Thursday, 02/19/09

Math
Today, we continued working on multiplying fractions. If you have 1/5x2/7, you would multiply the denominators and the numerators so the answer would be 2/35. If you ever see a problem like 5x1/3, you can make five a fraction by making it 5/1, which is equivalent to five. Once you do that, you can multiply 5/1x1/3 to get 5/3. We did a couple pages of this lesson in our math journal. We've only had our 2nd math journal for a couple weeks and we are already pretty far.

Language Arts
Today, we went over to the computer lab to fill out a work sheet about a man named James Forten. There was a section for a timeline of special events in his life. He did a lot of very important things in his life. He was a black man who tried to make a difference. There was another section for a picture of James Forten. One last box was for the definition of a word. In the computer lab, we got to use the earphones but for some reason, mine weren't working.

Social Studies
Today, we filled out the chart and writing prompt for Plymouth & Massachusetts Bay. In the chart, there were questions that compared Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. The questions were on arrival, the people who lived there, the weather conditions, and more. The writing prompt was the same as before, but this time, you had to choose between Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. I chose Plymouth because it has the help of Squanto who has many skills for planting.