Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Tuesday's Resource

For Students:
I hope you have taken the time to share the Jeopardy game we played in class this afternoon with someone at home.
Share your thoughts about the activity in the comments below. Think about what you enjoyed and what you didn't like about the game. Is there something you would have changed: how we played, the way we formed the groups?
Remember, we are playing tomorrow and Thursday afternoon as well. The only difference will be that we will have different categories and skills to practice.
 
In case you were wondering, the team's scores were as follows...
Team #1 = 500
Team #2 = 350
Team #3 = 550
Congratulations to you all for your hard work!
 
 
For Parents:
Reminder!
We are testing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week.
Please help me in making sure that your child gets to be early on the evenings before the test, eats a healthy breakfast the morning of the test and arrives to school on time.
 
 
For Teachers:
In class we have been busy practicing and reviewing all of the math concepts and skills we have worked on since September. Tomorrow begins our 3 days of state testing.
We have been doubling up on math lessons for the past several weeks. However, today we took a fun and relaxing approach to our math skills review. We played Jeopardy!
I discovered this amazing resource on Teachers Pay Teachers made by Math Mojo.
 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5th-Grade-Common-Core-Math-Review-Game-Mega-Bundle-All-Domains-and-Standards-1461570

~Mrs. McNamara


Monday, April 20, 2015

Welcome!

I am so glad you have found your way to my math blog. Although I have designed this blog specifically to support my classroom, I welcome all those who visit!

This blog has multiple purposes: (1) to provide my students and their parents with homework assistance via videos that model the skills and processes we use in class, (2) resources- books, websites, apps, and reference sheets, that can be used by students, parents and other teachers to promote math practice and the acquisition of skills and knowledge, (3) fun riddles and challenges to enhance mathematical thinking and discussion, and (4) general discourse concerning math concepts, ideas and questions.