Well students we made it through our first week! I am very proud to say that. I really enjoyed getting to know all of you and can't wait to see what the next few weeks have in store.
Remember what we all decided, to be successful in my class you need to do 2 things:
1. DO WORK
2. STAY FOCUSED
Here is a review of what we did this week:
*Converting fractions to decimals
We do this by dividing or as some of you like to say TIBO. Remember TIBO stands for top in, bottom out. That is a way for you to remember how to set up the division.
*Ordering fractions, decimals and percents
To order numbers they first must be in the same form. For example, all the numbers should be represented as percents, fractions (with the same denominator - like fraction) or decimals.
On a number line, numbers are ordered from LEAST to GREATEST. When we order decimals we first should line up the numbers so that the decimal points are all in line. Then we look at the first digit in each number. We identify the number with the smallest first digit as the least. If all the first digits are equal we move to the next digit.
Remember it helps to think of the numbers like money!
The vocabulary we discussed was this:
Like fraction - fractions with the same denominator
Unlike fraction - fractions with different denominators
Numerator - top number in a fraction
Denominator - bottom number in a fraction
Least common denominator - the least common multiple in a set of denominators
Equivalent - when 2 or more numbers are equal (ie: .25 and 25%)
Coming up:
We will be taking a benchmark test on Monday and Tuesday. After that we will continue studying fractions, decimals and percents. We will focus more on when each form is appropriate to use. We will also review conversions and equivalencies.
Please, if you have any questions feel free to comment on this post or contact me at Regan.Ray@aliefisd.net
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