Room 6 is keeping track of the first 100 days of school very closely. We call it "one" and discuss each new day to see what part of that big one we have. Today was the 25th of our first hundred days. Each day we post the percent, decimal and fraction. Then we see if that fractional amount can be simplified.
We also have a puzzle of sorts on our calendar. Can you figure out what it is? The pattern is mathematical and is tied to the number of factors of each date. To help us solve the puzzle we create rectangular arrays to represent the amount of area each number represents. It is a great opportunity to practice geometry, especially area and perimeter.
Wow! Fifth grade is chock full of MATH! Mrs. B
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Doing the calendar is the best thing to do and so is the array.
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