens and multiply them

and you’ll get 100,000

With a power of ten we can multiply or divide

Dividing slides left, multiplying slides right

The powers the number of places…

Slide the point that number of spaces

One hundred five and nine thousandths

Times ten to the third, the three represents

The decimal point sliding right three times,

The products one hundred five thousand, nine.

Now let’s divide by ten to the third

Slide three places left, or in other words

This number is now one thousand times less -

POWERS OF TEN ARE THE BEST

Using powers of ten is the norm

When writing numbers in expanded form

Split the values apart bit by bit

To see the value of every digit.

Geometry

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Polygon Game

Polygon Mini-Lesson

Practice Measuring Angles

Drawing Angles Game

Alien Angles Game