Sometimes the days just get away from me and I can't seem to find the time to write these posts! I am sorry about that and hope that if any of you have specific questions you will reach out and let me know.
But here we are, and the big news is that the Fractions Unit test will be this Wednesday, January 14.
It's time to move forward, so any way you can help your child prepare would be terrific. Help them take notes in their Notes Book: the steps of multiplying fractions, when to find a common denominator (and when not to), and noticing the wording in different application problems.
The test is basic: add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. Answer 4 application problems where one point is for doing the correct operations and the second point is for calculating the correct answer. All answers should be simplified for full credit. They should see the last two homework assignments this week as indicative of how ready they are, or are not, for the test.
In addition to the homework, I have full sets of practice problems in the Resource Section of their Google Classroom. Feel free to sit down with them and literally try any (or all) of the practice sets. Help them feel confident and sure of what to do. They can do any of the sets a dozen times if they want to: they're for practice! Just like shooting a free throw over and over again helps improve your free throw shooting, such is arithmetic practice ... without the need for arm strength ... 🏀
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