Tuesday, 02/17/09

Math
Today was all about fractions. We compared fractions by taking two of them and putting a symbol in between them. If you had ¼ and ½, You would put a symbol in that looks like this: <.That sign means less than. Put it together and you have:
¼ < ½
Easy, huh? If the fraction on the left is bigger than the fraction on the right, the symbol you use looks like this: >. That sign means greater than. Put that together and you have:
½ > ¼
We also needed to prepare for the quiz. We needed to add/subtract mixed numbers, compare fractions, and make equivalent fractions.

Language Arts
Today, we finished reading section 3 of The Mixed Up Files. Claudia and Jamie take their first shower since a long time. One major difference is that this time, their shower is in a fountain! Lucky for them though, they found over $2 at the bottom of the fountain. They couldn't get anymore but their amount was sufficient. They now have income and Claudia can ride the bus or a cab anytime she wants. Jamie, on the other hand, can receive more money without gambling with people. Although they're getting money they need, it's technically stealing.

Social Studies
Today, we started a new lesson on Settlements. Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New France, and New Netherlands are the places we're studying about. Tomorrow's pair places is Roanoke & Jamestown. The cool thing about this is that I've never heard of not one of these places. They're all new to me. We must fill out a chart and answer a short writing prompt.